See Nigeria’s Position As Egypt Dominates Final Medal Table in 2023 All African Games [FULL LIST]—-The Genius Media Nigeria reports that The Nigerian contingent to the 13th All African Games held in Ghana, finished second on the overall medals table at the end of the tournament.
This online newspaper gathered that Team Nigeria finished with a total of 47 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze medals across 25 sports at the competition.
The Nigerian team won its highest medal haul in weightlifting, winning 32 medals—16 gold, 10 silver, and six bronze.
Athletics was Nigeria’s second most productive sport at the Games, with 22 medals won.
Nigeria got 11 medals from wrestling, 8 gold medals in a day in boxing, while arm wrestling also produced 13 medals.
Despite Nigeria’s impressive outing at the tournament, it was Egypt who finished tops on the medals table with 189 medals, comprising 101 gold, 46 silver and 42 bronze.
South Africa placed third on the medals table with 106 medals — 32 gold, 32 silver and 42 bronze medals.
Algeria finished third with 29 gold, 38 silver and 47 bronze medals, while Tunisia completed the top five.
The next edition of the African Games will be held in Cairo, Egypt, in 2027.
