# Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18, 19 and 20 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Chidi Okezie Nigeria | Muzala Samukonga Zambia | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Senegal |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 18 March Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | 45.64 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria | 45.89 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 46.11 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Hamza Dair | Morocco | 46.11 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | David Sanayek | Kenya | 46.18 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda | 46.21 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Gerren Muwishi | Zimbabwe | 46.23 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Dubem Nwachukwu | Nigeria | 46.29 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Kenneddy Kimeu | Kenya | 46.30 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Ernest Kumevu | Botswana | 46.41 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | Republic of the Congo | 46.43 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Omphile Seribe | Botswana | 46.45 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana | 46.46 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | El Hadji Malick Soumare | Senegal | 46.48 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Kennedy Luchembe | Zambia | 46.60 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Tumisang Shezi | South Africa | 46.68 | q |
| 17 | 1 | Sikiru Adeyemi | Nigeria | 46.72 | Q |
| 18 | 5 | Biruk Tadesse | Ethiopia | 46.84 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Abdou Aziz N'diaye | Senegal | 47.05 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Andre Retief | Namibia | 47.21 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Zuze Leeford | Zimbabwe | 47.29 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Rachid Mhamdi | Morocco | 47.35 | q |
| 23 | 4 | Ivan Geldenhuys | Namibia | 47.56 | q |
| 24 | 1 | Abdennour Bendjemaa | Algeria | 47.59 | q |
| 25 | 1 | Amara Conte | Guinea | 47.65 | |
| 26 | 2 | Caleb Vadivello | Seychelles | 47.66 | |
| 27 | 2 | Anas Es Saddik Hammouni | Algeria | 47.69 | |
| 28 | 2 | Dux Lutahezi | Namibia | 47.70 | |
| 29 | 5 | Martin Owusu-Antwi | Ghana | 47.72 | |
| 30 | 3 | Solomon Diafo | Ghana | 47.85 | |
| 31 | 4 | Melkamu Assefa | Ethiopia | 48.06 | |
| 32 | 1 | Godwin Hounthon | Benin | 48.20 | |
| 33 | 3 | Yohannes Kiflemariam | Eritrea | 48.24 | NR |
| 34 | 3 | Fouad Hamada | Algeria | 48.37 | |
| 35 | 6 | Derek Kargbo | Sierra Leone | 48.52 | |
| 36 | 6 | Abate Addisu | Ethiopia | 48.68 | |
| 37 | 5 | Simon Atwell | Zimbabwe | 48.91 | |
| 38 | 3 | Yash Aubeeluck | Mauritius | 49.16 | |
| 39 | 2 | Esmael Freitas | São Tomé and Príncipe | 49.26 | |
| 40 | 5 | Nabine Tabiou | Togo | 49.44 | |
| 41 | 3 | Abu Bakarr Sesay | Sierra Leone | 49.91 | |
| 42 | 4 | Neil Azemia | Seychelles | 50.81 | |
| | 4 | Frank Addo | Ghana | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 19 March Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 45.51 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | 45.59 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria | 45.63 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana | 45.87 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Ernest Kumevu | Botswana | 45.89 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Dubem Nwachukwu | Nigeria | 45.89 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda | 45.95 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Gerren Muwishi | Zimbabwe | 46.16 | |
| 9 | 2 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | Republic of the Congo | 46.17 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Kenneddy Kimeu | Kenya | 46.39 | |
| 11 | 1 | Tumisang Shezi | South Africa | 46.40 | |
| 12 | 1 | David Sanayek | Kenya | 46.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | Hamza Dair | Morocco | 46.66 | |
| 14 | 3 | Biruk Tadesse | Ethiopia | 46.77 | |
| 15 | 3 | Rachid Mhamdi | Morocco | 46.84 | |
| 16 | 1 | Abdou Aziz N'diaye | Senegal | 47.13 | |
| 17 | 2 | Zuze Leeford | Zimbabwe | 47.25 | |
| 18 | 2 | Omphile Seribe | Botswana | 47.28 | |
| 19 | 2 | Abdennour Bendjemaa | Algeria | 47.48 | |
| 20 | 1 | Ivan Geldenhuys | Namibia | 48.01 | |
| 21 | 3 | Andre Retief | Namibia | 48.09 | |
| 22 | 2 | El Hadji Malick Soumare | Senegal | 50.13 | |
| | 1 | Kennedy Luchembe | Zambia | DNF | |
| | 3 | Sikiru Adeyemi | Nigeria | DNF | |

### Final

Held on 20 March
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria | 45.06 |
| | 5 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 45.37 |
| | 6 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | 45.49 |
| 4 | 4 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana | 45.81 |
| 5 | 8 | Ernest Kumevu | Botswana | 46.09 |
| 6 | 1 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda | 46.16 |
| 7 | 2 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | Republic of the Congo | 46.65 |
| 8 | 7 | Dubem Nwachukwu | Nigeria | 47.13 |