Top blitz chess players in Nigeria

The highest-rated active players from Nigeria on FIDE's October 2026 blitz list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	IMBunmi Olape NGR	2252	0	#3167	1973
2	FMBomo Lovet Kigigha NGR	2248	0	#3236	1982
3	IMOdion AIKHOJE NGR	2229	0	#3668	1971
4	FMTennyson Ewomazino Olisa NGR	2209	0	#4190	2003
5	IMOladapo ADU NGR	2204	0	#4319	1971
6	CMOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE NGR	2195	0	#4556	1995
7	FMAbdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM NGR	2193	0	#4603	1993
8	IMOluwafemi Daniel Balogun NGR	2178	0	#4905	1987
9	Udeme Dominic EDET NGR	2139	0	#5610	1987
10	FMDenyefa Callistus EYETONGHAN NGR	2123	0	#5878	2002
11	Odey Goodness EKUNKE NGR	2096	0	#6253	2011
12	WFMDeborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN NGR	2093	−16	#6287	2012
13	Ajibola OLANREWAJU NGR	2059	0	#6666	1975
14	Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO NGR	2004	0	#7176	1997
15	Azumi Ayisha SULEIMAN NGR	1833	0	#7914	2002

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.