# 2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Douala, Cameroon.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Joseph Fahnbulleh Liberia | Tapiwanashe Makarawu Zimbabwe | Emmanuel Eseme Cameroon |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 25 June
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: -0.6 m/s, Heat 6: -0.1 m/s, Heat 7: +0.1 m/s, Heat 8: +0.2 m/s, Heat 9: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Sinesipho Dambile | South Africa | 20.69 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 20.82 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | Ghana | 20.88 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Alaba Akintola | Nigeria | 20.94 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | Zimbabwe | 21.00 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Hachim Maaroufou | Comoros | 21.02 | Q |
| 7 | 9 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 21.04 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | 21.08 | Q |
| 9 | 9 | Tumo Stagato van Wyk | Botswana | 21.09 | Q |
| 10 | 8 | Samuel Waweru | Kenya | 21.10 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Fode Sissoko | Mali | 21.18 | Q |
| 12 | 7 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 21.21 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Elvis Gaseb | Namibia | 21.22 | q |
| 14 | 5 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 21.23 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 21.25 | q |
| 16 | 3 | Dominique Lasconi Mulamba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.29 | Q |
| 17 | 9 | Patrice Esele Sasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.30 | q |
| 18 | 2 | Jacky Yapo Uleich Adzeu | Ivory Coast | 21.31 | q |
| 19 | 3 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 21.32 | q |
| 20 | 4 | Sengan Jobe | Gambia | 21.36 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Mcebo Mkhaliphi | Eswatini | 21.37 | |
| 21 | 5 | Lionnel Muteba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.37 | |
| 23 | 1 | Hatago Murere | Namibia | 21.45 | Q |
| 24 | 6 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Cameroon | 21.51 | Q |
| 24 | 9 | Omar Ndoye | Senegal | 21.51 | |
| 26 | 2 | Moulaye Sonko | Senegal | 21.55 | |
| 27 | 7 | Godiraone Lobatlamang | Botswana | 21.63 | Q |
| 28 | 7 | Dan Kiviasi | Kenya | 21.66 | |
| 29 | 1 | Kouadio Éric Kouame | Ivory Coast | 21.68 | |
| 30 | 4 | Jerome Kounou | Benin | 21.71 | |
| 31 | 3 | Ojulu Kul | Ethiopia | 21.76 | |
| 32 | 9 | Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula | Gabon | 21.79 | |
| 33 | 2 | Denzel Adem | Seychelles | 21.80 | |
| 34 | 1 | Mlandvo Maziya | Eswatini | 21.81 | |
| 35 | 2 | Noah Lawson | Togo | 21.83 | |
| 36 | 6 | Romeo Manzila Mahambou | Republic of the Congo | 21.93 | |
| 37 | 6 | Seco Camara | Guinea-Bissau | 21.95 | |
| 38 | 1 | David Nguema Allogho | Gabon | 21.98 | |
| 39 | 8 | Sharry Dodin | Seychelles | 21.99 | Q |
| 40 | 5 | Mike Nyang'au | Kenya | 22.04 | |
| 41 | 4 | Dylan Sicobo | Seychelles | 22.21 | |
| 42 | 2 | Melkamu Assefa | Ethiopia | 22.31 | |
| 43 | 6 | Caleb Adonai | Central African Republic | 22.46 | |
| 44 | 4 | Ahmed Musa | Ethiopia | 22.54 | |
| 45 | 5 | Ronaldinho Oliveira | Cape Verde | 22.75 | |
| 46 | 7 | Ludovic Kilambaye | Chad | 23.49 | |
| 47 | 8 | Marcos Santos | Angola | 23.84 | |
| 48 | 3 | Joshan Vencatasamy | Mauritius | 23.87 | |
| | 2 | Gnamien Nehemie N'Goran | Ivory Coast | DQ | TR17.2.3 |
| | 5 | Rémi Adandjo | Benin | DQ | TR17.2.3 |
| | 3 | Alieu Joof | Gambia | DNF | |
| | 6 | Akeem Sirleaf | Liberia | DNF | |
| | 1 | Mamadou Fall Sarr | Senegal | DNS | |
| | 1 | Herve Toumandji | Central African Republic | DNS | |
| | 1 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | DNS | |
| | 3 | Abdou Idhat | Senegal | DNS | |
| | 4 | Shaun Maswanganyi | South Africa | DNS | |
| | 5 | Ahmed Essabai | Libya | DNS | |
| | 6 | Kossi Médard Nayo | Togo | DNS | |
| | 7 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 7 | Arão Adão Simão | Angola | DNS | |
| | 7 | Amara Conte | Guinea | DNS | |
| | 8 | Gregorio Ndong Oye | Equatorial Guinea | DNS | |
| | 8 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 8 | Fuseini Ibrahim | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 8 | Ibrahima Hamayadji | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 9 | Gilbert Hainuca | Namibia | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 25 June
Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.4 m/s, Heat 2: -1.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 20.47 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | Ghana | 20.52 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | 20.58 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | Zimbabwe | 20.67 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Alaba Akintola | Nigeria | 20.79 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 20.80 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 20.87 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Hachim Maaroufou | Comoros | 21.07 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina | Cameroon | 21.08 | |
| 10 | 2 | Tumo Stagato van Wyk | Botswana | 21.10 | |
| 11 | 2 | Godiraone Lobatlamang | Botswana | 21.12 | |
| 12 | 1 | Elvis Gaseb | Namibia | 21.21 | |
| 13 | 2 | Samuel Waweru | Kenya | 21.22 | |
| 14 | 2 | Adama Jammeh | Gambia | 21.23 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sengan Jobe | Gambia | 21.37 | |
| 16 | 3 | Ngoni Makusha | Zimbabwe | 21.45 | |
| 17 | 2 | Jacky Yapo Uleich Adzeu | Ivory Coast | 21.46 | |
| 18 | 3 | Patrice Esele Sasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.47 | |
| 19 | 2 | Dominique Lasconi Mulamba | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.64 | |
| 20 | 1 | Sharry Dodin | Seychelles | 22.01 | |
| | 1 | Sinesipho Dambile | South Africa | DNS | |
| | 1 | Fode Sissoko | Mali | DNS | |
| | 3 | Hatago Murere | Namibia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Cameroon | DNS | |

### Final

Held on 26 June
Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 6 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | 20.25 |
| | 3 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | Zimbabwe | 20.51 |
| | 5 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon | 20.66 |
| 4 | 4 | Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | Ghana | 20.67 |
| 5 | 8 | Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Eswatini | 20.95 |
| 6 | 2 | Hachim Maaroufou | Comoros | 21.02 |
| 7 | 7 | Noah Bibi | Mauritius | 21.16 |
| 8 | 1 | Alaba Akintola | Nigeria | 21.45 |