# 2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 6–7.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | Idrissa Sanou Burkina Faso |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: +2.4 m/s, Heat 2: +2.1 m/s, Heat 3: +2.6 m/s, Heat 4: +0.7 m/s, Heat 5: +2.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 10.23 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Serge Bengono | Cameroon | 10.32 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Hadhari Djaffar | Comoros | 10.38 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Idrissa Sanou | Burkina Faso | 10.40 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Christie van Wyk | Namibia | 10.43 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Abid Abdenhi | Morocco | 10.44 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Mansour Noubigh | Tunisia | 10.48 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Ismael Daif | Morocco | 10.50 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Yves Sonan | Ivory Coast | 10.55 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Abu Duah | Ghana | 10.58 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Malang Sané | Senegal | 10.59 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Souhalia Alamou | Benin | 10.60 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Mohamed Nhili | Morocco | 10.64 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Abraham Morlu | Liberia | 10.65 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Yacine Djellil | Algeria | 10.65 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Marius Loua | Ivory Coast | 10.68 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Souleymane Meité | Ivory Coast | 10.87 | q |
| 18 | 3 | David Victoire | Mauritius | 10.92 | Q |
| 19 | 3 | Wilfried Bingangoye | Gabon | 10.97 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Fonseca Neto | Angola | 11.04 | q |
| 21 | 4 | Yvon Ngova Ngema | Gabon | 11.09 | q |
| 22 | 1 | Emmanuel Kaidu | Chad | 11.18 | q |
| 22 | 4 | Fawzi Abdulsalam | Libya | 11.18 | q |
| 24 | 5 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 11.24 | Q |
| 25 | 5 | Norberto Nsue Ondo | Equatorial Guinea | 11.34 | Q |
| | 1 | Tamunosiki Atorudibo | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 2 | Alfred Moussambani | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 2 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 2 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 3 | Joseph Brent | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Samuel Shintu Kibambe | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 3 | Abdul Aziz Zakari | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 3 | Samuel Randall | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 4 | Atumani | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 4 | Adekemi Doherty | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 5 | Roger Angouono-Moke | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 5 | Kidane Job | Eritrea | DNS | |
| | 5 | Mohamed Konaté | Mauritania | DNS | |
| | 5 | Ali Maman Sani | Niger | DNS | |
| | 5 | Gibrilla Bangura | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 5 | Moumi Sébergué | Chad | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.2 m/s (or +2.1 m/s), Heat 3: +2.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Christie van Wyk | Namibia | 10.20 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Serge Bengono | Cameroon | 10.26 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Idrissa Sanou | Burkina Faso | 10.34 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.38 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Mansour Noubigh | Tunisia | 10.41 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 10.47 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Abid Abdenhi | Morocco | 10.48 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Malang Sané | Senegal | 10.57 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Ismael Daif | Morocco | 10.61 | |
| 10 | 3 | Souhalia Alamou | Benin | 10.62 | |
| 11 | 2 | Yves Sonan | Ivory Coast | 10.63 | |
| 12 | 2 | Abraham Morlu | Liberia | 10.68 | |
| 13 | 3 | Yacine Djellil | Algeria | 10.69 | |
| 14 | 1 | Abu Duah | Ghana | 10.70 | |
| 15 | 1 | Mohamed Nhili | Morocco | 10.82 | |
| 16 | 2 | Marius Loua | Ivory Coast | 10.84 | |
| 17 | 1 | Wilfried Bingangoye | Gabon | 10.98 | |
| 18 | 2 | Alfred Engone | Gabon | 11.17 | |
| 19 | 3 | Norberto Nsue Ondo | Equatorial Guinea | 11.30 | |
| 20 | 2 | Hadhari Djaffar | Comoros | 36.41 | |
| | 1 | Fawzi Abdulsalam | Libya | DNS | |
| | 1 | Emmanuel Kaidu | Chad | DNS | |
| | 2 | David Victoire | Mauritius | DNS | |
| | 3 | Souleymane Meité | Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| | 3 | Fonseca Neto | Angola | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +3.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 9.93 |
| | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.00 |
| | Idrissa Sanou | Burkina Faso | 10.16 |
| 4 | Christie van Wyk | Namibia | 10.30 |
| 5 | Serge Bengono | Cameroon | 10.33 |
| 6 | Malang Sané | Senegal | 10.44 |
| 7 | Abid Abdenhi | Morocco | 10.48 |
| 8 | Mansour Noubigh | Tunisia | 21.32 |