# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ben Youssef Meité Ivory Coast |
| Silver | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud Egypt |
| Bronze | Noah Akwu Nigeria |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
| World record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| African record | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 19.68 | Atlanta, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Championship record | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 19.99 | Dakar, Senegal | 22 August 1998 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 30 June 2012 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| 30 June 2012 | 15:20 | Semifinals |
| 1 July 2012 | 16:10 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 8 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: +0.1 m/s, Heat 6: -0.3 m/s, Heat 7 -0.3 m/s, Heat 8: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 7 | 6 | Thuso Mpuang | South Africa | 20.95 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 20.98 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 21.04 | q |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Obakeng Ngwigwa | Botswana | 21.07 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Idrissa Adam | Cameroon | 21.09 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | Hitjivirue Kaanjuka | Namibia | 21.11 | q |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | 21.12 | Q |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | Tim Abeyie | Ghana | 21.14 | Q |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | 21.14 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa | 21.15 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | 7 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa | 21.19 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Ben Youssef Meité | Ivory Coast | 21.20 | Q |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Shepherd Kofi Agbeko | Ghana | 21.20 | Q |
| 14 | 6 | 8 | Titus Kafunda Mukhala | Zambia | 21.21 | q |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Innocent Bologo | Burkina Faso | 21.22 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | Ali Ngaimoko | Uganda | 21.31 | Q |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Fabrice Coiffic | Mauritius | 21.32 | q |
| 18 | 8 | 7 | Francis Zimwara | Zimbabwe | 21.34 | q |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Gérard Kobéané | Burkina Faso | 21.38 | q |
| 20 | 4 | 2 | Ashhad Agyapong | Ghana | 21.42 | q |
| 21 | 3 | 6 | Stanley Azie | Nigeria | 21.45 | Q |
| 22 | 2 | 3 | Tony Chirchir | Kenya | 21.49 | Q |
| 23 | 5 | 2 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Swaziland | 21.50 | Q |
| 24 | 2 | 5 | Delivert Arsene Kimbembe | Republic of the Congo | 21.64 | q |
| 25 | 3 | 4 | Frank Puriza | Namibia | 21.72 | |
| 26 | 2 | 4 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 21.74 | |
| 27 | 8 | 6 | Jean-Yves Esparon | Seychelles | 21.75 | |
| 28 | 2 | 8 | Assim Abdoule | Gambia | 21.81 | |
| 29 | 5 | 1 | Adam Yarou | Benin | 21.95 | |
| 30 | 4 | 7 | Fanuel Kenosi | Botswana | 21.96 | |
| 31 | 5 | 4 | Lingo Obanga Ojulu | Ethiopia | 21.98 | |
| 32 | 1 | 2 | Touray Ibrahim | Sierra Leone | 22.00 | |
| 33 | 6 | 3 | Yendountien Tiebekabe | Togo | 22.02 | |
| 34 | 1 | 8 | Neddy Marie | Seychelles | 22.03 | |
| 34 | 3 | 8 | Marvin Lewis | Liberia | 22.03 | |
| 36 | 7 | 4 | Leeroy Henriette | Seychelles | 22.07 | |
| 37 | 3 | 7 | Isaac Jones | Gambia | 22.08 | |
| 38 | 2 | 2 | Abyot Lencho | Ethiopia | 22.09 | |
| 39 | 5 | 5 | Thierie Ferdinand | Mauritius | 22.25 | |
| 40 | 7 | 7 | Marvini Bonde | Zimbabwe | 22.29 | |
| 41 | 4 | 3 | Wetere Galcha | Ethiopia | 22.46 | |
| 42 | 6 | 4 | Abdallah Al Bain Abbo | Chad | 22.57 | |
| 43 | 6 | 6 | Kassimou Amadou Tidjani | Benin | 22.70 | |
| 44 | 3 | 5 | Mahamat Modou Moussa | Chad | 22.72 | |
| 45 | 4 | 5 | Christ Bitsindou | Republic of the Congo | 22.75 | |
| 46 | 5 | 3 | Narcisse Dingamyo | Chad | 22.87 | |
| 47 | 5 | 8 | Saifeldel Ali | Libya | 22.90 | |
| 48 | 1 | 3 | Kabeya Mukendi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.64 | |
| 49 | 7 | 1 | Reginaldo Montenguba | Equatorial Guinea | 24.24 | |
| | 3 | 2 | Pierre Paul Bissek | Cameroon | DNF | |
| | 6 | 2 | Mohamed Khouaja | Libya | DNF | |
| | 4 | 8 | Rosel Kafwa Lusanga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DSQ | |
| | 8 | 5 | Boubavir Tawerghi | Libya | DSQ | |
| | 1 | 6 | Tekle Berhane | Eritrea | DNS | |
| | 1 | 7 | Richard Chitambi | Zambia | DNS | |
| | 2 | 6 | Obinna Metu | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 3 | 3 | Jiddou Ould Haye | Mauritania | DNS | |
| | 4 | 4 | Siapade Marius Loua | Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| | 5 | 6 | Jean Tarcicius Batambok | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 8 | 2 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | Ivory Coast | DNS | |

### Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Ben Youssef Meité | Ivory Coast | 20.61 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | 20.62 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | 20.63 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa | 20.66 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Thuso Mpuang | South Africa | 20.70 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 20.74 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Idrissa Adam | Cameroon | 20.78 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Obakeng Ngwigwa | Botswana | 20.83 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Tim Abeyie | Ghana | 20.98 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 21.02 | |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | Ali Ngaimoko | Uganda | 21.07 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Hitjivirue Kaanjuka | Namibia | 21.08 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Titus Kafunda Mukhala | Zambia | 21.11 | |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | Innocent Bologo | Burkina Faso | 21.12 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | Shepherd Kofi Agbeko | Ghana | 21.20 | |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Swaziland | 21.21 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Tony Chirchir | Kenya | 21.34 | |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | Fabrice Coiffic | Mauritius | 21.38 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Francis Zimwara | Zimbabwe | 21.38 | |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | Gérard Kobéané | Burkina Faso | 21.52 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | Delivert Arsene Kimbembe | Republic of the Congo | 21.70 | |
| 22 | 1 | 8 | Stanley Azie | Nigeria | 21.83 | |
| | 3 | 1 | Ashhad Agyapong | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 3 | 4 | Anaso Jobodwana | South Africa | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: -1.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 6 | Ben Youssef Meité | Ivory Coast | 20.62 |
| | 4 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | 20.76 |
| | 7 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 20.83 |
| 4 | 5 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa | 20.87 |
| 5 | 2 | Obakeng Ngwigwa | Botswana | 21.01 |
| 6 | 1 | Idrissa Adam | Cameroon | 21.09 |
| 7 | 3 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | 21.11 |
| 8 | 8 | Thuso Mpuang | South Africa | 21.39 |