Ghana's 4x100-meter men's relay team missed out on clinching gold at the ongoing African Games, losing narrowly to Nigeria.

Nigeria won the race with a time of 38.41s, beating the defending champions, Ghana, who clocked 38.43s, while Team Liberia came in third with a time of 38.73s.

A final baton change was the undoing of the hosts, who had led the race through the first two baton changes.

Ghana's team consisted of 200m record holder Joseph Paul Amoah, Edwin Gadayi, Hammond Solomon, and Benjamin Azamati.

Team Nigeria comprised Israel Sunday, Itsekiri Usheoritse, Ekanem Consider, and Akintola Alaba Olukunle.

Despite the disappointment of missing out on gold and defending their title from the last two games, the team has been widely praised on social media, with X users lamenting the baton change that cost the team.

Watch the full race and the photo finish below:

Ghana secures a silver medal in the 4x100 meters relay after placing 2nd behind Nigeria.#GHOneNews #AfricanGames pic.twitter.com/8G8W3YvWUN

— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) March 20, 2024