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Nigeria will be among more than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations that will compete for 275 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast Australia.
There will be the same number of men's and women's medal events for the first time at a major multi-sport event.
Gold Coast 2018 also includes the largest ever programme of disability sport at a Commonwealth Games.
More than 2.4 billion people - nearly a third of the world - will be represented over 12 days in Australia.
Team Nigeria's Blessing okagbare holds the Commonwealth Games records in the sprints won at the Glasgow 2014 games in scotland.
She will be defending her titles in Gold Coast. Another Nigeria's famous face in Gold Coast is the world championship Silver medalist in women Wrestling Adekuoroye. She will also be gunning for gold. There are others in different sports expected to bring medals to Nigeria including the ever sure Special Sports Athletes who have never failed to win medals. The opening ceremony is this Wednesday night by the prince Charles the prince of Wales who will represent the ageless Queen Elizabeth.
Meanwhile Australian female boxer Taylah Robertson is already guaranteed a Commonwealth Games medal - without throwing a punch.
With only seven boxers entered in the women's 51kg category, the 19-year-old received a bye into the semi-finals on Friday.
A losing semi-finalist is guaranteed a bronze medal
