# Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 21 and 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Joseph Amoah Ghana | Claude Itoungue Bongogne Cameroon | Consider Ekanem Nigeria |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 21 March Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -1.3 m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.8 m/s, Heat 4: -1.2 m/s, Heat 5: -2.0 m/s Heat 6: -1.1 m/s, Heat 7: -1.9 m/s, Heat 8: -2.7 m/s, Heat 9: -1.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 20.80 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Joseph Amoah | Ghana | 20.91 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Consider Ekanem | Nigeria | 20.94 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Marcos Santos | Angola | 20.96 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 5 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Cameroon | 20.97 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Kakene Sitali | Zambia | 21.00 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 21.02 | Q |
| 8 | 7 | Ibrahim Fuseini | Ghana | 21.02 | Q |
| 9 | 7 | Alaba Akintola | Nigeria | 21.08 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 21.13 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Guy Maganga Gorra | Gabon | 21.13 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Elvis Gaseb | Namibia | 21.14 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Dominique Lasconi Mulamba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.14 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Samuel Waweru | Kenya | 21.14 | Q |
| 15 | 9 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 21.20 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | Adama Jammeh | The Gambia | 21.28 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Jason Mandoze | Botswana | 21.29 | q |
| 18 | 2 | Kevin Lobatlamang | Botswana | 21.29 | Q |
| 19 | 9 | Solomon Hammond | Ghana | 21.32 | Q |
| 20 | 8 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 21.36 | Q |
| 21 | 1 | Fodé Sissoko | Mali | 21.40 | q |
| 22 | 6 | Hesbon Ochieng | Kenya | 21.40 | q |
| 23 | 3 | Stern Noel Liffa | Malawi | 21.45 | Q |
| 24 | 2 | Kebba Makalo | The Gambia | 21.47 | |
| 25 | 8 | Sharry Dodin | Seychelles | 21.51 | Q |
| 26 | 1 | Frank Hoye Moukoula Wissy | Gabon | 21.55 | |
| 27 | 3 | Jerome Kounou | Benin | 21.67 | |
| 28 | 3 | Allan Ngobi | Uganda | 21.67 | |
| 29 | 3 | Patrice Esele Sasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.74 | |
| 30 | 6 | Ali Khamis Gulam | Tanzania | 21.78 | |
| 31 | 5 | Gnamien Nehemie N'goran | Ivory Coast | 21.79 | |
| 32 | 2 | Edson Deve | Mozambique | 21.82 | |
| 33 | 9 | Denzel Adem | Seychelles | 21.83 | |
| 34 | 1 | Joshan Vencatasamy | Mauritius | 21.84 | |
| 35 | 8 | Yapo Jacky Adzeu | Ivory Coast | 21.87 | |
| 36 | 7 | Roméo Manzila Mahambou | Republic of the Congo | 21.88 | |
| 37 | 9 | Lawrence Feidel | Sierra Leone | 21.88 | |
| 38 | 4 | Emmanuel Aboda | Uganda | 21.94 | |
| 39 | 5 | Amara Conte | Guinea | 21.96 | |
| 40 | 8 | Dan Kiviasi Asamba | Kenya | 22.01 | |
| 41 | 8 | Kossi Médard Nayo | Togo | 22.02 | |
| 42 | 6 | Hatago Murere | Namibia | 22.03 | |
| 43 | 8 | Benson Okot | Uganda | 22.03 | |
| 44 | 6 | Jacques Mboko Niamba | Republic of the Congo | 22.18 | |
| 45 | 4 | Gasisi Gegasa | Tanzania | 22.20 | |
| 46 | 2 | Arthur Quaqua | Liberia | 22.23 | |
| 47 | 7 | Melkamu Assefa | Ethiopia | 22.24 | |
| 48 | 9 | Yohannes Kiflemariam | Eritrea | 22.36 | |
| 49 | 1 | Adem Musa | Ethiopia | 22.45 | |
| 50 | 9 | Mintesnot Wachso | Ethiopia | 22.53 | |
| 51 | 6 | Esmael Freitas | São Tomé and Príncipe | 22.57 | |
| 52 | 7 | Derek Kargbo | Sierra Leone | 22.66 | |
| 53 | 2 | Mulumba Kanyinda | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.85 | |
| 54 | 5 | Abu Bakarr Sesay | Sierra Leone | 22.90 | |
| 55 | 3 | Vanderley Panzo | Equatorial Guinea | 22.93 | |
| 56 | 4 | Arão Adão Simão | Angola | 22.97 | |
| 57 | 2 | Tamba Djuma | Guinea-Bissau | 23.00 | |
| | 1 | Jobe Sengan | The Gambia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 3 | Israel Okon Sunday | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 5 | Justice Chivwamba | Zambia | DNS | |
| | 6 | Malambo Chongo | Zambia | DNS | |
| | 7 | Chakir Machmour | Morocco | DNS | |
| | 7 | Dickson Kamungeremu | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | 8 | Natnael Gebregzabher | Eritrea | DNS | |
| | 9 | Jean Mark Allokoua | Ivory Coast | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 21 March Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: -2.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Cameroon | 20.82 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Consider Ekanem | Nigeria | 20.92 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joseph Amoah | Ghana | 20.93 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Alaba Akintola | Nigeria | 21.00 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Adama Jammeh | The Gambia | 21.02 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Samuel Waweru | Kenya | 21.02 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Ibrahim Fuseini | Ghana | 21.03 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 21.04 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | 21.05 | |
| 10 | 1 | Solomon Hammond | Ghana | 21.06 | |
| 11 | 3 | Guy Maganga Gorra | Gabon | 21.10 | |
| 12 | 1 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 21.12 | |
| 13 | 2 | Elvis Gaseb | Namibia | 21.16 | |
| 14 | 3 | Kakene Sitali | Zambia | 21.18 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jason Mandoze | Botswana | 21.24 | |
| 16 | 2 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 21.25 | |
| 17 | 2 | Marcos Santos | Angola | 21.26 | |
| 18 | 2 | Dominique Lasconi Mulamba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.29 | |
| 19 | 2 | Fodé Sissoko | Mali | 21.36 | |
| 20 | 1 | Kevin Lobatlamang | Botswana | 21.37 | |
| 21 | 3 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 21.52 | |
| 22 | 3 | Hesbon Ochieng | Kenya | 21.55 | |
| 23 | 3 | Sharry Dodin | Seychelles | 21.64 | |
| 24 | 2 | Stern Noel Liffa | Malawi | 21.64 | |

### Final

Held on 22 March Wind: -2.8 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 6 | Joseph Amoah | Ghana | 20.70 |
| | 5 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Cameroon | 20.74 |
| | 4 | Consider Ekanem | Nigeria | 20.80 |
| 4 | 2 | Ibrahim Fuseini | Ghana | 20.85 |
| 5 | 1 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 21.12 |
| 6 | 3 | Alaba Akintola | Nigeria | 21.12 |
| 7 | 8 | Adama Jammeh | The Gambia | 21.14 |
| 8 | 7 | Samuel Waweru | Kenya | 21.35 |