File photo of British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, has commended Team Nigeria for its outstanding performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, describing the country’s 24-medal haul as a huge achievement.
Montgomery gave the commendation on Friday in Abuja at a reception hosted by the British High Commission to celebrate Team Nigeria’s participation and achievements at the Games.
Nigeria finished seventh overall and emerged as Africa’s highest-ranked nation at the Games, winning 24 medals comprising 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals.
Commending the athletes, Montgomery said, “Amazing achievements in these games and as we hoped actually at the British High Commission here you excelled yourself. I understand there are about 200 medallists in the whole Commonwealth Games and you secured 24 of them.
