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Sports played by two teams competing together to score against each other, from basketball to rugby.
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Every sport. One nation.
Explore the 46 sports governed by Nigeria’s national federations, from athletics and boxing to chess, esports and para sports.
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- 9
- Para sports
- 8
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8 sportsExploreCombat & martial arts
One-on-one contact sports where athletes strike, grapple or throw, scored on technique and control.
7 sportsExploreRacket & court
Sports played on a court, where players hit a ball or shuttle over a net or against a wall.
4 sportsExploreTrack, strength & artistry
Individual sports measured by speed, distance, weight lifted or the quality of a performance.
2 sportsExploreWater sports
Sports contested in or on water, including swimming, diving, rowing, canoeing and sailing.
2 sportsExplorePrecision
Sports won by accuracy and control: hitting a target or a hole with as few attempts as possible.
3 sportsExploreMind sports
Competitions of strategy, memory and quick thinking, played over a board, tiles or a screen.
4 sportsExploreHeritage & inclusive
Nigeria’s traditional sports, sport for deaf athletes, and emerging disciplines like bobsled.
8 sportsExplorePara sports
Sports adapted for athletes with physical, visual or intellectual impairments, from athletics to wheelchair tennis.
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All sports
Search and filter every sport governed by Nigeria’s national federations.
American Football
Team sports
Para 
Amputee Football
Para sports
Aquatics
Water sports
Athletics
Track, strength & artistry
Badminton
Racket & court
Basketball
Team sports
Bobsled & Skeleton
Heritage & inclusive
Boxing
Combat & martial arts
Chess
Mind sports
Cricket
Team sports
Cycling
Track, strength & artistry
Darts
Heritage & inclusive
Deaf Sports
Heritage & inclusive
Esports
Mind sports
Fives
Racket & court
Golf
Precision
Gymnastics
Track, strength & artistry
Handball
Team sports
Hockey
Team sports
Judo
Combat & martial arts
Karate
Combat & martial arts
Kick-Boxing
Combat & martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts
Combat & martial arts
Netball
Team sports
Padel
Racket & court
Para Para-Athletics
Para sports
Para Para-Powerlifting
Para sports
Para Para-Sitting Volleyball
Para sports
Para Para-Soccer
Para sports
Para Para-Swimming
Para sports
Rowing, Canoeing & Yachting
Water sports
Rugby
Team sports
Scrabble
Mind sports
Shooting
Precision
Squash
Racket & court
Table Tennis
Racket & court
Taekwondo
Combat & martial arts
Tennis
Racket & court
Teqball
Racket & court
Traditional Sports
Heritage & inclusive
Volleyball & Beach Volleyball
Team sports
Weightlifting
Track, strength & artistry
Para Wheelchair Basketball
Para sports
Para Wheelchair Tennis
Para sports
Wrestling
Combat & martial arts
Wushu-Kungfu
Combat & martial arts
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