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Team Nigeria concluded its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, with a seventh-place finish on the final medals table after winning 24 medals to emerge as Africa’s highest-ranked nation at the Games.
Nigeria secured 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals, earning a place among the competition’s top 10 nations.
The final standings were confirmed on the official Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games X account at the close of competition on Sunday.
Australia finished top of the medals table with 171 medals comprising 70 gold, 45 silver and 56 bronze.
England placed second with 110 medals (29 gold, 45 silver and 36 bronze), while Canada finished third with 62 medals (19 gold, 20 silver and 23 bronze).
India and hosts Scotland completed the top five with 39 medals each, with India finishing ahead on the strength of a higher silver medal tally.
New Zealand claimed sixth place with 36 medals (10 gold, 14 silver and 12 bronze), one position ahead of Nigeria.
Jamaica finished eighth with 19 medals, Wales placed ninth with 31 medals, while Malaysia completed the top 10 with 16 medals.
South Africa ended 11th with 28 medals (seven gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze), Northern Ireland finished 12th with 16 medals (three gold, four silver and nine bronze), and Kenya placed 13th with 12 medals comprising three gold, four silver and five bronze.
Cyprus finished 14th with 12 medals (one gold, five silver and six bronze), while Mauritius placed 15th with four medals. Cameroon ended 16th with five medals.
Jersey, Samoa and Sri Lanka shared 17th position after each won one gold and one silver medal, while Fiji completed the top 20 with one gold and one bronze medal.
Among the other African nations, Uganda finished 27th with three medals, Namibia placed 29th with three medals, Ghana ended 30th with two medals, while Lesotho and Zambia each secured two bronze medals. Gabon concluded the Games with a single bronze medal.
Nigeria’s campaign was highlighted by several standout performances across athletics, weightlifting and para powerlifting.
Esther Nworgu won Nigeria’s first gold medal after triumphing in the women’s lightweight para powerlifting event.
Ezekiel Nathaniel claimed gold in the men’s 400m hurdles, while Goodness Nwachukwu broke her own world record to win gold in the women’s discus. Idris Riluwan also secured gold in the men’s para powerlifting event, and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi made history by winning the men’s shot put title.
World record holder Tobi Amusan also added to Nigeria’s medal haul by claiming bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles despite competing with an injury.
The seventh-place finish capped one of Nigeria’s strongest Commonwealth Games performances, with the country’s 10 gold medals ensuring it finished as the highest-ranked African nation in Glasgow.
