2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held on May 3–4.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Nigeria Oluoma Nwoke Folashade Abugan Endurance Abinuwa Joy Eze Ngozi Nwokocha* | Kenya Florence Wasike Charity Wandia Joy Sakari Pamela Jelimo Elizabeth Muthuka* | Senegal Fatou Diabaye Maty Salame Ndèye Fatou Soumah Mame Fatou Faye |

* Athletes who participated in heats only.

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Nigeria | Oluoma Nwoke, Ngozi Nwokocha, Endurance Abinuwa, Joy Eze | 3:34.90 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Botswana | Seonyatseng Nthompe, Amantle Montsho, Irene Mutunge, Kgalalelo Sefo | 3:41.40 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sudan | Faiza Omar, Hind Musa, Nawal El Jack, Amina Bakhit | 3:42.24 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Senegal | Fatou Diabaye, Mame Fatou Faye, Maty Salame, Ndèye Fatou Soumah | 3:42.24 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ghana | V.S. Kantanka, Charity Boahemaa, Ayisha Mitchel, Elizabeth Amolofo | 3:46.39 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Kenya | Florence Wasike, Joy Sakari, Charity Wandia, Elizabeth Muthuka | 3:47.27 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Morocco | Hayat Lambarki, Saïda El Mehdi, Fadoua Adili, Malika Abaakil | 3:48.44 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Ethiopia | Wesene Daba, Mulu Diriba, Feyine Gudeto, Wesene Belay | 3:50.14 | q |
| | 1 | Cameroon | Sergine Kouanga, Thérese Ngono Etoundi, Esther Solange Ndoumbe, Charlotte Mebenga Amombo | DQ | |
| | 2 | South Africa | Geraldine Pillay, Isabel Le Roux, Tihanna Vorster, Tsholofelo Thipe | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nigeria | Oluoma Nwoke, Folashade Abugan, Endurance Abinuwa, Joy Eze | 3:30.07 |
| | Kenya | Florence Wasike, Charity Wandia, Joy Sakari, Pamela Jelimo | 3:37.67 |
| | Senegal | Fatou Diabaye, Mame Fatou Faye, Maty Salame, Ndèye Fatou Soumah | 3:38.42 |
| 4 | Morocco | Hayat Lambarki, Malika Abaakil, Hanane Skhyi, Lamiae Lhabze | 3:41.54 |
| 5 | Ghana | V.S. Kantanka, Charity Boahemaa, Janet Amponsah, Elizabeth Amolofo | 3:42.36 |
| 6 | Sudan | Faiza Omar, Hind Musa, Nawal El Jack, Amina Bakhit | 3:45.07 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | Wesene Daba, Mulu Diriba, Feyine Gudeto, Wesene Belay | 3:51.68 |
| | Botswana | Seonyatseng Nthompe, Kgalalelo Sefo, Irene Mutunge, Amantle Montsho | DNF |
