All African Games: Ghana Has Four Medals After Eight Days, Egypt Leads With 66

All African Games: Ghana Has Four Medals After Eight Days, Egypt Leads With 66

  • Team Ghana has only four medals in the ongoing All African Games being held in Accra
  • Egypt is leading the way with thirty-six gold medals, fourteen silver, sixteen bronze and sixty-six in all
  • Ghanaians have expressed their disappointment in the country over its failure to secure more wins in the competition

Ghana, host country of the All African Games, is trailing behind on the medal table with only four medals won as of the eight day in the championships.

Egypt is currently leading the table with a total of sixty-six medals, comprising thirty-six gold medals, fourteen silver and sixteen bronze.

Host country Ghana trails behind in All African Games with four medals
Logo and medals for 13th All African Games (photo credit: GAMMA)
Source: UGC

Second on the table is Algeria with eight gold medals, fifteen silver, sixteen bronze and a total of thirty-nine.

Next on the table is South Africa with twenty-eight total medals, followed by Nigeria with 26 total medals, Mauritius with six total medals and Madagascar with ten total medals.

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Tunisia follows Madagascar with seventeen medals, followed by Morocco with thirteen total medals, Uganda with seven total medals and Ghana with four; one gold medal, three silver and zero bronze medals.

The All African Games which commenced on March 3, 2024, is expected to come end on March 23, 2024.

Ghana's current position on the medal table has ignited public concerns

Disappointed Ghanaians have taken to social media to express concerns over Ghana's current position and other developments in the game.

Talking to the Moon wrote:

"Ghana paa aah no win yet hmm"

Mickie_De_Sage wrote:

"Eiiiiii Egypt "

Gideon Yanney wrote:

"Very poor picture qualities how are we supposed to enjoy these games "

Deon Sagi wrote:

"The best entertaining country in the world

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Real wrote:

"You can go from 1 to 10 overnight "

No medal for Ghana, Egypt leads the table with four medals

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghana has acquired no medal on the table , while Egypt was leading with four medals; one gold, three silver medals and no bronze medal.

Then, Egypt had two gold medals, one silver and one bronze. Nigeria was also second on the table with one silver medal and one bronze medal.

Netizens expressed concerns that team Ghana was performing poorly in the championship.

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh

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