Watch Ghana’s men’s relay team beat Nigeria to win gold in the final of the CAA Championship 4x100m

Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team claimed the gold medal at the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) senior championships in Cameroon.

Team Ghana clocked a time of 38.63 seconds to take the first position, while Nigeria came second with a time of 38.84 seconds.

The quartet of Ibrahim Fuseini, Isaac Botsio, Edwin Gadayi and Abdul Rasheed Saminu ensured Ghana recorded its second victory in a relay event in 2024.

Ghana has now defeated Nigeria twice in three relay events, including the Bahamas World Athletics Relays and the CAA. Nigeria’s only win over Ghana came at the 2024 African Games in Accra.

While the men’s team won gold, the Ghanaian women’s relay team settled for silver in their race.

The team, consisting of Hor Halutie, Mary Boakye, Deborah Acheampong and Anita Afrifa, ran a time of 43.62 seconds to finish behind Nigeria, who won gold with a time of 43.01 seconds.

Watch the highlights of the men’s 4×100 meters final

Ghana’s 🇬🇭4x100m relay team defeated Nigeria 🇳🇬 to gold at the African Senior Athletics Championships in Douala.

🇬🇭team anchored by @rasheed_saminu ran a time of 38.46 seconds to win the heated final

This was the 🇬🇭 order ➡️ Ibrahim Fuseini ➡️Isaac Botsio ➡️Edwin Gadayi ➡️Rasheed Saminu pic.twitter.com/pn0MB5ttmT

—George Addo Jr. (@addojunr) June 25, 2024

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