Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme: All You Need to Know About 2023 African Games 100m Champion

• Emmanuel Eseme has won gold at the African Games
• The Cameroonian blistered to victory in the 100m race
• Eseme started his career as a 200m racer in 2019

The 2023 African Games has offered Africa a new name on the tracks following Cameroonian sprinter Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme's success at the multisport event in Accra, Ghana.

Heading into the games in the West African nation, several big names including Ferdinand Omanyala were missing.

However, there was an opportunity for a new king to be birthed with the likes of Ghana's favourite Benjamin Azamati headlining the 100m race.

However, it was not to be for the US-based Ghanaian runner on his home debut as Eseme dominated from the heats to the final.

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The Cameroonian ended up winning gold with 10.14 seconds to make history for himself, as reported by Actu Cameroun.

Who is Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme?

Eseme was born in Cameroon on August 17, 1993. The 30-year-old runner started his career as a 200m racer, representing Cameroon for the first time at the World Athletics Championship in Doha in 2019. He failed to qualify for the semis at the championship.

In 2019, he also competed at the African Games in the 200m and the 4x100m relay but failed to win a medal in both events. He also fell short at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.

After disappointments from the earlier competitions, Eseme decided to switch events, moving to 100m in 2023, clocking a personal best of 9.96s.

He then participated in the 2023 Diamond League in Poland, where he finished third, boosting his confidence for the African Games. He also won gold at the Francophone championship last year and holds Cameroon's national record in 60m, per SBBC.

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Eseme is contracted to Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon as a sprinter.

How Cameroon's Eseme cruised to Gold in Accra

Eseme showed early signs of taking the African Games by storm after blistering to 10.15s in heat 1 at the University of Ghana stadium. He then qualified for the semis, where he continued his dominance with another first-place finish.

And in the final, which he almost missed, the Cameroonian blistered to a 10.14s to clinch gold.

Eseme wins 100m gold at African Games

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme clinched the gold medal in the men's 100-meter final with an electrifying performance at the ongoing 2023 African Games.

Despite a slow start, the 30-year-old sprinter surged ahead to claim victory, leaving Itsekiri Usheoritse from Nigeria in second place and Namibia's Gilbert Hainuca in third.