Sam Kaye
Nigeria has topped the medal table in the just concluded Africa military games.
A total of 19 countries participated in the just concluded competition, with team Nigeria securing 234 medals across 21 sports
In total Nigeria got 114 gold, 65 silver, and 45 bronze medals to take the first position.
Algeria came second with 96 medals and Kenya third place, earning 59 medals.
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, and other prominent personalities to attend the closing ceremony of this year’s African Military Games, AMGA 24, which was held in Abuja.
The closing ceremony was actually held on Saturday at the main bowl of Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
The African Military Games is a multi-sports event contested by military athletes from African nations. It was first held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2002.
While the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, presented the final trophy to the winning team, Governor Zulum performed the decoration of both male and female categories of the 4 X 400 relay sprint athletes with their medals.