13th African Games: How Nigerian male quartet won Gold in 4x100m

Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m relay team comprising of  Israel Okon, Consider Ekanem, Alaba Akintola, and Usheoritse Itsekiri raced to Gold in the track and field event at the ongoing 13th African Games.

The Nigerian quartet won Gold at the expense of the defending champions Ghana by finishing with an impressive time of 38.41s

Host Ghana could only  settle for second in 38.43s, while Liberia also ran an outstanding race for a new National Record of 38.73s.

The last time Nigeria won Gold in the 4x100m relay men was in Maputo 2011.

Team Nigeria holds the record of the 4×100 m gold in both men and women category.