# 2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 4 and 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast | Germaine Abessolo Bivina Cameroon | Janet Amponsah Ghana |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Germaine Abessolo Bivina | Cameroon | 23.54 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.66 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 23.73 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Millicent Ndoro | Kenya | 23.74 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 23.78 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Halutie Hor | Ghana | 23.83 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 23.94 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Scovia Ayikoru | Uganda | 24.00 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Praise Idamadudu | Nigeria | 24.04 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 24.24 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Tamzin Thomas | South Africa | 24.28 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Margaret Barrie | Sierra Leone | 24.39 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 24.44 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Hellen Syombua | Kenya | 24.48 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Marian Bance | Burkina Faso | 24.66 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou | Niger | 24.69 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | Jolene Jacobs | Namibia | 24.69 | q |
| 18 | 5 | Emefa Juliette Bouley | Togo | 24.82 | q |
| 19 | 4 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 24.99 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Eveline Sanches | Cape Verde | 25.04 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Suzanne Toti | Ivory Coast | 25.20 | |
| 22 | 4 | Ndeye Arame Toure | Senegal | 25.21 | Q |
| 23 | 1 | Faith Dube | Zimbabwe | 25.24 | |
| 24 | 4 | Irene Bell Bonong | Cameroon | 25.39 | |
| 25 | 4 | Eunice Kadogo | Kenya | 25.54 | |
| 26 | 2 | Hafsatu Kamara | Sierra Leone | 25.56 | Q |
| 27 | 2 | Seada Siraj | Ethiopia | 25.78 | Q |
| 28 | 2 | Dorcas Ndoye Nzafa | Central African Republic | 26.46 | Q |
| 29 | 2 | Hortense Noudjilar | Chad | 27.76 | |
| | 1 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Eswatini | DNS | |
| | 2 | Persis William-Mensah | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 2 | Rosemary Chukwuma | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 3 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Bassant Hemida | Egypt | DNS | |
| | 3 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 4 | Debekang Blandine | Chad | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 23.34 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.55 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 23.65 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Halutie Hor | Ghana | 23.71 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 23.72 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Scovia Ayikoru | Uganda | 23.76 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Germaine Abessolo Bivina | Cameroon | 23.78 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Praise Idamadudu | Nigeria | 23.92 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Millicent Ndoro | Kenya | 24.24 | |
| 10 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 24.36 | |
| 10 | 2 | Hellen Syombua | Kenya | 24.36 | |
| 12 | 1 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 24.41 | |
| 13 | 2 | Marian Bance | Burkina Faso | 24.45 | |
| 14 | 2 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 24.46 | |
| 15 | 3 | Ndeye Arame Toure | Senegal | 24.65 | |
| 16 | 2 | Emefa Juliette Bouley | Togo | 24.75 | |
| 17 | 2 | Hafsatu Kamara | Sierra Leone | 25.01 | |
| 18 | 3 | Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou | Niger | 25.10 | |
| 19 | 3 | Eveline Sanches | Cape Verde | 25.45 | |
| 20 | 1 | Seada Siraj | Ethiopia | 26.04 | |
| 21 | 2 | Dorcas Ndoye Nzafa | Central African Republic | 26.72 | |
| | 1 | Margaret Barrie | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 1 | Jolene Jacobs | Namibia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Tamzin Thomas | South Africa | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 6 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 22.50 |
| | 7 | Germaine Abessolo Bivina | Cameroon | 23.36 |
| | 3 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.38 |
| 4 | 4 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 23.40 |
| 5 | 2 | Halutie Hor | Ghana | 23.49 |
| 6 | 5 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 23.63 |
| 7 | 8 | Scovia Ayikoru | Uganda | 23.66 |
| 8 | 1 | Praise Idamadudu | Nigeria | 23.79 |