By Hussein J-Isah
Algeria is to host of the 3rd All Africa Military Games (AMGA), following the successful outcomes of the second edition in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, in which team Nigeria took the lead.
The second edition of the All Africa Military Games 2024 came to an end on Saturday night, November 30, 2024, at the main bowl of Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja. The fiesta featured Nigerian musical star, Omawumi and Nigerian cultural troupe showcasing Nigeria’s sultural diversity.
Team Nigeria Armed Forces won AMGA 2024 with 234 medals, comprising of 114 gold, 65 silver and 55 bronze.
Algeria, the north African nation received the confirmation to host the next edition (third in the series) of the games.
Performance by teams
Following Nigeria’s superlative performance to come tops at the medal table, Algeria finished in distant second with a total of 96 medals of 64 gold, 22 silver and 22 bronze medals.
Also, team Kenya placed third with 21 gold, 17 silver and 12 bronze, totalling 50 medals. Ghana finished fourth with a total medals of 36, comprising seven gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze medals, while Ethiopia complete the top five on the medal table with 16 medals of six gold, eight silver and two bronze.
In all, a total of 20 countries participated in the 12-day African Military Games. It is interesting that countries like Zambia, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea ended their campaigns without clinching any medal in the competition.
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