# 2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 and 22 June in Douala, Cameroon.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Joseph Fahnbulleh Liberia | Emmanuel Eseme Cameroon | Benjamin Richardson South Africa |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 21 June
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s, Heat 4: +1.2 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s, Heat 6: +2.0 m/s, Heat 7: 0.0 m/s, Heat 8: +1.0 m/s, Heat 9: +2.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Benjamin Richardson | South Africa | 10.14 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Bayanda Walaza | South Africa | 10.15 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kayinsola Ajayi | Nigeria | 10.21 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 10.28 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 10.28 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | 10.29 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | Mamadou Fall Sarr | Senegal | 10.34 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | Mojela Koneshe | Lesotho | 10.34 | q |
| 7 | 8 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia | 10.34 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | Zimbabwe | 10.35 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Usheoritse Itsekiri | Nigeria | 10.36 | Q |
| 12 | 7 | Ibrahim Diomande | Ivory Coast | 10.40 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Isaac Botsio | Ghana | 10.41 | Q |
| 13 | 7 | Stephen Abosi | Botswana | 10.41 | q |
| 15 | 8 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 10.42 | q |
| 15 | 9 | Bradley Nkoana | South Africa | 10.42 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 10.43 | q |
| 18 | 2 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | 10.45 | Q |
| 18 | 6 | Mark Odhiambo | Kenya | 10.45 | q |
| 20 | 1 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.49 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Edwin Gadayi | Ghana | 10.49 | Q |
| 20 | 5 | Ismael Koné | Ivory Coast | 10.49 | Q |
| 23 | 2 | Godson Oghenebrume | Nigeria | 10.51 | |
| 23 | 5 | Lionnel Muteba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.51 | |
| 25 | 8 | Dickson Kamungeremu | Zimbabwe | 10.52 | |
| 26 | 4 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 10.53 | |
| 26 | 8 | Ibrahima Hamayadji | Cameroon | 10.53 | |
| 28 | 3 | Dominique Lasconi Mulamba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.54 | |
| 29 | 2 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 10.55 | |
| 30 | 1 | Olivier Mwimba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.57 | Q |
| 30 | 7 | Moulaye Sonko | Senegal | 10.57 | |
| 32 | 4 | Brock Appiah | Ghana | 10.58 | |
| 33 | 5 | Steven Sabino | Mozambique | 10.59 | |
| 33 | 9 | Alieu Joof | Gambia | 10.59 | Q |
| 35 | 5 | Omar Ndoye | Senegal | 10.61 | |
| 35 | 9 | Hatago Murere | Namibia | 10.61 | |
| 37 | 9 | Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula | Gabon | 10.62 | |
| 38 | 4 | Fode Sissoko | Mali | 10.63 | |
| 38 | 4 | Dyland Sicobo | Seychelles | 10.63 | |
| 40 | 3 | Thandaza Zwane | Eswatini | 10.66 | |
| 41 | 1 | Thuto Masasa | Botswana | 10.67 | |
| 42 | 2 | Meshack Babu | Kenya | 10.68 | |
| 43 | 6 | Mcebo Mkhaliphi | Eswatini | 10.70 | |
| 44 | 1 | John Sherman | Liberia | 10.71 | |
| 44 | 8 | Noah Lawson | Togo | 10.71 | |
| 46 | 1 | David Nguema Allogho | Gabon | 10.73 | |
| 47 | 7 | Seco Camara | Guinea-Bissau | 10.81 | |
| 48 | 3 | Kouadio Éric Kouame | Ivory Coast | 10.82 | |
| 49 | 3 | Justine Isaboke | Kenya | 10.85 | |
| 49 | 5 | Jerome Kounou | Benin | 10.85 | |
| 51 | 9 | Ojulu Kul | Ethiopia | 10.86 | |
| 52 | 7 | Sharry Dodin | Seychelles | 10.88 | |
| 53 | 2 | Didier Kiki | Benin | 10.90 | |
| 54 | 5 | Kossi Médard Nayo | Togo | 10.91 | |
| 55 | 1 | Gregor Appols | Namibia | 10.94 | |
| 56 | 6 | Caleb Adonai | Central African Republic | 10.97 | |
| 57 | 2 | Ronaldinho Oliveira | Cape Verde | 11.03 | |
| 57 | 3 | Janosh Moncerry | Seychelles | 11.03 | |
| 59 | 6 | Ludovic Kilambaye | Chad | 11.47 | |
| 60 | 1 | Ahmed Musa | Ethiopia | 11.57 | |
| 61 | 9 | Gregorio Ndong Oye | Equatorial Guinea | 12.11 | |
| 62 | 3 | Ahmed Essabai | Libya | 12.29 | |
| 63 | 8 | Joshan Vencatasamy | Mauritius | 17.33 | |
| | 4 | Herve Toumandji | Central African Republic | DNS | |
| | 5 | Fidel Lawrence | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 7 | Foday Kallon | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 9 | Ambdoul Karim Riffayn | Comoros | DNS | |
| | 9 | William Aguessy | Benin | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 22 June
Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ismael Koné | Ivory Coast | 10.03 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | Zimbabwe | 10.06 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kayinsola Ajayi | Nigeria | 10.08 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Benjamin Richardson | South Africa | 10.08 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 10.17 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | 10.17 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.18 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Isaac Botsio | Ghana | 10.25 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Bayanda Walaza | South Africa | 10.26 | |
| 10 | 1 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 10.27 | |
| 11 | 2 | Usheoritse Itsekiri | Nigeria | 10.29 | |
| 12 | 1 | Bradley Nkoana | South Africa | 10.30 | |
| 12 | 3 | Mamadou Fall Sarr | Senegal | 10.30 | |
| 14 | 1 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 10.31 | |
| 14 | 1 | Edwin Gadayi | Ghana | 10.31 | |
| 16 | 2 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia | 10.34 | |
| 17 | 2 | Mojela Koneshe | Lesotho | 10.42 | |
| 17 | 3 | Mark Odhiambo | Kenya | 10.42 | |
| 19 | 2 | Olivier Mwimba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.51 | |
| 20 | 3 | Alieu Joof | Gambia | 10.55 | |
| 21 | 1 | Stephen Abosi | Botswana | 10.61 | |
| 22 | 2 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 10.66 | |
| 23 | 3 | Ibrahim Diomande | Ivory Coast | 10.92 | |
| | 3 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | DNS | |

### Final

Held on 22 June
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 6 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | 10.13 |
| | 1 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.15 |
| | 8 | Benjamin Richardson | South Africa | 10.17 |
| 4 | 3 | Kayinsola Ajayi | Nigeria | 10.20 |
| 5 | 4 | Ismael Koné | Ivory Coast | 10.24 |
| 6 | 5 | Tapiwa Makarawu | Zimbabwe | 10.25 |
| 7 | 7 | Isaac Botsio | Ghana | 10.33 |
| 8 | 2 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 10.43 |