# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | Hannes Dreyer South Africa |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -3.9 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.5 m/s, Heat 5: -0.5 m/s, Heat 6: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | 10.35 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 4 | Hannes Dreyer | South Africa | 10.38 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.39 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Aziz Ouhadi | Morocco | 10.43 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Suwaibou Sanneh | Gambia | 10.43 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | Katim Touré | Senegal | 10.43 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Hitjivirue Kaanjuka | Namibia | 10.44 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Tom Musinde | Kenya | 10.47 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Khalid Idrissi Zougari | Morocco | 10.47 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Isaac Uche | Nigeria | 10.48 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Idrissa Sanou | Burkina Faso | 10.50 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Allah Laryea-Akrong | Ghana | 10.51 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | 10.52 | q |
| 14 | 1 | Béranger Aymard Bosse | Central African Republic | 10.52 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Wilfried Bingangoye | Gabon | 10.52 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | Fabrice Coiffic | Mauritius | 10.57 | q |
| 17 | 6 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 10.59 | Q |
| 18 | 6 | Wetere Galcha | Ethiopia | 10.61 | Q, NR |
| 19 | 1 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 10.62 | Q |
| 20 | 3 | Alain Olivier Nyounai | Cameroon | 10.66 | q |
| 21 | 6 | Abdourahmane Ndour | Senegal | 10.72 | Q |
| 22 | 6 | Youssouf Mhadjou | Comoros | 10.72 | q |
| 23 | 4 | Abyot Lencho | Ethiopia | 10.72 | q |
| 24 | 6 | Nabie Foday Fofanah | Guinea | 10.74 | q |
| 25 | 3 | Okatakyie Akwasi Afrifa | Ghana | 10.75 | |
| 26 | 2 | Idrissa Adam | Cameroon | 10.76 | |
| 27 | 1 | Roger Angouono-Moke | Republic of the Congo | 10.80 | |
| 28 | 2 | Mohammed-jud Misbah | Ethiopia | 10.81 | |
| 29 | 1 | Tidiane Coulibaly | Mali | 11.04 | |
| 30 | 4 | Éric Pacôme N'Dri | Ivory Coast | 11.08 | |
| 31 | 3 | Isaac Jones | Gambia | 11.09 | |
| 32 | 5 | Seydou Ouédraogo | Ivory Coast | 11.11 | |
| 33 | 6 | Ghyd-Kermeliss-Holly Olonghot | Republic of the Congo | 11.14 | |
| 34 | 5 | Ismaïla Tcheuko | Cameroon | 11.19 | |
| 35 | 4 | Islam Mulinda | Rwanda | 11.36 | |
| 36 | 5 | Moussa Camara | Guinea | 11.40 | |
| 37 | 4 | Mohamed Hassan Ali | Somalia | 12.49 | |
| | 1 | Mussa Mlekwa | Tanzania | DNS | |
| | 1 | Temba Ncube | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | 2 | Yasini Mihndini | Tanzania | DNS | |
| | 3 | Haita Bonyafala | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 3 | Francis Zimwara | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | 4 | Moumi Sebergue | Chad | DNS | |
| | 6 | David Tinago | Zimbabwe | DNS | |

### Semifinals

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: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 10.27 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Hannes Dreyer | South Africa | 10.36 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.36 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Idrissa Sanou | Burkina Faso | 10.38 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Aziz Ouhadi | Morocco | 10.40 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | 10.40 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Hitjivirue Kaanjuka | Namibia | 10.40 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Wilfried Bingangoye | Gabon | 10.48 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Allah Laryea-Akrong | Ghana | 10.48 | |
| 10 | 1 | Isaac Uche | Nigeria | 10.49 | |
| 11 | 1 | Katim Touré | Senegal | 10.50 | |
| 12 | 3 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | 10.51 | |
| 13 | 3 | Stéphan Buckland | Mauritius | 10.54 | |
| 14 | 1 | Béranger Aymard Bosse | Central African Republic | 10.58 | |
| 15 | 2 | Khalid Idrissi Zougari | Morocco | 10.58 | |
| 16 | 2 | Suwaibou Sanneh | Gambia | 10.63 | |
| 17 | 3 | Nabie Foday Fofanah | Guinea | 10.65 | |
| 18 | 3 | Tom Musinde | Kenya | 10.66 | |
| 19 | 2 | Youssouf Mhadjou | Comoros | 10.68 | |
| 20 | 1 | Fabrice Coiffic | Mauritius | 10.72 | |
| 21 | 1 | Abyot Lencho | Ethiopia | 10.81 | |
| 22 | 3 | Wetere Galcha | Ethiopia | 10.81 | |
| 23 | 2 | Abdourahmane Ndour | Senegal | 10.90 | |
| 24 | 2 | Alain Olivier Nyounai | Cameroon | 10.92 | |

### Final

Wind: +1.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 10.10 | SB |
| | 5 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.21 | SB |
| | 3 | Hannes Dreyer | South Africa | 10.24 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Idrissa Sanou | Burkina Faso | 10.41 | |
| 5 | 1 | Hitjivirue Kaanjuka | Namibia | 10.50 | |
| 6 | 8 | Wilfried Bingangoye | Gabon | 10.54 | |
| 7 | 7 | Aziz Ouhadi | Morocco | 11.13 | |
| | 2 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt | DNS | |