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On day 5, Team Nigeria added four medals to their laurel haul at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

In the women’s discus throw, the duo of Chioma Onyekwere and Obiageri Amechi won gold and bronze medals respectively.

Liadi Taiwo also won a silver medal in the 76kg category of women’s weightlifting, while Mary Osijo took bronze in the 87kg.

The Nigerian contingent will be hoping to repeat the performance and increase the medal tally at the games with three finals on day 6.

Orobosa Anabel Frank will be competing in the final of the women’s shot put at 8:05 pm while Kennedy Ezeji will participate in the men’s discus throw F42-44/61-64 final.

At 7 pm, BBNaija’s Mike Edwards is billed to compete in the men’s high jump final.

In the sprints, Nigerian athletes have 100 meters semifinals for both men and women. Table tennis singles will also serve off with Nigerians ready to compete.

BELOW IS THE FULL SCHEDULE FOR TEAM NIGERIA FOR DAY 6

MORNING SESSION

Table Tennis preliminaries

Esther Oribamise (Nigeria) Vs Roanna Abel (Vanuatu)

Women’s singles group 3
Venue: NEC 4
Time: 9:30am

Esther Oribamise (Nigeria) Vs Sadia Rahman (Bangkok)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: tbc

Para Table Tennis

Women’s singles classes 6-10 — group 1

Faith Obazuaye (Nigeria) Vs Baby Sahana Ravi (India)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 10:40am

Women’s singles classes 3-5 — group 2

Chinenye Obiora (Nigeria) Vs Amanda Jane Tscharke (Australia)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 10:40am

Women’s singles classes 3-5 — group 1

Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpoeyi (Nigeria) Vs Akanisi Latu (Fiji Island)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 10:40am

Women’s 400m heats

Patience Okon-George, Knowledge Omovoh, Ella Onojuvwevwo

Time: 10:30am

AFTERNOON SESSION

Men’s singles classes 3-5 — group 2

Isau Ogunkunle (Nigeria) Vs Dan Bullen (England)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 12:25pm

Men’s singles classes 3-5 — group 1

Nasiru Sule (Nigeria) Vs Muhammad Mudassar (Canada)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 12:25pm

Men’s singles classes 8-10 — group 2

Tajudeen Agunbiade (Nigeria) Vs Panteleimon Kailis (Cyprus)
Venue: NEV Hall 4
Time: 12:25pm

Men’s singles classes 8-10 — group 1

Ross Wilson (England) Vs Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi (Nigeria)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 12:25pm

Track and field

Men’s 400m heats

Samson Nathaniel, Dubem Amene, Sikiru Adeyemi

Time: 12:40pm

EVENING SESSION

Para Table Tennis

Women’s singles classes 6-10 — group 1

Faith Obazuaye (Nigeria) Vs Qian Yang (Australia)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 5:10pm

Women’s singles classes 3-5 — group 2

Chinenye Obiora (Nigeria) Vs Sue Bailey (England)
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 5:45pm

Women’s singles classes 3-5 — group 1

Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpoeyi (Nigeria) Vs Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel (India)

Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 5:45pm

Men’s singles classes 3-5 — group 2

Isau Ogunkunle (Nigeria) Vs Raj Aravindan Alagar (India)

Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 7:30pm

Men’s singles classes 3-5 — group 1

Nasiru Sule (Nigeria) Vs Jack Hunter Spivey (England)

Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 7:30pm

Men’s singles classes 8-10— group 2

Tajudeen Agunbiade (Nigeria) Vs Joshua Stacey (Wales)

Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 7:30pm

Men’s singles classes 8-10— group 1

Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi (Nigeria) Vs Asad Hussain Syed (Canada)

Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 7:30pm

Boxing

Jacinta Ummunakwe (Nigeria) Vs Mele Ula (Tonga)
Category: Over 70-75kg
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 12noon

Women’s middleweight — Quarterfinal

Adeyinka Benson (Nigeria) Vs Sam Hickey (Scotland)
Category: Over 71-75kg
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 3pm

Yetunde Egunjobi (Nigeria)) Vs Savannah Stubley (England)
Category: women’s fly lightweight
Venue: NEC Hall 4
Time: 6:30pm

Track and Field

Men’s High Jump final

Mike Edwards
Venue: Alexander Stadium
Time: 7:00pm

Men’s 100m semi-final

Godson Oke Oghenebrume — 1st semis
Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe — 2nd semis
Raymond Ekevwo — 3rd semis

Venue: Alexander Stadium
Time: 7:10pm

Women’s 100m semi-final

Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha – 1st Semis
Joy Chinenye Udo Gabriel – 2nd semis
Rosemary Chukwuma – 3rd semis

Venue: Alexander Stadium
Time: 7:35pm

Women’s shot put final

Orobosa Annabel Frank
Venue: Alexander Stadium
Time: 8:05pm

Men’s F42-44/61-64 Discus Throw Final

Kennedy Ezeji
Venue: Alexander Stadium
Time: 8:45pm