# 2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 9–10.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Aziz Zakari Ghana | Oumar Loum Senegal |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.9 m/s, Heat 4: +1.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Oumar Loum | Senegal | 21.10 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jacques Sambou | Senegal | 21.16 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 21.16 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 21.32 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mohammed Nhili | Morocco | 21.35 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Nabil Jabir | Morocco | 21.45 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Sylvester Nauta | Namibia | 21.52 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Young Talkmore Nyongani | Zimbabwe | 21.53 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Ismael Daif | Morocco | 21.59 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 21.64 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Ommanansdsingh Kowlessur | Mauritius | 21.65 | q |
| 12 | 2 | Joseph Brent | Liberia | 21.77 | q |
| 12 | 4 | Marius Loua | Ivory Coast | 21.77 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Abraham Morlu | Liberia | 21.78 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Matuipi Katjiuonga | Namibia | 21.88 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Yves Sonan | Ivory Coast | 21.99 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Abubaker El Tawerghi | Libya | 22.06 | |
| 18 | 1 | Evans Marie | Seychelles | 22.34 | |
| 19 | 2 | Antonio N'Zovo | Angola | 22.59 | |
| 20 | 4 | Amaniel Ghebrenous | Eritrea | 22.62 | |
| 21 | 3 | Vital Manibakiza | Rwanda | 22.69 | |
| 22 | 1 | Fonseca Neto | Angola | 22.84 | |
| 23 | 1 | Emmanuel Kaidu | Chad | 22.88 | |
| | 1 | Arcadius Fanou | Benin | DNS | |
| | 2 | Idrissa Sanou | Burkina Faso | DNS | |
| | 2 | Éric Pacôme N'Dri | Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| | 3 | Mansour Noubigh | Tunisia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 4 | Harry Adu Nfum | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 4 | Ezrah Sambu | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 4 | Taiwo Ajibade | Nigeria | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +1.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Oumar Loum | Senegal | 20.47 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 20.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ismael Daif | Morocco | 20.99 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 21.06 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 21.10 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Nabil Jabir | Morocco | 21.24 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Jacques Sambou | Senegal | 21.24 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Young Talkmore Nyongani | Zimbabwe | 21.26 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Ommanansdsingh Kowlessur | Mauritius | 21.57 | |
| 10 | 2 | Marius Loua | Ivory Coast | 21.75 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sylvester Nauta | Namibia | 21.76 | |
| 11 | 2 | Joseph Brent | Liberia | 21.76 | |
| 13 | 2 | Matuipi Katjiuonga | Namibia | 21.89 | |
| 14 | 1 | Abraham Morlu | Liberia | 22.00 | |
| | 1 | Yves Sonan | Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| | 2 | Mohammed Nhili | Morocco | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +2.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 20.10 |
| | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 20.33 |
| | Oumar Loum | Senegal | 20.37 |
| 4 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 20.47 |
| 5 | Young Talkmore Nyongani | Zimbabwe | 21.16 |
| 6 | Nabil Jabir | Morocco | 21.18 |
| 7 | Ismael Daif | Morocco | 21.27 |
| 8 | Jacques Sambou | Senegal | 21.47 |