NGF seeks formal 2028 Olympic application from pro golfer Oboh
The President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has advised Nigerian female professional golfer Georgia Oboh to formally write to the federation to communicate her ambition of qualifying for the golf event at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Oboh, a member of the Ladies European Tour, is widely regarded as […]
Georgia Oboh displays the winner’s trophy after capturing the John Shippen Women’s Invitational golf tournament recently. FILE PHOTO
The President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has advised Nigerian female professional golfer Georgia Oboh to formally write to the federation to communicate her ambition of qualifying for the golf event at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Oboh, a member of the Ladies European Tour, is widely regarded as Nigeria’s only professional golfer currently competing consistently on the global circuit. The 24-year-old Manchester-born golfer was recently reported to be seeking £30,000 through crowdfunding to support her Olympic qualification bid.
A British-born Nigerian, Oboh holds a full LET card for the 2026 season, having made history as the first Nigerian woman to earn the status and the first Nigerian to be ranked in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
She has been competing on the European Tour since 2018 and is targeting a historic Olympic appearance, which would make her Nigeria’s first golfer at the Games since golf was reinstated at the 2016 Olympic Games after a 112-year absence.
The fundraising effort on GoFundMe is being organised by her UK-based mother, Mrs Evelyn Oboh. As of February 2026, Oboh has begun her competitive season in Australia and also holds membership on the Australian LPGA Tour. She previously played on the Epson Tour in the United States.
In December 2025, she secured her full LET card for 2026 by finishing tied fifth at the Lalla Aicha Q-School in Morocco, posting a four-round total of 13-under-par 277.
Oboh is scheduled to begin her 2026 LET campaign on February 11 at the PIF Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club. She is considered, alongside Olanrewaju Omowonuola and Grace Agbo, to possess the pedigree to qualify for Olympic representation.
However, Runsewe told Golf Digest that the crowdfunding effort revealed a gap in communication with the federation.
“Are you getting my point? The danger of what you have said now is for us not to set a precedent.
“If we go on our own now and we start doing something without the person, he or she applying, then tomorrow somebody can say ‘we are doing favouritism’ or whatever.
“So, if you have any links with them, let them formally write to NGF so that we can take it to the National Sports Commission. NGF can do it—the Sports Commission can support us. They will even do it, but they will need a document backing the appeal,” Runsewe said.
He added that the federation had previously supported Oboh through recognition and events, noting ongoing plans to establish a golf Hall of Fame to celebrate outstanding Nigerian golfers.
“With this new development now, we are even trying to open up a Hall of Fame for golf, which most of those names mentioned eminently are to be part of. We need to start to celebrate our own,” he explained.