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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 95th OF 168

Nigeria prize money

Nigeria's sportspeople have won £1,013,810 in prize money across 4 sports, which puts Nigeria 95th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Tobi Amusan has won the most, £272,368 in athletics .

PRIZE MONEY WON £1.0m
NATION RANK95th of 168
EARNERS89
SPORTS4
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £736k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Nigeria's highest earners

The top 60 of 89 people, every sport together

Nigeria's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Tobi Amusan Athletics £272,368£272k
2 Blessing Okagbare Athletics £254,323£254k
3 Quadri Aruna Table tennis £203,872£204k
4 Ezekiel Nathaniel Athletics £36,090£36k
5 Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Athletics £31,391£31k
6 Kanyinsola Ajayi Athletics £29,323£29k
7 Tosin Oke Athletics £24,060£24k
8 Ese Brume Athletics £21,805£22k
9 Ajoke Odumosu Athletics £20,301£20k
10 Favour Ofili Athletics £15,038£15k
11 Oluwafemi Balogun Chess £6,767£7k
12 Gloria Asumnu Athletics £6,391£6k
13 Regina George Athletics £6,391£6k
14 Doreen Amata Athletics £6,015£6k
15 Emmanuel Bamidele Athletics £5,451£5k
16 Daniel Anwuli Chess £4,511£5k
17 Oladapo Adu Chess £4,511£5k
18 Udodi Onwuzurike Athletics £4,135£4k
19 Taiwo Mati Table tennis £3,500£4k
20 Olajide Omotayo Table tennis £3,363£3k
21 Olanrewaju Ajibola Chess £2,820£3k
22 Fatimo Bello Table tennis £2,726£3k
23 Bomo Kigigha Chess £2,632£3k
24 Ajoke Ojomu Table tennis £2,620£3k
25 Offiong Edem Table tennis £2,556£3k
26 Matthew Kuti Table tennis £2,387£2k
27 Muizz Adegoke Table tennis £2,143£2k
28 Abdulbasit Abdulfatai Table tennis £2,077£2k
29 Miles Ukaoma Athletics £1,880£2k
30 Aishat Rabiu Table tennis £1,626£2k
31 Azeez Solanke Table tennis £1,494£1k
32 Favour Ojo Table tennis £1,447£1k
33 Olufunke Oshonaike Table tennis £1,429£1k
34 Aminat Fashola Table tennis £1,410£1k
35 Kadijat Okanlawon Table tennis £1,241£1k
36 Hope Udoaka Table tennis £1,175£1k
37 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Badminton £1,039£1k
38 Godwin Olofua Badminton £1,039£1k
39 Abosede Odusanya Table tennis £949£949
40 Mathew Fabunmi Table tennis £949£949
41 Kabirat Ayoola Table tennis £912£912
42 Mustapha Mustapha Table tennis £883£883
43 Ajarat Asaju Table tennis £836£836
44 Amadi Omeh Table tennis £836£836
45 Onyinyechi Mbah Table tennis £752£752
46 Halima Hussain Table tennis £742£742
47 Aziza Sezuo Table tennis £705£705
48 Rofiat Jimoh Table tennis £649£649
49 Sukurat Aiyelabegan Table tennis £649£649
50 Esther Oribamise Table tennis £647£647
51 Iyanu Oluwa Falana Table tennis £620£620
52 Joy Emmanuel Table tennis £620£620
53 Sultan Agunbiade Table tennis £620£620
54 Cecilia Akpan Table tennis £592£592
55 Rilwan Akanbi Table tennis £573£573
56 Chioma Onyekwere Athletics £564£564
57 Kehinde Oyeniyi Table tennis £517£517
58 Anuoluwapo Ajuwon Table tennis £489£489
59 Samuel Boboye Table tennis £489£489
60 Abdulrahaman Abdullahi Table tennis £479£479

The top 12, side by side

Tobi Amusan £272k Blessing Okagbare £254k Quadri Aruna £204k Ezekiel Nathaniel £36k Chukwuebuka Enekwechi £31k Kanyinsola Ajayi £29k Tosin Oke £24k Ese Brume £22k Ajoke Odumosu £20k Favour Ofili £15k
Oluwafemi Balogun £6,767
Gloria Asumnu £6,391

Tobi Amusan alone accounts for 26.9% of Nigeria's total. The top ten between them hold 89.6%, and the other 79 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Nigeria's £1,013,810 came from

Nigeria's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Athletics £735,526£736k 72.6% 16 Tobi Amusan
Table tennis £254,966£255k 25.1% 66 Quadri Aruna
Chess £21,241£21k 2.1% 5 Oluwafemi Balogun
Badminton £2,077£2k 0.2% 2 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori

The split between sports

Athletics £736k Table tennis £255k
Chess £21k
Badminton £2,077

Athletics is Nigeria's biggest earner at 72.6% of the total. We hold nobody from Nigeria in golf, tennis, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Nigeria

Nigeria is 95th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Nigeria by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
83 Costa Rica £1,863,567£1.9m 14
84 Cuba £1,719,965£1.7m 62
85 Turkey £1,640,658£1.6m 112
86 Iran £1,607,334£1.6m 50
87 Haiti £1,539,550£1.5m 3
88 Estonia £1,528,730£1.5m 73
89 Iceland £1,371,450£1.4m 15
90 Cayman Islands £1,361,738£1.4m 4
91 Botswana £1,225,446£1.2m 21
92 Singapore £1,202,803£1.2m 75
93 Liechtenstein £1,084,157£1.1m 8
94 Albania £1,049,679£1.0m 12
95 Nigeria £1,013,810£1.0m 89
96 Bahrain £1,005,241£1.0m 21
97 Bahamas £846,736£847k 23
98 Qatar £844,224£844k 65
99 Trinidad and Tobago £801,384£801k 21
100 Dominican Republic £744,598£745k 26
101 Vietnam £660,865£661k 89
102 Malta £602,434£602k 11
103 Azerbaijan £595,095£595k 34
104 Ivory Coast £592,481£592k 8
105 Grenada £476,880£477k 6
106 Algeria £458,445£458k 33
107 Uganda £421,429£421k 21

Nigeria against its neighbours

Costa Rica £1.9m Cuba £1.7m Turkey £1.6m Iran £1.6m Haiti £1.5m Estonia £1.5m Iceland £1.4m Cayman Islands £1.4m Botswana £1.2m Singapore £1.2m Liechtenstein £1.1m Albania £1.0m Nigeria £1.0m Bahrain £1.0m Bahamas £847k Qatar £844k Trinidad and Tobago £801k Dominican Republic £745k Vietnam £661k Malta £602k Azerbaijan £595k Ivory Coast £592k Grenada £477k Algeria £458k Uganda £421k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Nigeria won?

£1,013,810 across 89 people in 4 sports. That ranks Nigeria 95th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Nigeria's highest earning sportsperson?

Tobi Amusan, with £272,368 in athletics prize money: 26.9% of everything Nigeria has won. Next is Blessing Okagbare on £254,323.

Which sport has earned Nigeria the most prize money?

Athletics, at £735,526 across 16 players, ahead of table tennis on £254,966.

Which nation is just above Nigeria?

Albania, 94th on £1,049,679. Bahrain is 96th, just below, on £1,005,241.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Nigeria's athletics money has its own page: Nigeria in athletics.Nigeria's table tennis money has its own page: Nigeria in table tennis. One place up is Albania. One place down is Bahrain.