# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 and 29 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang South Africa |
| Silver | Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu Adetoyi Durotoye, Ogho-Oghene Egwero Nigeria |
| Bronze | Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong Ghana |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
| World record | Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt | 37.04 | Daegu, South Korea | 4 September 2011 |
| African record | Nigeria Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa | 37.94 | Athens, Greece | 9 August 1997 |
| Championship record | South Africa Hannes Dreyer, Corne Du Plessis Sergio Mullins, Thuso Mpuang | 38.75 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2 May 2008 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 28 June 2012 | 17:35 | Round 1 |
| 29 June 2012 | 17:50 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Ghana | Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie, Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong | 39.38 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | South Africa | Ruan de Vries, Simon Magakwe, Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang | 39.47 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | Nigeria | Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu, Adetoyi Durotoye, Chinedu Patrick Ike | 39.48 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Benin | Fiacre Brisso Bahorou, Wilcox Ernest Bamd Makou, Josias Mevognon, Inoussa Kassim | 40.19 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Cameroon | Jean Tarcicius Batambok, François Belinga, Pierre Paul Bissek, Idrissa Adam | 40.24 | q |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Ivory Coast | Siapade Marius Loua, Hua Wilfried Koffi, Ben Youssef Meité, Gogbeu Francis Koné | 40.27 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Gambia | Isaac Jones, Adama Jammeh, Assim Abdoule, Suwaibou Sanneh | 40.42 | q, NR |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Botswana | Tiroyaone Masaile, Mooketsi Magaga, Fanuel Kenosi, Yateya Kambepela | 40.51 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Seychelles | Jean-Yves Esparon, Leeroy Henriette, Danny D'Souza, Lester Dogley | 41.33 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Ethiopia | Wetere Galcha, Zenebe Medfu, Abyot Lencho, Alebachew Deriso | 41.44 | |
| | 1 | 2 | Burkina Faso | Innocent Bologo, Idrissa Ganaba, Gérard Kobéané, Ben Bande | DNF | |
| | 1 | 8 | Zimbabwe | | DNS | |
| | 2 | 2 | Chad | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| | 4 | South Africa | Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe, Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang | 39.26 |
| | 8 | Nigeria | Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu, Adetoyi Durotoye, Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 39.34 |
| | 6 | Ghana | Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie, Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong | 39.40 |
| 4 | 3 | Ivory Coast | Gogbeu Francis Koné, Hua Wilfried Koffi, Siapade Marius Loua, Ben Youssef Meité | 40.10 |
| 5 | 2 | Cameroon | Jean Tarcicius Batambok, François Belinga, Pierre Paul Bissek, Idrissa Adam | 40.16 |
| 6 | 7 | Botswana | Fanuel Kenosi, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Mooketsi Magaga, Tiroyaone Masaile | 40.42 |
| 7 | 5 | Benin | Josias Mevognon, Inoussa Kassim, Wilcox Ernest Bamd Makou, Fiacre Brisso Bahorou | 40.86 |
| | 1 | Gambia | Isaac Jones, Assim Abdoule, Adama Jammeh, Suwaibou Sanneh | DSQ |