Nigeria, July 29 -- Despite a challenging fifth day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Team Nigeria remains the highest-ranked African nation on the medals table.

After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals-six gold, four silver and two bronze. Hosts Scotland moved ahead into fourth place after increasing their tally to seven gold medals, while Australia, Canada and England occupy the top three positions.

Although Nigeria did not add to its gold medal count on Tuesday, the team picked up two bronze medals through sprinter Kayinsola Ajayi and high jumper Temitope Adeshina.

Ajayi clocked 9.90 seconds to finish third in the men's 100 metres final, becoming the first Nigerian man to win a Commonwealth Games 100m ...