Starting list
| Name | Club | Categories | Rating | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abdullahi Ismail | ||||
| 2. | Abel Emmanuel | ||||
| 3. | Adaramaja Temitope | ||||
| 4. | Adepoju Sunmisola | ||||
| 5. | Afolabi Emmanuel | ||||
| 6. | Aluma Emmanuel | ||||
| 7. | Asaju Bright | ||||
| 8. | Buhari Muhammed | ||||
| 9. | Enejo Mathew | ||||
| 10. | Eshiet Charles | ||||
| 11. | Fawas Abdulraheem | ||||
| 12. | Ganiu Aduragbemi | ||||
| 13. | Hassan Joshua | ||||
| 14. | Idowu Ramon | Sapo Chess Academy | |||
| 15. | Johnson Elijah | ||||
| 16. | Kehinde Olumuyiwa | ||||
| 17. | Nelson Regina | ||||
| 18. | Ochu Ikechukwu | Sapo Chess Academy | |||
| 19. | Ogar Clement | ||||
| 20. | Olaniran Olamide | ||||
| 21. | Omeri Obinna | ||||
| 22. | Omosuyi Iseoluwa | ||||
| 23. | Onyeweaku Ifeanyi | ||||
| 24. | Suleman Ayomide | ||||
| 25. | Tom Divine | ||||
| 26. | Ubong Augustine | Sapo Chess Academy | |||
| 27. | Ugberaese Emmanuel | ||||
| 28. | Senu Israel | ||||
| 29. | Sulaiman Zhulqadar | ||||
| 30. | Ariyibi Faozan | ||||
| 31. | Chigere Tochi | ||||
| 32. | Balogun Boluwatife | ||||
| 33. | Ogundare Ayomide |