===
Athletics=== '''Men's 100 metres''' •
Peter Okodogbe :* Heat — 10.39 :* Quarterfinals — 10.34 :* Semifinals — 10.51 (→ did not advance) •
Samson Oyeledun :* Heat — 10.59 :* Quarterfinals — 10.73 (→ did not advance) •
Hammed Adio :* Heat — 10.58 :* Quarterfinals — 10.67 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 200 metres''' •
Hammed Adio :* Heat — 21.79 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 4×400 metres Relay''' •
Sunday Uti,
Hope Ezeigbo,
Felix Imadiyi, and
Dele Udo :* Heat — 3:14.1 (→ did not advance) '''Men's Long Jump''' •
Kayode Elegbede :* Qualification — 7.82 m :* Final — 7.49 m (→ 11th place) •
Jubobosaye Kio :* Qualification — 7.77 m (→ did not advance) •
Yusuf Alli :* Qualification — 7.43 m (→ did not advance) '''Women's 100 metres''' •
Oguzoeme Nsenu :* Heat — 11.72 :* Quarterfinals — 11.55 (→ did not advance) •
Rufina Ubah :* Heat — 11.75 :* Quarterfinals — 11.60 (→ did not advance) ===
Boxing=== '''Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)''' • Nureni Gbadamosi • First Round — Bye • Second Round — Lost to
Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0) '''Men's Featherweight (57 kg)''' • William Azanor • First Round — Bye • Second Round — Lost to
Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round '''Men's Lightweight (60 kg)''' •
Christopher Ossai • First Round — Lost to
Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (0-5) '''Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)''' •
Peter Aydele • First Round — Lost to
Farouk Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5) '''Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)''' •
Solomon Ataga • First Round — Lost to
Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) after knock-out in first round ===
Football (soccer)===
Men's team competition •
Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Lost to Kuwait (1-3) :* Drew with Czechoslovakia (1-1) :* Lost to Colombia (0-1) •
Quarter Finals :* Did not advance
Team Roster :*
Best Ogedegbe :*
Moses Effiong :*
David Adiele :*
Sylvanus Okpala :*
Leotis Boateng :*
John Orlando :*
Tunde Bamidele :*
Isima Okey :*
Shefiu Mohamed :*
Alloysius Atuegbu :*
Henry Nwosu :*
Felix Owolabi :*
Mudashiru Lawal :*
Adokie Amiesimaka :*
Emmanuel Osigwe :*
Kadiri Ikhana ==References==