# 2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics was held on 8 and 9 June in Port Louis, Mauritius.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ferdinand Omanyala Kenya | Akani Simbine South Africa | Henricho Bruintjies South Africa |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 8 June
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +2.0 m/s, Heat 2: +1.6 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: +2.5 m/s, Heat 5: +0.6 m/s, Heat 6: +1.3 m/s, Heat 7: +2.9 m/s, Heat 8: +2.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Kenya | 10.05 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Raymond Ekevwo | Nigeria | 10.11 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.13 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 10.13 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia | 10.13 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.14 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.17 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Henricho Bruintjies | South Africa | 10.20 | Q |
| 8 | 8 | Noa Bibi | Mauritius | 10.20 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 10.23 | Q |
| 11 | 7 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria | 10.24 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Akeem Sirleaf | Liberia | 10.25 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Sean Safo-Antwi | Ghana | 10.28 | q |
| 14 | 7 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 10.31 | q |
| 14 | 7 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 10.31 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Stern Liffa | Malawi | 10.33 | q, NR |
| 16 | 7 | Tumo Stagato Lesesere | Botswana | 10.33 | q |
| 18 | 5 | Samwel Imeta | Kenya | 10.34 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Sydney Siame | Zambia | 10.35 | q |
| 20 | 1 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 10.38 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Kakene Sitali | Zambia | 10.43 | Q |
| 22 | 1 | Guy Maganga Gorra | Gabon | 10.47 | |
| 22 | 6 | Mojela Koneshe | Lesotho | 10.47 | Q |
| 24 | 4 | Dickson Kamungeremu | Zimbabwe | 10.48 | |
| 24 | 8 | Benson Okot | Uganda | 10.48 | Q |
| 26 | 8 | Oliver Mwimba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.53 | |
| 27 | 5 | Nicholas Mabilo | Nigeria | 10.54 | |
| 28 | 1 | Pius Adome | Uganda | 10.56 | |
| 29 | 8 | Ahmed Amaar | Libya | 10.57 | |
| 30 | 3 | Stephen Abosi | Botswana | 10.58 | Q |
| 30 | 4 | Benele Dlamini | Eswatini | 10.58 | |
| 32 | 6 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 10.59 | |
| 33 | 4 | Telvin Jallah | Liberia | 10.61 | |
| 34 | 5 | Médard Nayo | Togo | 10.62 | |
| 35 | 4 | Dan Asamba | Kenya | 10.63 | |
| 36 | 3 | Gideon Ernst Narib | Namibia | 10.70 | |
| 36 | 5 | Joshan Vencatasamy | Mauritius | 10.70 | |
| 36 | 6 | Dylan Sicobo | Seychelles | 10.70 | |
| 39 | 6 | Lionel Muteba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.71 | |
| 40 | 8 | Didier Kiki | Benin | 10.73 | |
| 41 | 5 | Thuto Masasa | Botswana | 10.74 | |
| 42 | 5 | Sharry Dodin | Seychelles | 10.75 | |
| 43 | 1 | Abdramane Simpore | Burkina Faso | 10.78 | |
| 44 | 5 | Assadillah Karani Hassani | Comoros | 10.79 | |
| 44 | 6 | Hajatiana Randrianasolo | Réunion | 10.79 | |
| 46 | 7 | Panashe Nhenga | Zimbabwe | 10.79 | |
| 47 | 4 | Menziwokuhle Msibi | Eswatini | 10.85 | |
| 48 | 2 | Locho Kiyonga | Ethiopia | 10.88 | |
| 49 | 3 | Stone Kabamb Preben | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.01 | |
| 50 | 6 | Boubacar Barry | Guinea | 11.12 | |
| 51 | 3 | Serigne Salio Dia | Mauritania | 11.90 | |
| | 1 | Momodou Sey | Gambia | DNS | |
| | 2 | Carlos Gwerendende | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | 2 | Nantenaina Rakotoarinirina | Madagascar | DNS | |
| | 2 | Elias Tirani | Tanzania | DNS | |
| | 3 | Isac Bangura | Guinea-Bissau | DNS | |
| | 3 | Roméo Manzila | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 4 | Abdelrahman Karam | Egypt | DNS | |
| | 7 | Jean Charles Cantusan | Guinea-Bissau | DNS | |
| | 8 | Remigio Santander | Equatorial Guinea | DNS | |
| | 8 | Mohamed Aburass | Sudan | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 8 June
Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +2.2 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +2.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Kenya | 10.07 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.09 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 10.13 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 10.15 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Raymond Ekevwo | Nigeria | 10.15 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.19 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Henricho Bruintjies | South Africa | 10.21 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Noa Bibi | Mauritius | 10.24 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Akeem Sirleaf | Liberia | 10.25 | |
| 10 | 2 | Samwel Imeta | Kenya | 10.27 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 10.29 | |
| 11 | 2 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria | 10.29 | |
| 13 | 2 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.30 | |
| 14 | 1 | Sean Safo-Antwi | Ghana | 10.31 | |
| 15 | 2 | Kakene Sitali | Zambia | 10.33 | |
| 16 | 3 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia | 10.38 | |
| 17 | 1 | Mojela Koneshe | Lesotho | 10.40 | |
| 18 | 1 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 10.41 | |
| 19 | 3 | Stern Liffa | Malawi | 10.45 | |
| 20 | 2 | Sydney Siame | Zambia | 10.50 | |
| 20 | 3 | Stephen Abosi | Botswana | 10.50 | |
| 22 | 2 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 10.54 | |
| 22 | 3 | Tumo Stagato Lesesere | Botswana | 10.54 | |
| 24 | 3 | Benson Okot | Uganda | 12.26 | |

### Final

Held on 9 June
Wind: +4.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Kenya | 9.93 | 9.927 |
| | 5 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 9.93 | 9.930 |
| | 8 | Henricho Bruintjies | South Africa | 10.01 | |
| 4 | 1 | Raymond Ekevwo | Nigeria | 10.03 | |
| 5 | 3 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.06 | |
| 6 | 4 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 10.08 | |
| 7 | 2 | Noa Bibi | Mauritius | 10.14 | |
| | 7 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | DQ | FS |