# 2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics was held on 8, 9 and 10 June in Port Louis, Mauritius.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Muzala Samukonga Zambia | Bayapo Ndori Botswana | Mohamed Fares Jlassi Tunisia |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Bayapo Ndori | Botswana | 45.31 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 45.48 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Zibane Ngozi | Botswana | 46.45 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Mahmad Alexander Bock | Namibia | 46.49 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mohamed Fares Jlassi | Tunisia | 46.52 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Zakhiti Nene | South Africa | 46.58 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | 46.67 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Patrick Kakozi Nyambe | Zambia | 46.68 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | Sikiru Adeyemi | Nigeria | 46.73 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | Leungo Scotch | Botswana | 46.74 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Frédéric Mendy | Senegal | 46.78 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | William Seewua | Kenya | 46.80 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Kennedy Luchembe | Zambia | 46.93 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Samson Nathaniel | Nigeria | 47.01 | q |
| 15 | 6 | Gardeo Isaacs | South Africa | 47.10 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Haron Adoli | Uganda | 47.11 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Tumisang Shezi | South Africa | 47.20 | Q |
| 18 | 6 | Andre Johannes Retief | Namibia | 47.25 | q |
| 19 | 6 | Johnson Nnamani | Nigeria | 47.37 | q |
| 20 | 2 | Yobsan Biru | Ethiopia | 47.55 | Q |
| 21 | 5 | Collins Gichana | Kenya | 47.60 | Q |
| 22 | 4 | Rami Balti | Tunisia | 47.73 | |
| 23 | 4 | Edmond Hounthon | Benin | 47.75 | |
| 24 | 3 | Ivan Danny Geldenhuys | Namibia | 47.86 | Q |
| 25 | 3 | Fabrisio Saïdy | Réunion | 47.90 | Q |
| 26 | 7 | Tony Sylva | Gambia | 47.95 | |
| 27 | 1 | El-Mir Reale | Réunion | 47.98 | Q |
| 28 | 1 | El Hadji Malick Soumaré | Senegal | 48.15 | |
| 29 | 7 | Simon Artwell | Zimbabwe | 48.36 | |
| 30 | 2 | Duncan Agyemang | Ghana | 48.50 | |
| 31 | 2 | Semi Thiel | South Sudan | 48.57 | |
| 32 | 3 | Sebastien Clarice | Mauritius | 48.87 | |
| 33 | 2 | Sylvain Benandro | Madagascar | 49.01 | |
| 34 | 1 | Patrice Remandro | Madagascar | 49.03 | |
| 35 | 7 | Godfrey Chan-Wengo | Uganda | 49.30 | |
| 36 | 4 | Yohanes Tefera | Ethiopia | 49.48 | |
| 37 | 5 | Illa Salifou Chaibou | Niger | 49.71 | |
| 38 | 6 | Modou Lamin Bah | Gambia | 49.80 | |
| 39 | 4 | Ahmed Essabai | Libya | 52.63 | |
| | 1 | Emmanuel Korir | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 1 | Awad Elkarim Koko | Sudan | DNS | |
| | 1 | Benedictor Mathias | Tanzania | DNS | |
| | 2 | Akeem Sirleaf | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 2 | Gerren Muwishi | Zimbabwe | DNF | |
| | 3 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 3 | Caleb Vadivello | Seychelles | DNS | |
| | 3 | Anthony Pesela | Botswana | DNS | |
| | 5 | Aboubakar Sidick Tetndap Nsangou | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 5 | Todisoa Franck Rabearison | Madagascar | DNS | |
| | 5 | Daniel Otibo | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 6 | Corneille Junior Ayingouka | Central African Republic | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Mohamed Fares Jlassi | Tunisia | 46.40 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Bayapo Ndori | Botswana | 46.48 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 46.49 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Leungo Scotch | Botswana | 46.66 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Mahmad Alexander Bock | Namibia | 46.72 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Kennedy Luchembe | Zambia | 46.74 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Zakhiti Nene | South Africa | 46.92 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Zibane Ngozi | Botswana | 47.08 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Collins Gichana | Kenya | 47.14 | |
| 10 | 2 | Frédéric Mendy | Senegal | 47.33 | |
| 11 | 1 | Patrick Kakozi Nyambe | Zambia | 47.63 | |
| 12 | 2 | Samson Nathaniel | Nigeria | 47.66 | |
| 13 | 3 | Gardeo Isaacs | South Africa | 47.69 | |
| 14 | 2 | Haron Adoli | Uganda | 47.91 | |
| 15 | 3 | Yobsan Biru | Ethiopia | 47.96 | |
| 16 | 3 | Johnson Nnamani | Nigeria | 48.21 | |
| 17 | 1 | Sikiru Adeyemi | Nigeria | 48.22 | |
| 18 | 2 | Ivan Danny Geldenhuys | Namibia | 48.24 | |
| 19 | 1 | Andre Johannes Retief | Namibia | 48.38 | |
| 20 | 2 | Fabrisio Saïdy | Réunion | 48.46 | |
| 21 | 1 | William Seewua | Kenya | 48.81 | |
| 22 | 1 | El-Mir Reale | Réunion | 50.07 | |
| | 3 | Tumisang Shezi | South Africa | DNF | |
| | 1 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 45.31 | |
| | 6 | Bayapo Ndori | Botswana | 45.35 | |
| | 3 | Mohamed Fares Jlassi | Tunisia | 45.54 | 45.333 |
| 4 | 8 | Zakhiti Nene | South Africa | 45.54 | 45.540 |
| 5 | 4 | Leungo Scotch | Botswana | 46.14 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kennedy Luchembe | Zambia | 46.16 | |
| 7 | 1 | Zibane Ngozi | Botswana | 46.57 | |
| 8 | 7 | Mahmad Alexander Bock | Namibia | 46.75 | |