The medal haul of Team Nigeria at the 11th African Games continue to increase as the team has now won 51 medals made up of 13 gold, 21 silver and 17 bronze medals.
Weightlifting fetched eight of the gold, boxing added four and cycling a gold medal.
Four athletes won the eight gold medals in weightlifting while there is still hope of possible gold in events including table tennis, tennis, basketball, athletics, beach volleyball and handball.
Meanwhile the Technical Study Group (TSG) of the National Sports Commission (NSC) has continued to carry out its responsibilities in Brazzaville.
The 11-man group is an independent assessment team made up of seasoned sports administrators, sports scientists and former international athletes.
According to Kweku Tandoh who is a member of the TSG, the terms of reference include monitoring the performance of Nigeria’s athletes and coaches, identifying problems and challenges that may affect Team Nigeria positively or negatively, coming up with recommendations that will improve performance in future Games/ Championships, among others.
They are expected to submit a comprehensive report to NSC at the end of the Games.
