Reigning African women's 100m record holder, Blessing Okagbare, is leading Nigeria's 20-member contingent to the 14th IAAF World Championships starting on August 10 in Moscow, Russia.

Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama while unveiling the list Wednesday said that Nigeria was going to compete in the country's area of specialties like the men and women sprint, the quarter mile and the relays.

Conspicuously missing from the 20-man list to the World Championships is Doreen Amata who made it to the final of the last edition in Daegu, South Korea.

The African women high jump champion has been struggling all through the outdoor season. She has been unable to make the 1.92m B entry standard for the Moscow 2013. Amata's season best so far is the 1.91m she jumped in Texas some months ago. She leapt 1.90m to win the Moscow Trials in Calabar last month.

While Okagbare is gunning for medals in the women's 100m, 200m and long jump, her fellow sprinters, Gloria Asumnu and Stephanie Kalu were entered for the 100m and the 4x100m relay. Uko Peace completes the 4x100m relay quartet.

The quarter-milers in the team include Regina George, Omolara Omotosho, Patience Okon and Josephine Ehigie. Ajoke Odumosu and Ugonna Ndu were also listed for the quarter mile barrier event while Ibukun Mayungbe and Bukola Abogunloko are for the 4x400m relay alone.

Only eight male athletes made Team Nigeria's squad to Moscow. The list includes Nigeria's fastest man, Ogho-Oghene Egwero who is listed to compete in the 100m event that is almost the exclusive right of Jamaican Usain Bolt. Even if the multi-talented Bolt false-started like he did in Daegu two years ago in Moscow, Egwero's chances of making it to the final remains very bleak.

Noah Akwu who is trying his luck in the longer sprint, the 200m is listed for the event and the 400m.

Tosin Oke (triple jump) and Momoh Leoman (800m) are the other none quarter milers in the invited male runners for the party in Moscow. Gerald Odeka, Tobi Ogunmola, Isah Salihu and Abiola Onakoya completed Nigeria's 20-man squad for the championships.

Los Angeles '84 bronze medalist in the 4x400m, Sunday Uti, experienced quarter-mile trainer, Tony Osheku, national long jump record holder, Yussuf Alli are among the coaches leading the Nigeria team to Moscow.

THE LIST

FEMALE 1. Blessing Okagbare 100m/200m/Long Jump 2. Gloria Asumnu 100m 3. Regina George 400m 4. Ajoke Odumosu 400m Hurdles 5. Omolara Omotosho 400m 6. Ehigie Josephine 400m 7. Okon Patience 400m 8. Stephanie Kalu 100m 9. Ugonna Ndu 400m Hurdles 10. Uko Peace 4x100m 11. Mayungbe Ibukun 4x400m 12. Abogunloko Bukola 4x400m MALE 13. Egwero Ogho-Oghene 100m 14. Noah Akwu 200m/400m 15. Momoh Leoman 800m 16. Tosin Oke Triple Jump 17. Onakoya Abiola 4x400m 18. Salihu Isah 4x400m 19. Ogunmoa Tobi 4x400m 20. Odeka Gerald 4x400m