Obafemi Awolowo University has emerged as the overall champion of the 15th West African University Games.

The official medals table was confirmed on the games’ social media pages on Sunday as the 10-day event came to a close.

The host institution won 122 medals, 33 gold, 50 silver, and 39 bronze, to claim the top spot, while the University of Ghana finished second with 26 gold, 21 silver, and 12 bronze, bringing their medal haul to 59.

In third place, Benson Idahosa University recorded 21 gold, 10 silver, and seven bronze medals, while Nigeria’s premier University, the University of Ibadan, finished in fourth place with 42 medals: 17 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze.

Athletes from different Universities within and outside Nigeria competed in various sports, including football, basketball, and swimming, among others, over the last 10 days on the University campus.

Full list of 2026 WAUG medals table

1. Obafemi Awolowo University: 33 gold, 50 silver, 39 bronze — 122 medals.
2. University of Ghana: 26 gold, 21 silver, 12 bronze — 59 medals.
3. Benson Idahosa University: 21 gold, 10 silver, seven bronze — 38 medals.
4. University of Ibadan: 17 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze — 42 medals.
5. Lagos State University: 10 gold, four silver, three bronze — 17 medals.
6. Afe Babalola University: nine gold, 14 silver, 19 bronze — 42 medals.
7. Delta State University, Abraka: seven gold, two silver, two bronze — 11 medals.
8. University of Ilorin: six gold, four silver, six bronze — 16 medals.
9. University of Cape Coast: six gold, one silver, nine bronze — 16 medals.
10. Nile University of Nigeria: six gold, one silver, two bronze — nine medals.
11. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: five gold, four silver, three bronze — 12 medals.
12. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology: three gold, five silver, six bronze — 14 medals.
13. Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi: two gold, three silver, five bronze — 10 medals.
14. University for Development Studies: two gold, two silver, two bronze — six medals.
15. University of Abuja: one gold, six silver, six bronze — 13 medals.
16. University of Energy and Natural Resources: one gold, two silver, seven bronze — 10 medals.
17. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti: one gold, one silver, four bronze — six medals.
18. Osun State University: no gold, six silver, 10 bronze — 16 medals.
19. Lead City University: no gold, two silver, one bronze — three medals.
20. University of Ilesa: no gold, one silver, six bronze — seven medals.
21. Plateau State University: no gold, one silver, one bronze — two medals.
22. Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Okeho: no gold, no silver, four bronze — four medals.
23. Federal University of Technology, Akure: no gold, no silver, three bronzes — three medals.