- Nigeria finished seventh with 24 medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Team Nigeria won 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals
- The country emerged as Africa’s highest-ranked nation at the Games
Nigeria wrapped up its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, with an impressive seventh-place finish on the overall medals table after winning 24 medals.
Eko Hot Blog reports that team Nigeria secured 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals, making it the highest-ranked African country at the Games and earning a place among the top 10 nations.
The final medal standings, released by the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games organisers after the close of competition on Sunday, confirmed Nigeria’s strong performance throughout the tournament.
Esther Nworgu delivered the country’s first gold medal after dominating the women’s lightweight para powerlifting event.
Other standout performances came from Ezekiel Nathaniel, who claimed gold in the men’s 400m hurdles, while Goodness Nwachukwu broke her own world record on her way to winning the women’s F42 discus title.
Idris Riluwan also captured gold in para powerlifting, while Chukwuebuka Enekwechi etched his name into the record books with victory in the men’s shot put event.
Despite competing with an injury, sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan added to Nigeria’s medal tally by securing bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles.
Australia finished as the overall champions with a total of 171 medals, including 70 gold, 45 silver and 56 bronze.
England placed second with 110 medals, while Canada occupied third position after collecting 62 medals. India finished fourth, edging hosts Scotland on silver medals after both countries ended with 39 medals.
New Zealand claimed sixth place with 36 medals, leaving Nigeria in seventh position as the best-performing African nation at the Games.
Jamaica finished eighth, Wales came ninth and Malaysia completed the top 10.
South Africa ended 11th with 28 medals, while Northern Ireland finished 12th. Kenya placed 13th with 12 medals, ahead of Cyprus, which also recorded 12 medals but ranked lower because of its gold medal count.
Mauritius, Cameroon, Jersey, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Fiji were among the other nations that featured in the top 20.
Elsewhere, Uganda, Namibia, Ghana, Lesotho, Zambia and Gabon also finished on the medals table after winning medals in various events.
Nigeria’s performance in Glasgow underlined the country’s growing strength across athletics, para sports and field events, with its 10 gold medals ensuring it finished ahead of every other African nation at the competition.
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