Team Nigeria finished second again behind perennial winner Egypt as the 2023 African Games ended in Accra, Ghana.
Out of the 54 countries in the continent, 53 were in attendance with only Cape Verde absent from the games.
The games were initially slated to be held in August 2023 but have to be postponed due to some logistics reasons.
Team Nigeria dominated the athletics event, claiming an amazing 11 gold, six silver, and four bronze, totaling 21 medals. The 2003 champions on home soil also dominated wrestling and weightlifting events but found themselves in a distant second position to Egypt on the overall medals table.
Leaders Egypt boasts 186 medals — 100 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze — while second-place Team Nigeria has 114 medals – 43 gold, 32 silver, and 39 bronze.
South Africa is in third place with 32 gold, 32 silver, and 41 bronze. Algeria, Tunisia, hosts Ghana, Morocco, Mauritius, Ethiopia, and Kenya complete the Top 10 spots in that order.
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