Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team clinched bronze at the African Senior Athletics Championships after recording a time of 38.74 seconds in the final at the University of Ghana Stadium on Friday.
The quartet of Edwin Gadayi, Joseph-Paul Amoah, Ibrahim Fuseini and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu thrilled the home crowd with a strong finish to secure a place on the podium at the ongoing championships.
Ivory Coast stormed to gold in 38.52 seconds, while Nigeria claimed silver with a time of 38.70 seconds, narrowly finishing ahead of the hosts in a fiercely contested race.
The bronze medal takes Ghana’s tally at the championships to four medals. Earlier, Esther Ohenewa secured silver in the women’s high jump, while Florence Agyeman and Alex Amankwah both earned bronze medals in the women’s 400m and men’s 800m respectively.