Team Delta topped the medals table after winning 158 gold, 116 silver, and 110 bronze, while Team Edo, the host, came second with 129 gold, 104 silver and 108 bronze. Team Bayelsa finished a distant third with 56 gold, 55 silver, and 58 bronze.
The victory in Benin city is Team Delta’s 6th consecutive NSF triumph.
The 12-day long sporting festival left fans with resounding memories: Bayelsa’s Ifiezegbe Gagbe won 15 medals at the swimming event to emerge the most decorated athlete of the games; Amina Idris of Lagos state also gained global stardom when she won gold in Taekwondo Poomsae despite being heavy with an eight-month-old pregnancy; 10-year-old Stephanie Onusiriuka won three medals in gymnastics.
The games suffered several postponements due to COVID-19 that eventually led to it being staged in April 2021 — a full year from its initial schedule.
It was held and successfully completed despite reports of claims from the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to cancel the event due to financial constraints.
Here are the top 10 states:
Gold Silver Bronze
Delta 158 116 110
Edo 129 104 108
Bayelsa 56 55 58
Rivers 33 34 61
Lagos 32 40 54
Oyo 31 30 42
Akwa Ibom 20 24 44
Ogun 16 23 39
Kano 11 22 33
Imo 10 13 26
