African Athletics Championship: Nigeria Extends Women’s 4x100m Dominance, Claims Silver in Men’s Relay

By Amaechi Agbo

Team Nigeria delivered another impressive performance on Day 4 of the CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana, winning gold in the women’s 4x100m relay and Silver in the men’s 4x100m event as the country’s athletes continued their strong showing at the continental competition.
Nigeria’s women’s quartet of Rosemary Nwankwo, Obi Jennifer Chukwuka, Rosemary Chukwuma and Miracle Ezechukwu stormed to gold in the 4x100m relay with a winning time of 42.94 seconds to successfully defend their African title. The Nigerian team held off a strong challenge from Liberia, who settled for Silver, while hosts Ghana claimed Bronze.
The victory means Team Nigeria has now won a fourth consecutive African title in the women’s 4x100m relay, extending an incredible winning streak that began in Asaba 2018 and continued through Mauritius 2022, Douala 2024 and now Accra 2026.
The triumph was made even more remarkable by the youthful composition of the team. Miracle Ezechukwu only sat for her JAMB examination last month before travelling to Accra for the championships, while Rosemary Nwankwo is still a secondary school student in SSS2, underlining the bright future of Nigerian athletics.
In the men’s 4x100m relay final, Nigeria secured a hard-fought Silver medal after the quartet of Favour Ashe, James Taiwo Emmanuel, Tejiri Godwin and Chidera Ezeakor clocked 38.70 seconds to finish second.
Nigeria looked set for Bronze before anchor runner Chidera Ezeakor produced a brilliant final leg to chase down Ghana and secure Silver for Team Nigeria. Ivory Coast emerged winners of the event with a time of 38.52 seconds, while Ghana finished behind Nigeria in third place.
Team Nigeria will return to action on Day 5 of the championships with several athletes competing in various events, including the highly anticipated men’s and women’s 200m races, as the country continues its pursuit of more medals in Accra.