Ghana’s 4x100m men’s relay team, on Thursday, found out the hard way, that an electrifying stadium atmosphere isn’t always a good thing.

Ghana failed to make the final after being disqualified for a changeover violation.

However, the team already looked in trouble, after a mishap in the first changeover between Abdul Saminu and Benjamin Azamati.

Ghana was racing alongside hosts, France, which elevated the noise levels in the stadium.

According to Amoah, the noise in the stadium affected their communication on the track, which impacted their baton changes.

“The stadium was loud, obviously because of France.

“Instead of using it as an advantage, I think it broke us in a way. We struggled to hear the calls, but we did our best in the circumstances,” he told Joy Sports.

“We hope to do better next time. We weren’t nervous, it’s just the noise that prevented us from communicating effectively.

“Going into the race, we were all calm and ready to compete but unfortunately we got disqualified. 

Ghana, ranked 7th in the world, was looking to qualify for the final for the second successive time, and hopefully finish on the podium, but that dream would now need to wait.