# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22 and 23 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ben Youssef Meïté Ivory Coast | Mosito Lehata Lesotho | Akani Simbine South Africa |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +2.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s, Heat 4: +2.3 m/s, Heat 5: +1.5 m/s, Heat 6: +1.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Ben Youssef Meïté | Ivory Coast | 10.22 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Gerald Phiri | Zambia | 10.23 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 10.24 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.27 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | 10.32 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 10.33 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Thando Roto | South Africa | 10.36 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Arthur Gué Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.39 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Suwaibou Sanneh | Gambia | 10.39 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Josh Swaray | Senegal | 10.44 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 10.44 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Gabriel Mvumvure | Zimbabwe | 10.46 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Tlotliso Leotlela | South Africa | 10.47 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Aziz Ouhadi | Morocco | 10.47 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Brian Kasinda | Zambia | 10.48 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Moulaye Sonko | Senegal | 10.49 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Mark Otieno | Kenya | 10.51 | q |
| 18 | 1 | Titus Kafunda | Zambia | 10.53 | Q |
| 19 | 6 | Christopher Naliali | Ivory Coast | 10.57 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla | Togo | 10.64 | q |
| 21 | 1 | Mlandvo Shongwe | Swaziland | 10.65 | q |
| 22 | 2 | Keene Motukisi | Botswana | 10.66 | q |
| 23 | 4 | Jonathan Permal | Mauritius | 10.70 | q |
| 23 | 5 | Gilbert Otieno | Kenya | 10.70 | |
| 25 | 2 | Mohamed Dawoud | Egypt | 10.72 | |
| 26 | 3 | Even Tjiviju | Namibia | 10.75 | |
| 27 | 5 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 10.80 | |
| 28 | 5 | Shadrack Opoku-Agyeman | Ghana | 10.88 | |
| 29 | 2 | Dylan Sicobo | Seychelles | 10.89 | |
| 30 | 1 | Holder da Silva | Guinea-Bissau | 10.93 | |
| 31 | 4 | Abdusetar Kemal | Ethiopia | 11.00 | |
| 32 | 1 | Shingirai Hlanguyo | Zimbabwe | 11.14 | |
| 33 | 5 | Khumbo Makwakwa | Malawi | 11.42 | |
| 34 | 4 | Benetch Mulumba Kabongo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.50 | |
| 35 | 6 | Didier Kiki | Benin | 11.58 | Q |
| 36 | 3 | Tjimbatu Kauajo | Namibia | 11.64 | |
| 37 | 6 | Gat Kuoth Wal | South Sudan | 11.79 | |
| 38 | 3 | Ben Okecha Paul | South Sudan | 12.02 | |
| | 6 | Desdmond Aree | Ghana | DQ | |
| | 6 | Gange Etemabeka | Republic of the Congo | DNF | |
| | 1 | Mike Mokamba Nyang'au | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 1 | Ebrima Camara | Gambia | DNS | |
| | 2 | Sidiki Ouedraogo | Burkina Faso | DNS | |
| | 3 | Sean Safo-Antwi | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 4 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 5 | Gérard Kobéané | Burkina Faso | DNS | |
| | 6 | Idrissa Adam | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 6 | Bediru Mehammed | Ethiopia | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: +2.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ben Youssef Meïté | Ivory Coast | 10.15 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | 10.20 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 10.20 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gerald Phiri | Zambia | 10.24 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.25 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Thando Roto | South Africa | 10.28 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 10.29 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Tlotliso Leotlela | South Africa | 10.29 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 10.29 | |
| 10 | 2 | Josh Swaray | Senegal | 10.31 | |
| 11 | 1 | Gabriel Mvumvure | Zimbabwe | 10.39 | |
| 12 | 1 | Aziz Ouhadi | Morocco | 10.40 | |
| 13 | 3 | Suwaibou Sanneh | Gambia | 10.41 | |
| 14 | 3 | Brian Kasinda | Zambia | 10.47 | |
| 15 | 3 | Moulaye Sonko | Senegal | 10.48 | |
| 16 | 2 | Mark Otieno | Kenya | 10.49 | |
| 16 | 3 | Arthur Gué Cissé | Ivory Coast | 10.49 | |
| 18 | 1 | Titus Kafunda | Zambia | 10.51 | |
| 19 | 3 | Mlandvo Shongwe | Swaziland | 10.56 | |
| 20 | 2 | Keene Motukisi | Botswana | 10.58 | |
| 21 | 2 | Christopher Naliali | Ivory Coast | 10.62 | |
| 22 | 1 | Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla | Togo | 10.74 | |
| 23 | 1 | Jonathan Permal | Mauritius | 10.74 | |
| 24 | 3 | Didier Kiki | Benin | 11.25 | |

### Final

Wind: +2.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Ben Youssef Meïté | Ivory Coast | 9.95 |
| | 4 | Mosito Lehata | Lesotho | 10.04 |
| | 7 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 10.05 |
| 4 | 1 | Tlotliso Leotlela | South Africa | 10.24 |
| 5 | 5 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia | 10.24 |
| 6 | 8 | Karabo Mothibi | Botswana | 10.36 |
| | 6 | Gerald Phiri | Zambia | DNS |
| | 2 | Thando Roto | South Africa | DNS |