Host Algeria overtook Nigeria on the table with 20 gold, 24 silver and 32 bronze medals beating Team Nigeria to the third.
Egypt maintain its number one position on the table with 49 gold, and 7 bronze while Nigeria has 13 gold, 9 silver and 15 bronze medals.
Nigeria won medals in the following events; badminton, cycling, Judo, gymnastics, weightlifting and taekwondo.
In the Table Tennis mixed team event, Nigeria will face Morocco to enter the quarter finals of the games.
In the beach volleyball event, Nigeria’s male and female Beach Volleyball teams were sent packing by the Algeria and Egyptian teams.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria male Volleyball team claimed the gold.This is Nigeria first volleyball title since the Africa Young Games began in 2003.
Nigeria overcame Egypt 3-2 (25-23, 14-25, 25-23, 14-25, 16-14) in Ain Taya Hall. With the victory, Nigeria has qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship in Iran.
Earlier, the Tunisia boys took on hosts Algeria 3-0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-14) in the bronze medal match. Tunisia concluded the competition in the third place leaving Algeria in the fourth place.
The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Eng Musa Nimrod said,“Today we made history by winning gold in the African Youths games in Algiers; I wish to express my uttermost gratitude to the whole Nigeria volleyball community, both home and in Diaspora”.
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