Nigeria emerges overall winner of African Military Games 2024
The Nigeria’s team at the 2nd Africa Military Games (AMGA) 2024, held in Abuja, topped the medals table clinching a total of 234 medals as the competition which ended on Saturday night, with 114 gold, 65 silver, and 45 bronze medals across 21 sports.
Penpushing reports the medal table also showed that Algeria came second with 96 medals, consisting of 53 gold, 22 silver and 21 bronze medals and it is billed to host the 3rd edition, while Kenya recorded 59 medals consisting of 21 gold, 17 silver and 12 bronze medals to clinch third place.
The teams Ghana, Ethiopia, and Tunisia rounded out the top six, finishing fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, while South Africa, Libya, and Uganda followed in seventh, eighth, and ninth, as well as Tanzania secured the tenth spot.
Penpushing further reports that President of the Organisation of Military Sports in Africa (OSMA), Major General Abdullahi Maikano, in his closing remarks said the event was a milestone of cooperation and unity in the African Armed Forces.
The Major General, pointed out that the games showcased extraordinary displays of skills, determination and sportsmanship as well as the very best of the continent of Africa, stressing that these games have not only been platforms for competition, but also a celebration of shared values of unity.
“We have seen athletes from diverse, transcending borders, differences, united by common purpose to honour our nations and the ideals we stand for and we stand by. For us in the African Armed Forces, each event was not just a contest of strength and skills, but a testimony of your hard work, discipline, unwavering spirits and cooperation’, he said.
Penpushing also reports that Maikano expressed appreciation to Nigerian military authorities and urged the participating nations to carry forward the cooperation, understanding, friendship and bond they had formed during the game.
The Major General pointed out that, the camaraderie and discipline that has flourished during these games was a powerful reminder of what we can achieve when we stand together, praying that these African Games will inspire military to combine fostering peace, cooperation and mutual respect among our nation.
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