13th African Games: Egypt and Nigeria dominate other countries on the medals table

The 13th edition of the African Games has taken the center spotlight as the biggest countries on the continent competing in all track and field events have begun to dominate the medals table.

The African Games 2023, has been seen as a form of preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games which will take place in Paris in July 2024.

Egypt currently leads the medal ranking table at the ongoing All-African Games in Ghana, as of Thursday morning. Their impressive performances across various events, notably in table tennis, wrestling, and swimming have helped them maintain the lead on the African Games 2023 medal table.

Both the men’s and women’s categories have been dominated by the North Africans, cementing their place at the summit of the medal table. So far, they have a total of 187 medals (99 gold, 46 silver, and 42 bronze), maintaining the number one position.

How many medals has Nigeria won at the 13th All-African Games?Nigeria is in second place on the medals table at the All African Games in Ghana after winning a total of 120 medals so far (47 gold, 33 silver, and 40 bronze), followed by South Africa, Algeria, and Tunisia, which make up the top five countries. The host nation Ghana is in sixth position on the medal standings. The top 10 in the list so far are completed by Mauritius, Eritrea, Morocco, and Ethiopia.

How many medals has Ghana won at the All-African Games so far?Ghana has won a total of 67 medals at the All African Games 2023 hosted by the country. The medals include 19 gold medals, 29 silver and 19 bronze medals.

Check out the full medal table below:

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal1Egypt9946421872Nigeria4733401203South Africa3232421064Algeria2938471145Tunisia212639866Ghana192919677Morocco91213348Ethiopia985229Mauritius95112510Kenya87203511Eritrea7261512Senegal47182913Uganda4691914Zambia4551415Madagascar4471516Niger4161117Cameroon313143018Benin300319The Democratic Republic of the Congo2791820Zimbabwe2441021Gambia200222Libya11111323Namibia135924Burkina Faso117925Mali115726Angola113527Guinea110228African Judo Union102329South Sudan100130Côte d’Ivoire0981731Mozambique051632Botswana03101333Liberia022434Central African Republic0134 Gabon0134 Togo013437Equatorial Guinea0101 Somalia010139Republic of the Congo005540Tanzania003341Chad0011 Djibouti0011 Guinea-Bissau0011 Lesotho0011 Rwanda0011