Nigeria finishes as top African nation with 10 gold medals
Team Nigeria wrapped up its Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games campaign as the top-ranked African nation on the medal table, finishing seventh overall with 10 gold medals.
Team Nigeria wrapped up its campaign at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, finishing as the top-ranked African nation on the official medal table. A dominant final weekend in track-and-field and para-powerlifting brought Nigeria’s tally to 10 gold medals, placing seventh overall in the global standings.
Nigeria’s performance at the Games is one of its best in recent history. The country dominated para-powerlifting and performed well in track and field. The 10 gold medals place Nigeria ahead of other African nations and among the top ten in the world.
This echoes the 2022 Commonwealth Games, when Nigeria also performed well. The mechanism then was different, but the result was the same: Nigerian athletes proving they can compete with the best.
The winners: Team Nigeria athletes, who delivered exceptional performances; and the National Sports Commission, which supported the team. The losers: the athletes who did not win; and the Nigerian public, who have high expectations.
Bottom Line: Nigeria has finished as the top African nation at the Commonwealth Games with 10 gold medals. The team has made the country proud. The question is whether the momentum can be sustained.