Washington, DC — With five new gold medals obtained this weekend, two of which were won in the men's and women's 100 meter, Nigeria has advanced a giant step in the standings of the 8th All African games in Abuja. After having overtaken Egypt in the first week of the games, the 'super eagles' have gotten into a steady rhythm of winning (two gold medals per day since the second week of the games). They now seek to overtake South Africa in the standings, a difficult task when taking into account the successes of that nation who currently dominates the standings with 110 medals, 43 of which are gold, 36 silver and 31 bronze.

Supported by a growing fan-base, the Nigerian sprinters had no problem claiming their titles in the men and women's 100 meter. And with their qualification for the men's final in football, Nigeria, the winners of the semi-final over Ghana's 'black stars' will face Cameroon, who recently beat Zambia 2 to 1.

Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia already have 182 medals in total, 29 of which are gold, 53 silver and 71 bronze. Taken by geographical zone, North Africa is the most successful region of the continent at present.

With only five days until the closing ceremony of the games, only 28 of the 53 participating countries have won medals. And of the list of countries with medals, there are but eleven, equivalent to the number of players per side of a soccer team, who have won gold: South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Angola, Senegal, Ghana, and the 'big island', Madagascar.