| Final | time | | 1. Nigeria | 3:01.20 | | 2. South Africa | 3:01.34 | | 3. Kenya | 3:01.73 | | 4. Senegal | 3:02.14 | | 5. Zimbabwe | 3:02.18 | | 6. Ghana | 3:10.52 | | -. Botswana | DQ | | -. Congo | DQ |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | | 1. South Africa | 3:04.82 | | 2. Zimbabwe | 3:05.69 | | 3. Senegal | 3:06.81 | | 4. Ghana | 3:08.73 | | 5. Rwanda | 3:23.08 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | | 1. Kenya | 3:04.61 | | 2. Nigeria | 3:04.81 | | 3. Botswana | 3:11.09 | | 4. Congo | 3:14.78 | | 5. Lesotho | 3:18.10 |
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