# 2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 September 2018.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | César Cielo | Brazil | 20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 |
| African record | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 21.67 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Oussama Sahnoune | Algeria | 22.39 | Bloemfontein | 21 October 2016 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were started on 15 September at 09:40.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 23.04 | Q |
| 2 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt | 23.05 | Q |
| 3 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt | 23.12 | Q |
| 4 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco | 23.70 | Q |
| 5 | Matthew Bowers | South Africa | 23.71 | Q |
| 6 | Souhail Hamouchane | Morocco | 23.77 | Q |
| 7 | Alaric Basson | South Africa | 23.81 | Q |
| 8 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 23.84 | Q |
| 9 | El Hadji Adama Niane | Senegal | 23.86 | |
| 10 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 24.19 | NR |
| 11 | Mohamed Ali Chaouchi | Tunisia | 24.32 | |
| 12 | Filipe Gomes | Malawi | 24.47 | |
| 12 | Swaleh Talib | Kenya | 24.47 | |
| 14 | Daniel Francisco | Angola | 24.49 | |
| 15 | Mario Ervedosa | Angola | 24.55 | |
| 16 | Dean Hoffman | Seychelles | 24.95 | |
| 17 | Atuhaire Ambala | Uganda | 25.04 | |
| 18 | Adam Moncherry | Seychelles | 25.05 | |
| 19 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius | 25.38 | |
| 20 | Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa | Libya | 25.41 | |
| 21 | Samuel Ndonga | Kenya | 25.50 | |
| 22 | Chase Onorati | Zimbabwe | 25.98 | |
| 23 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo | Madagascar | 26.25 | |
| 24 | Abobakr Fadlalla Abbas | Sudan | 26.33 | |
| 25 | Troy Nestor Pina | Cape Verde | 26.36 | |
| 26 | Adnan Kabuye | Uganda | 26.51 | |
| 27 | Edilson Paco | Mozambique | 26.63 | |
| 28 | Liam Emmett | Eswatini | 26.78 | |
| 29 | Ayaan Chand | Botswana | 27.12 | |
| 30 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | 27.37 | |
| 31 | Sithembiso Mamba | Eswatini | 27.42 | |
| 32 | Maemo Sebikiri | Botswana | 27.87 | |
| 33 | Zinhle Bekker | Botswana | 27.88 | |
| 34 | Jefferson Kpanou | Benin | 28.35 | |
| 35 | Sami Yousif | Sudan | 28.47 | |
| 36 | Houssein Gaber Ibrahim | Djibouti | 29.02 | |
| 37 | Omar Darboe | Gambia | 29.12 | |
| 38 | Abdoul Nignan | Burkina Faso | 29.38 | |
| 39 | David Hillah-Ayite | Togo | 30.86 | |
| 40 | Jegan Jobe | Gambia | 30.97 | |
| 41 | Elom Dossou | Togo | 32.23 | |
| 42 | Jere Gomegzani | Malawi | 32.76 | |
| 43 | Landry Koumondji | Benin | 33.13 | |
| | Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo | Madagascar | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Isobo Confidence | Nigeria | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Oduni Chukwuka | Nigeria | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Mamadou Mouctar | Niger | Did not start | Did not start |

### Final

The final was started on 15 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt | 22.51 |
| | 4 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 22.86 |
| | 3 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt | 23.03 |
| 4 | 7 | Souhail Hamouchane | Morocco | 23.40 |
| 5 | 2 | Matthew Bowers | South Africa | 23.72 |
| 6 | 6 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco | 23.75 |
| 7 | 1 | Alaric Basson | South Africa | 23.82 |
| 8 | 8 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 23.97 |