# 2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 1 and 2 August in Asaba, Nigeria.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast | Janet Amponsah Ghana | Joy Udo-Gabriel Nigeria |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s, Heat 4: -1.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.25 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Bassant Hemida | Egypt | 11.60 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.63 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Joy Udo-Gabriel | Nigeria | 11.64 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Mercy Ntia-Obong | Nigeria | 11.66 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 11.74 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Halutie Hor | Ghana | 11.77 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 11.78 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Cassidy Williamson | South Africa | 11.79 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Tsaone Sebele | Botswana | 11.79 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Scovia Ayikoru | Uganda | 11.88 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Rhoda Njobvu | Zambia | 11.90 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Tebogo Mamathu | South Africa | 11.90 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 11.91 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Germaine Abessolo Bivina | Cameroon | 11.98 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Hafsatu Kamara | Sierra Leone | 12.03 | |
| 17 | 4 | Jolene Jacobs | Namibia | 12.04 | |
| 18 | 2 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Eswatini | 12.05 | Q |
| 19 | 4 | Loungo Matlhaku | Botswana | 12.08 | |
| 20 | 3 | Hellen Makumba | Zambia | 12.11 | |
| 21 | 1 | Ndeye Arame Toure | Senegal | 12.14 | |
| 22 | 2 | Emefa Juliette Bouley | Togo | 12.15 | |
| 23 | 3 | Irene Bell Bonong | Cameroon | 12.17 | |
| 24 | 4 | Joan Cherono [de] | Kenya | 12.20 | |
| 25 | 2 | Fatoumata Sakho | Mali | 12.25 | |
| 26 | 2 | Majory Chisanga [de] | Zambia | 12.26 | |
| 27 | 3 | Freshia Wangari | Kenya | 12.33 | |
| 28 | 2 | Amy Tall Ndeye | Senegal | 12.44 | |
| 29 | 4 | Suzanne Toti | Ivory Coast | 12.45 | |
| 30 | 3 | Worke Kumalo | Ethiopia | 12.96 | |
| 30 | 4 | Meseret Gudura | Ethiopia | 12.96 | |
| | 2 | Fatuma Lukundula | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: -2.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.26 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Tebogo Mamathu | South Africa | 11.54 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Halutie Hor | Ghana | 11.61 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Joy Udo-Gabriel | Nigeria | 11.68 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.68 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Tsaone Sebele | Botswana | 11.75 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Mercy Ntia-Obong | Nigeria | 11.77 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Bassant Hemida | Egypt | 11.86 | |
| 9 | 2 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 11.90 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Cassidy Williamson | South Africa | 11.91 | |
| 11 | 2 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 11.92 | |
| 12 | 2 | Scovia Ayikoru | Uganda | 11.93 | |
| 13 | 2 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 11.97 | |
| 14 | 2 | Rhoda Njobvu | Zambia | 12.09 | |
| 15 | 1 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Eswatini | 12.10 | |
| 16 | 1 | Germaine Abessolo Bivina | Cameroon | 12.10 | |

### Final

Wind: -2.3 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.15 |
| | 3 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.54 |
| | 5 | Joy Udo-Gabriel | Nigeria | 11.58 |
| 4 | 7 | Halutie Hor | Ghana | 11.64 |
| 5 | 2 | Mercy Ntia-Obong | Nigeria | 11.69 |
| 6 | 6 | Tebogo Mamathu | South Africa | 11.73 |
| 7 | 1 | Tsaone Sebele | Botswana | 11.83 |
| 8 | 8 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 11.85 |