At the ongoing African Athletics Seniors Championships in Douala, Ghana’s women’s and men’s 4×100m relay teams have won silver and gold, respectively.
The men’s team, which included Abdul Rasheed Saminu, Edwin Gadayi, Ibrahim Fuseini, and Isaac Botsio, won the gold medal by finishing ahead of Nigeria.
The four finished in 38.63 seconds, while Nigeria, one of the main competitors, finished in 38.84 seconds.
Ghana and Nigeria competed in the relays for the fourth time. First, it happened in Accra at the African Games, where Ghana had to settle for silver while Nigeria won gold.
In a rematch in the Bahamas World Athletics Relays, Ghana prevailed to earn a trip to the Olympics in Paris. When the two nations met in Douala for the Heats, Ghana won and then repeated the victory in the final.
The Hor Halutie-led team, which included Mary Boakye, Deborah Acheampong, and Anita Afrifa, took home the silver medal in the women’s division, behind only Nigeria in the process.
Nigeria was victorious in the competition with a time of 43.01 seconds, while Team Ghana finished the race in 43.62 seconds.
