# Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Women's 400 metres

Athletics at the 2019 African Games :
| Track events |||||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | | women |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events |||||
| Half marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events |||||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events |||||
| Heptathlon | | women |
| Decathlon | men | |
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The women's 400 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26, 27 and 28 August in Rabat.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Galefele Moroko Botswana | Favour Ofili Nigeria | Grace Obour Ghana |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 52.20 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 52.31 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Grace Obour | Ghana | 52.53 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Galefele Moroko | Botswana | 52.70 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 53.31 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Beatrice Masilingi | Namibia | 53.33 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Assia Raziki | Morocco | 53.43 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 53.45 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 53.55 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Eman Elbashl | Egypt | 53.68 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Linda Kageha | Kenya | 54.12 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Marcelle Bouele Bondo | Republic of the Congo | 54.20 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Nasiba Nabirye | Uganda | 54.30 | q |
| 14 | 4 | Maggie Barrie | Sierra Leone | 54.39 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Souliath Saka | Benin | 54.70 | |
| 16 | 2 | Stella Wonruku | Uganda | 54.99 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Amarachukwu Jecinta Obi | Nigeria | 55.24 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Linda Angounou Ngouayaka | Cameroon | 55.62 | |
| 19 | 2 | Worknesh Mesele | Ethiopia | 55.79 | |
| 20 | 3 | Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou | Niger | 55.86 | |
| 21 | 1 | Fatou Gaye | Senegal | 56.30 | |
| 22 | 3 | Tsige Duguma | Ethiopia | 56.37 | |
| 23 | 1 | Kadia Dembele | Mali | 56.59 | |
| 24 | 4 | Danel Holton | South Africa | 56.91 | |
| 25 | 4 | Tlhomphang Basele | Botswana | 57.00 | |
| 26 | 4 | Msgana Haylu | Ethiopia | 57.29 | |
| 27 | 2 | Mary Thomas Tarawally | Sierra Leone | 57.43 | |
| 28 | 2 | Hellen Syombua | Kenya | 58.83 | |
| 29 | 3 | Mamakoli Senauoane | Lesotho | 58.90 | |
| 30 | 4 | Tasabih Mahdi | Sudan | 1:03.90 | |
| | 2 | Nafy Mane | Senegal | DQ | R162.7 |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) advanced directly to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Galefele Moroko | Botswana | 51.53 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 51.75 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 51.94 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 51.96 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 51.99 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Grace Obour | Ghana | 52.14 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Beatrice Masilingi | Namibia | 52.39 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Assia Raziki | Morocco | 53.07 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 53.49 | |
| 10 | 1 | Nasiba Nabirye | Uganda | 53.71 | |
| 11 | 2 | Eman Elbashl | Egypt | 53.84 | |
| 12 | 2 | Stella Wonruku | Uganda | 54.11 | |
| 13 | 1 | Linda Kageha | Kenya | 54.12 | |
| 14 | 1 | Marcelle Bouele Bondo | Republic of the Congo | 54.65 | |
| 15 | 2 | Amarachukwu Jecinta Obi | Nigeria | 54.93 | |
| | 2 | Maggie Barrie | Sierra Leone | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Galefele Moroko | Botswana | 51.30 |
| | 4 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 51.68 |
| | 5 | Grace Obour | Ghana | 51.86 |
| 4 | 6 | Mary Moraa | Kenya | 51.97 |
| 5 | 8 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 52.18 |
| 6 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 52.47 |
| 7 | 7 | Beatrice Masilingi | Namibia | 52.56 |
| 8 | 2 | Assia Raziki | Morocco | 53.24 |