Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has emerged overall champion of the 15th West African University Games, winning 122 medals at the competition hosted in Osun State.
According to the official medal table released on Sunday, OAU secured 33 gold, 50 silver and 39 bronze medals to finish ahead of the University of Ghana, which placed second with 59 medals, including 26 gold, 21 silver and 12 bronze.
Benson Idahosa University finished third with 38 medals, comprising 21 gold, 10 silver and seven bronze, while the University of Ibadan came fourth with 42 medals, including 17 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze. Lagos State University completed the top five with 17 medals.
Other Nigerian institutions among the participating universities included Afe Babalola University, Delta State University, the University of Ilorin, Nile University of Nigeria and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.
The Games, held from October 2 to 12 at OAU, featured athletes from universities across West Africa competing in 18 sports.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, OAU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, described the competition as an investment in young people and expressed hope that the infrastructure developed for the event would continue to benefit the university community.
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