Abeiku recorded 53.93 seconds to break the existing mark of 54.60 seconds, and thus becomes the holder of the new record in the African Zone 2 Men’s 100 LC metres butterfly.

His gold medal-winning feat pushed Ghana’s haul to eight gold medals on day one of the Championship when he finished ahead of Nigerian Collins Ebingha who recorded 55.80 seconds for the silver medal, while the bronze medal went to the Senegalese, Stephen Killian Amiable, in a time of 55.89 seconds.

It was all joy for the Jackson brothers when his younger brother, Kow Jackson, also fought hard to win the bronze medal in the men 400 LC metres with a time of 6:11.60 minutes.

He was third behind Senegalese duo, Matthieu Ousmane Seye and Amaduo Andre Ouseyno Ndiaye, who won the gold and silver medals in a time of 4.55.9 minutes and 4.56.75 minutes respectively.