| | Heat 1 11:25 | time | gap | L | | 1. |  South Africa | 3:51.17 | | 7 | | Helgaard Muller 57.73, Andrew Ross 1:05.62, Kaydn Kairav Naidoo 54.48s, Tumelo 53.34s | | 3. |  Algeria | 3:56.40 | +5.23s | 4 | | Moncef Benbara 58.70s, Youcef Bouzouia 1:08.10, Mohamed Hamour 56.39s, Akram Amine Anmar 53.21s | | 4. |  Zimbabwe | 4:02.44 | +11.26s | 5 | | Denilson Cyprianos 58.11s, Liam Raymond 1:07.91, Benjamin Edwards Rorke 1:01.43, Bjorn Nhato 54.98s | | 5. |  Ghana | 4:04.98 | +13.81s | 7 | | Niklas Yeboah 1:05.81, Harry Stacey 1:09.22, Jackson Abeku Gyekye 54.15s, Kow Jackson 55.80s | | 6. |  Mozambique | 4:05.55 | +14.38s | 7 | | Kaio de Araujo Faftine 1:04.74, Caio Lobo 1:08.29, Cleyton Munguambe 59.06s, Mattew Lawrence 53.46s | | 10. |  Nigeria | 4:21.02 | +29.85s | 3 | | Abduljabar Adama 1:09.99, Tobi Sijuade 1:11.93, Clinton Opute 1:03.82, Colins Ebingha 55.28s |
| | Heat 2 11:30 | time | gap | L | | 2. |  Egypt | 3:55.58 | +4.41s | 4 | | Mohamed Derbala 58.78s, Ibrahim Shamseldin 1:07.02, Abdalla Nasr 56.49s, Marwan Elkamash 53.29s | | 7. |  Senegal | 4:08.62 | +17.45s | 3 | | Karl Wilson Aimable 1:01.26, Matthieu Ousmane Seye 1:12.62, Steven Killian Aimable 58.23s, Elhadj Adama Niane 56.21s | | 8. |  Benin | 4:13.52 | +22.35s | 2 | | Alexis Michel Kpade 58.53s, Marc Pascal Dansou 1:13.53, ECJ Kpanou 57.31s, Kuassi William Zianse 1:04.15 | | 9. |  Seychelles | 4:16.13 | +24.96s | 6 | | Amos Ange Ferley 1:06.39, Joshua Frederick Miller 1:08.94, Adam James Moncherry 1:02.33, Nathan Jayson Nagapin 58.47s |
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