Nigeria Ends in Third Place

NIGERIA dropped to the third place at the end of the 10th All Africa Games which ended on Saturday in Maputo, Angola, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Egypt, which had maintained the third spot before now, displaced Nigeria, while South Africa maintained its top position.
The medals' table released by COJA, the main organising committee, on Sunday, shows that Nigeria had a total of 98 medals -- 31 gold, 28 silver and 39 bronze.

Egypt, however, had a total of 66 medals -- 32 gold, 14 silver and 22 bronze. South Africa finished with 156 medals -- 61 gold, 55 silver and 41 bronze.
NAN reports that 808 medals were won comprising, 248 gold, 246 silver and 314 bronze.
Tunisia, Algeria, Kenya and Senegal placed fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh respectively winning 68, 84, 50 and 33 medals.
Coming from the rear among the 36 countries are Togo, Sao Tome and Principe and Liberia with one bronze each.
The table also shows that swimming alone accounted for 74 medals, comprising 33 gold, 23 silver and 18 bronze, won by South Africa. Nigeria, however, dominated in athletic events, where it topped the haul with 42 medals comprising 18 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze.




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