# 2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 1 and 2 August in Asaba, Nigeria.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Akani Simbine South Africa | Arthur Cissé Ivory Coast | Simon Magakwe South Africa |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -0.8 m/s, Heat 5: -1.1 m/s, Heat 6: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.30 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 10.37 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ben Youssef Meite | Ivory Coast | 10.41 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa | 10.42 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria | 10.42 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.43 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 10.44 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 10.46 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Tatenda Tsumba | Zimbabwe | 10.48 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Emmanuel Yeboah | Ghana | 10.50 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Ogho-Oghene Egwero | Nigeria | 10.52 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Pius Adome | Uganda | 10.52 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia | 10.54 | q |
| 14 | 5 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 10.55 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Hazemba Chidamba | Zambia | 10.56 | q |
| 16 | 4 | Mark Odhiambo | Kenya | 10.61 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Roscoe Engel | South Africa | 10.62 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Enoch Adegoke | Nigeria | 10.64 | q |
| 19 | 5 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.66 | q |
| 20 | 6 | Henry Bandiaky | Senegal | 10.68 | Q |
| 21 | 3 | Jonathan Bardotier | Mauritius | 10.72 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Fabrice Dabla | Togo | 10.74 | q |
| 23 | 3 | Moulaye Sonko | Senegal | 10.75 | Q |
| 24 | 2 | Assan Faye | Gambia | 10.78 | Q |
| 24 | 3 | Keene Motukisi | Botswana | 10.78 | |
| 26 | 5 | Even Tjiviju | Namibia | 10.81 | |
| 27 | 1 | Jean-Yann de Grace | Mauritius | 10.83 | |
| 28 | 3 | Sharry Dodin | Seychelles | 10.88 | |
| 29 | 4 | Dylan Sicobo | Seychelles | 10.90 | |
| 30 | 4 | Gnamien Nehemie N'Goran | Ivory Coast | 10.91 | |
| 31 | 2 | Jean Tarcicius Batambock | Cameroon | 10.92 | |
| 32 | 4 | Titus Kafunda | Zambia | 10.93 | |
| 33 | 6 | Leeroy Henriette | Seychelles | 10.94 | |
| 34 | 6 | Romeo Manzila Mahambou | Republic of the Congo | 11.00 | |
| 35 | 2 | Didier Kiki | Benin | 11.03 | |
| 36 | 4 | Nathan Abebe | Ethiopia | 11.06 | |
| 37 | 6 | Bediru Mohammed | Ethiopia | 11.22 | |
| 38 | 1 | Maxime Petnga | Cameroon | 11.23 | |
| 39 | 3 | Abdusetar Kemal | Ethiopia | 11.31 | |
| 40 | 5 | Mobele Israel Vamtou | Chad | 11.37 | |
| 41 | 6 | Matar Mabrouk | Chad | 11.49 | |
| 42 | 3 | Remigio Santander Villa | Equatorial Guinea | 11.73 | |
| 43 | 6 | Pascual Ngomo Ochaga | Equatorial Guinea | 11.98 | |
| 44 | 2 | Alpha Diagana | Mauritania | 12.26 | |
| | 5 | Innocent Bologo | Burkina Faso | DQ | |
| | 1 | Peter Levo | South Sudan | DNS | |
| | 2 | Ali Gulam | Tanzania | DNS | |
| | 2 | Abderrahmane Aboubek | Mauritania | DNS | |
| | 3 | Alyman Elsaaid | Egypt | DNS | |
| | 4 | Ambdoul Karim Riffayn | Comoros | DNS | |
| | 6 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.29 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.32 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 10.36 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa | 10.37 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria | 10.39 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Ben Youssef Meite | Ivory Coast | 10.42 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 10.43 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Tatenda Tsumba | Zimbabwe | 10.45 | |
| 8 | 3 | Ogho-Oghene Egwero | Nigeria | 10.45 | |
| 10 | 1 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 10.47 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Emmanuel Yeboah | Ghana | 10.49 | |
| 12 | 2 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia | 10.59 | |
| 13 | 1 | Hazemba Chidamba | Zambia | 10.63 | |
| 13 | 3 | Roscoe Engel | South Africa | 10.63 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jonathan Bardotier | Mauritius | 10.64 | |
| 15 | 3 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 10.64 | |
| 15 | 3 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 10.64 | |
| 18 | 1 | Enoch Adegoke | Nigeria | 10.68 | |
| 19 | 2 | Mark Odhiambo | Kenya | 10.69 | |
| 20 | 1 | Assan Faye | Gambia | 10.74 | |
| 21 | 2 | Henry Bandiaky | Senegal | 10.83 | |
| 22 | 2 | Fabrice Dabla | Togo | 10.88 | |
| 23 | 1 | Pius Adome | Uganda | 10.89 | |
| 24 | 3 | Moulaye Sonko | Senegal | 10.92 | |

### Final

Wind: -2.1 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.25 |
| | 3 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.33 |
| | 4 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa | 10.35 |
| 4 | 1 | Ben Youssef Meite | Ivory Coast | 10.36 |
| 5 | 7 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria | 10.45 |
| 6 | 6 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 10.45 |
| 7 | 2 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 10.49 |
| 8 | 8 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 10.55 |