| Final 16:30 | time | L | Q. | _______________ |
| 1. Kenya | 3:02.96 | 6 |
| Geoffrey Ngeno, Vincent Kiplangat Koskei, Julius Kirwa, Mark Kiprotich Mutai |
| 2. Botswana | 3:05.16 | 5 |
| Isaac Makwala, Thapelo Ketlogetswe, Pako Seribe, Obakeng Ngwigwa |
| 3. Nigeria | 3:06.53 | 3 |
| Saul Weigopwa, James Godday, Tobi Ogunmola, Isah Salihu |
| 4. Sudan | 3:08.52 | 8 |
| Sadam Koumi, Abubaker Kaki, Hafz Hussein, Rabah Yousif |
| 5. Senegal | 3:08.94 | 4 |
| Amadou Ndiaye, Abdourahmane Ndour, Mor Seck, Mamadou Gueye |
| 6. Ethiopia | 3:08.96 | 1 |
| Habtamu Gobe Gobena, Hago Tadesse Gebremeskel, Bereke Desta Gebretsadik, Fikadu Dejene Dabushe |
| 7. Uganda | 3:09.41 | 7 |
| Anthony Okiror, Ali Ngaimoko, Ramadhan Akula, Emmanuel Tugumisirize |
| 8. Tanzania | 3:16.03 | 2 |
| Augustino Mande, Laurent Masatu, Kassim Hussein Salehe, Frank Martin |
