Egypt is the clear medal leader after eight days of competition. The country has won a total of 144 medals (83 gold, 33 silver and 28 bronze) as of Saturday 16 March. Nigeria is in second place with 68 medals: 25 gold, 18 silver and 25 bronze. More than 5,000 athletes from 51 countries are competing for medals and records in 30 sports at this year’s event.
South Africa rounded off the top three with a total of 87 medals – 24 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze. Algeria came in fourth place with 88 medals. This included 22 gold medals, 29 silver medals and 37 bronze medals. Host country Ghana finished 7th with 26 medals, five gold, thirteen silver and eight bronze.
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Egypt maintained its dominance at the top of the medals table as the weightlifting events of the African Games drew to a close. The Egyptian team secured a remarkable total of 36 medals, including an impressive tally of 27 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 4 bronze medals. Egyptian boxing champions make history.
Dahlia Abu Aldahab won gold in the 47.6kg category, demonstrating unrivalled strength. Mohamed Rashat’s impressive performance in the 93.0kg category earned him bronze. Mohamed Al-Sayed took silver in the 77.1kg category.
