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Archery Competitions in Nigeria
Every major archery event for Nigerian archers: the 2026 calendar, national championships, the TIZOCATA zone tournament and the African Championships.
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Checked 29 September 2026
The 2026 archery calendar
Nigeria’s busiest archery year yet ends at home, with Abuja hosting the TIZOCATA International Open from 8 to 11 October 2026.
| Dates | Event | Venue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival (traditional archery) | Argungu, Kebbi State | Held (61st edition) |
| 20 to 26 April 2026 | NAFED National Open Archery Championship | Abuja | Held: 87 archers, 9 clubs; ZEN Archery top with 6 gold |
| 18 to 21 June 2026 | Zen Archery Lagos International Open | Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos | Held: archers from 5 countries |
| 21 to 26 July 2026 | 15th African Archery Championships | Oran, Algeria | Held: Nigeria 7 medals (1 gold) |
| 8 to 11 October 2026 | TIZOCATA International Open Archery Championship | Abuja | Upcoming: Nigeria hosts |
From our archive
National development programmes
Some of the past national developmental programs which the federation had participated in are:
- Quarterly Meetings - Usually scheduled within the Time Frame in every quarter of the year
- Basic Archery Training Workshop and Invitational Championship 2015, organized by the reconstituted Nigeria Archery Federation held on 1st and 2nd of May, 2015.
- Archery Workshop For Youth FCT. - April 24th - 29th, 2017
- Archery Workshop/demonstration in Lagos. - 1st - 2nd May 2017,
- 3rd Lagos Invitational Archery Championship - 2nd November 2017,
- Annual General Congress - Lagos. - November 1st, 2017
International championships and events
- Annual TIZOCATA Archery Championship: Sept 18th - 4th October 2017
- The 52nd World Archery Congress - Mexico City from 13th - 14th October 2017
- World Archery Championship 15th - 22 October 2017
- Cote D’Ivoire Grand Prix (World Archery ranking events) 12th - 16th April 2017
Competitions
The competition cited online was the 2017 Consolidated Archery Workshop/Championship which is a 5 days competition held on December 12, 2017, at the Police College Ikeja. This competition was presented by the Lagos State Archery Association in conjunction with Zone 2 Police Archery Association (PAA).
Other national competitions are;
- Archery Workshop For Youth Abuja, FCT
- Archery Workshop/demonstration in Lagos
- 3rd Lagos Invitational Archery Championship
- Annual General Congress - Lagos
- General Congress - Lagos
Checked 30 September 2026
Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games and African Games
Archery is an optional sport at the Commonwealth Games: host cities have chosen it only twice, in Brisbane 1982 and Delhi 2010. Nigeria has not won a Commonwealth archery medal; only eight nations have. At the African Games, archery was held in Rabat in 2019 without a Nigerian medal, and it was not on the programme in Accra.
| Games | Nigeria’s record |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games | Held only in 1982 and 2010; no Nigerian medal |
| African Games 2019, Rabat | No Nigerian medal |
| African Games 2023, Accra | Archery not on the programme |
The next African Games are in Cairo, Egypt, from 20 January to 7 February 2027. See the full medal stories on our Commonwealth Games and African Games pages.
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Quick answers
Archery competitions in Nigeria: quick answers
What archery competitions are held in Nigeria?
The main events are the NAFED National Open (Abuja, April), the Zen Archery Lagos International Open (June), the ARCH Archery International Open (Abuja), the Armed Forces archery competition and, in 2026, the TIZOCATA International Open in Abuja (8 to 11 October). Traditional archery features at the Argungu Festival.
What is TIZOCATA?
TIZOCATA is the international tournament of World Archery Africa’s West and Central African zone. Nigeria won its first two international medals at the 4th edition in Cotonou in 2012 and 16 medals at the 2024 edition in Abidjan. Abuja hosts the 2026 edition.
Who won the 2026 Nigerian National Archery Open?
ZEN Archery Club finished top with 6 gold medals, ahead of the Nigerian Army (4 gold) and ARCH Archery Club (3 gold). The championship in Abuja (20 to 26 April 2026) drew a record 87 archers from 9 clubs, and national records were set.
Is archery part of the Nigerian National Sports Festival?
Archery has been demonstrated at the National Sports Festival (Bauchi 2000, Benin City 2004) but is not among the sports listed for the Enugu 2026 festival (27 November to 11 December).
Is archery a Commonwealth Games sport?
Only sometimes. Archery has been held at just 2 of the 23 Commonwealth Games (1982 and 2010), and Nigeria has not won a medal in it.