# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Wayde van Niekerk South Africa | Adama Jammeh Gambia | Emmanuel Matadi Liberia |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: +1.3 m/s, Heat 4: +0.1 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s, Heat 6: +1.2 m/s, Heat 7: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 20.34 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 20.68 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Sydney Siame | Zambia | 20.74 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 20.84 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Clarence Munyai | South Africa | 20.87 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 20.90 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Swaziland | 21.08 | Q |
| 8 | 7 | Fode Sissoko | Mali | 21.10 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Ahmed Ali | Sudan | 21.12 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | Gabriel Mvumvure | Zimbabwe | 21.12 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Martin Owusu-Antwi | Ghana | 21.18 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Christopher Naliali | Ivory Coast | 21.19 | Q |
| 13 | 6 | Peter Mwai | Kenya | 21.20 | Q |
| 14 | 6 | Mangar Chep | South Sudan | 21.20 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Emmanuel Dasor | Ghana | 21.36 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Skander Djamil Athmani | Algeria | 21.40 | q |
| 17 | 3 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | Ivory Coast | 21.41 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Innocent Bologo | Burkina Faso | 21.46 | Q |
| 18 | 6 | Fabrice Dabla | Togo | 21.46 | q |
| 20 | 2 | Gilbert Otieno | Kenya | 21.47 | q |
| 21 | 5 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 21.61 | Q |
| 22 | 3 | Jonathan Permal | Mauritius | 21.64 | Q |
| 23 | 1 | Leonard Opiny | Uganda | 21.72 | |
| 24 | 7 | Bienvenu Sawadogo | Burkina Faso | 21.73 | Q |
| 25 | 5 | Gilles Antony Afoumba | Congo | 21.76 | |
| 26 | 4 | Émilien Tchan Bi Chan | Ivory Coast | 21.78 | Q |
| 27 | 7 | Mike Mokamba Nyang'au | Kenya | 21.83 | |
| 28 | 4 | Pius Adome | Uganda | 21.85 | |
| 29 | 6 | Mohamed Dawoud | Egypt | 21.94 | |
| 30 | 2 | Basilius Karupu | Namibia | 22.17 | |
| 31 | 1 | Sidiki Ouedraogo | Burkina Faso | 22.37 | |
| 32 | 2 | Mohamed Abdelazim Mohamed | Sudan | 22.50 | |
| 33 | 4 | Awad El Karim Makki | Sudan | 23.04 | |
| 34 | 2 | Stephan Ukele | South Sudan | 23.07 | |
| 35 | 5 | Gilberto Leite | São Tomé and Príncipe | 23.49 | |
| 36 | 1 | Aziz Ouhadi | Morocco | 23.72 | |
| | 1 | Chidamba Hazemba | Zambia | DNS | |
| | 1 | Gogbeu Francis Koné | Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| | 2 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | DNS | |
| | 3 | Moulaye Sonko | Senegal | DNS | |
| | 3 | Abdusetar Kemal | Ethiopia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | DNS | |
| | 3 | Freddy Nguz | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 4 | Khumbo Makwakwa | Malawi | DNS | |
| | 4 | Tjimbatu Kauajo | Namibia | DNS | |
| | 4 | Connias Mudzingwa | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | 5 | Abdulie Azim | Gambia | DNS | |
| | 5 | Mlandvo Shongwe | Swaziland | DNS | |
| | 6 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | DNS | |
| | 7 | Abdoulie Assim | Gambia | DNS | |
| | 7 | Titus Kafunda | Zambia | DNS | |
| | 7 | Gatkuoth Wal | South Sudan | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +1.2 m/s, Heat 2: +2.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 20.03 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | 20.48 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 20.51 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 20.52 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Sydney Siame | Zambia | 20.75 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Gabriel Mvumvure | Zimbabwe | 20.77 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | Ivory Coast | 20.82 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Emmanuel Dasor | Ghana | 20.92 | |
| 9 | 1 | Christopher Naliali | Ivory Coast | 20.97 | |
| 10 | 2 | Clarence Munyai | South Africa | 20.99 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Martin Owusu-Antwi | Ghana | 21.02 | |
| 11 | 3 | Fode Sissoko | Mali | 21.02 | |
| 13 | 2 | Peter Mwai | Kenya | 21.18 | |
| 14 | 1 | Skander Djamil Athmani | Algeria | 21.28 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jonathan Permal | Mauritius | 21.31 | |
| 16 | 1 | Ahmed Ali | Sudan | 21.38 | |
| 16 | 3 | Mangar Chep | South Sudan | 21.38 | |
| 18 | 2 | Fabrice Dabla | Togo | 21.49 | |
| 19 | 3 | Gilbert Otieno | Kenya | 21.52 | |
| 20 | 2 | Émilien Tchan Bi Chan | Ivory Coast | 21.72 | |
| 21 | 2 | Innocent Bologo | Burkina Faso | 21.80 | |
| 22 | 3 | Bienvenu Sawadogo | Burkina Faso | 21.85 | |
| 23 | 1 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 21.98 | |
| | 2 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Swaziland | DQ | |

### Final

Wind: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 20.02 |
| | 3 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 20.45 |
| | 6 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 20.55 |
| 4 | 1 | Gabriel Mvumvure | Zimbabwe | 20.83 |
| 5 | 8 | Sydney Siame | Zambia | 20.83 |
| 6 | 2 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | Ivory Coast | 20.92 |
| | 4 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | DNS |
| | 7 | Clarence Munyai | South Africa | DNS |