Nigeria Finishes as Africa’s Top Nation at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
Team Nigeria finished the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as Africa’s highest-ranked nation after winning 24 medals.
Nigeria ended the Games in seventh place on the final medal table with 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals.
The performance saw Nigeria finish ahead of several traditional sporting nations, including Jamaica, Wales, Malaysia and South Africa.
However, Nigeria’s overall medal haul was lower than its performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the country won 35 medals.
The 24 medals in Glasgow represent a drop of 11 medals, while the 10 gold medals were also two fewer than the 12 gold medals won in Birmingham.
Australia topped the final medal table with an impressive 70 gold medals, followed by England and Canada.
South Africa was the second-best African nation, finishing 11th with seven gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals.
Kenya finished 13th with three gold, four silver and five bronze medals, while Mauritius placed 15th with one gold, two silver and one bronze.
Cameroon finished 16th with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Uganda won two silver and one bronze medal to finish 27th, while Namibia placed 29th with one silver and two bronze medals.
Ghana finished 30th with one silver and one bronze.
Other African countries that won medals were Lesotho, Zambia, Gabon, Rwanda and The Gambia.
A total of 13 African nations won at least one medal at the Games.
Although Nigeria’s medal tally was lower than in Birmingham, finishing as Africa’s number one nation once again highlights the country’s strength across different sports and its place among the Commonwealth’s leading sporting nations.
