2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 and 22 June in Douala, Cameroon.^[1][2]

Men's 100 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue	Japoma Stadium
Location	Douala, Cameroon
Dates	21 June (heats) 22 June (semi-finals & final)
Competitors	63 from 29 nations
Winning time	10.13
Medalists
Joseph Fahnbulleh    Liberia   Emmanuel Eseme    Cameroon   Benjamin Richardson    South Africa
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Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Time (s)	Location	Date
World record[3]	Usain Bolt (JAM)	9.58	Berlin, Germany	16 August 2009
African record[4]	Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN)	9.77	Nairobi, Kenya	18 September 2021
Championship record	Seun Ogunkoya (NGR)	9.94	Dakar, Senegal	19 August 1998
World leading[5]	Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN)	9.79	Nairobi, Kenya	15 June 2024
African leading[6]

Results

Heats

Held on 21 June. First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s, Heat 4: +1.2 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s, Heat 6: +2.0 m/s, Heat 7: 0.0 m/s, Heat 8: +1.0 m/s, Heat 9: +2.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	8	Benjamin Richardson	South Africa	10.14	Q
2	7	Bayanda Walaza	South Africa	10.15	Q
3	3	Kayinsola Ajayi	Nigeria	10.21	Q
4	5	Noah Bibi	Mauritius	10.28	Q
4	7	Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina	Cameroon	10.28	Q
6	6	Letsile Tebogo	Botswana	10.29	Q
7	6	Mamadou Fall Sarr	Senegal	10.34	Q
7	6	Mojela Koneshe	Lesotho	10.34	q
7	8	Ebrahima Camara	Gambia	10.34	Q
10	4	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	Zimbabwe	10.35	Q
11	4	Usheoritse Itsekiri	Nigeria	10.36	Q
12	7	Ibrahim Diomande	Ivory Coast	10.40	q
13	3	Isaac Botsio	Ghana	10.41	Q
13	7	Stephen Abosi	Botswana	10.41	q
15	8	Sibusiso Matsenjwa	Eswatini	10.42	q
15	9	Bradley Nkoana	South Africa	10.42	Q
17	4	Adama Jammeh	Gambia	10.43	q
18	2	Joseph Fahnbulleh	Liberia	10.45	Q
18	6	Mark Odhiambo	Kenya	10.45	q
20	1	Emmanuel Eseme	Cameroon	10.49	Q
20	2	Edwin Gadayi	Ghana	10.49	Q
20	5	Ismael Koné	Ivory Coast	10.49	Q
23	2	Godson Oghenebrume	Nigeria	10.51
23	5	Lionnel Muteba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.51
25	8	Dickson Kamungeremu	Zimbabwe	10.52
26	4	Gilbert Hainuca	Namibia	10.53
26	8	Ibrahima Hamayadji	Cameroon	10.53
28	3	Dominique Lasconi Mulamba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.54
29	2	Ngoni Makusha	Zimbabwe	10.55
30	1	Olivier Mwimba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.57	Q
30	7	Moulaye Sonko	Senegal	10.57
32	4	Brock Appiah	Ghana	10.58
33	5	Steven Sabino	Mozambique	10.59
33	9	Alieu Joof	Gambia	10.59	Q
35	5	Omar Ndoye	Senegal	10.61
35	9	Hatago Murere	Namibia	10.61
37	9	Wissy Frank Hoye Yenda Moukoula	Gabon	10.62
38	4	Fode Sissoko	Mali	10.63
38	4	Dyland Sicobo	Seychelles	10.63
40	3	Thandaza Zwane	Eswatini	10.66
41	1	Thuto Masasa	Botswana	10.67
42	2	Meshack Babu	Kenya	10.68
43	6	Mcebo Mkhaliphi	Eswatini	10.70
44	1	John Sherman	Liberia	10.71
44	8	Noah Lawson	Togo	10.71
46	1	David Nguema Allogho	Gabon	10.73
47	7	Seco Camara	Guinea-Bissau	10.81
48	3	Kouadio Éric Kouame	Ivory Coast	10.82
49	3	Justine Isaboke	Kenya	10.85
49	5	Jerome Kounou	Benin	10.85
51	9	Ojulu Kul	Ethiopia	10.86
52	7	Sharry Dodin	Seychelles	10.88
53	2	Didier Kiki	Benin	10.90
54	5	Kossi Médard Nayo	Togo	10.91
55	1	Gregor Appols	Namibia	10.94
56	6	Caleb Adonai	Central African Republic	10.97
57	2	Ronaldinho Oliveira	Cape Verde	11.03
57	3	Janosh Moncerry	Seychelles	11.03
59	6	Ludovic Kilambaye	Chad	11.47
60	1	Ahmed Musa	Ethiopia	11.57
61	9	Gregorio Ndong Oye	Equatorial Guinea	12.11
62	3	Ahmed Essabai	Libya	12.29
63	8	Joshan Vencatasamy	Mauritius	17.33
	4	Herve Toumandji	Central African Republic	DNS
	5	Fidel Lawrence	Sierra Leone	DNS
	7	Foday Kallon	Sierra Leone	DNS
	9	Ambdoul Karim Riffayn	Comoros	DNS
	9	William Aguessy	Benin	DNS

Semi-finals

Held on 22 June. First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Ismael Koné	Ivory Coast	10.03	Q
2	2	Tapiwanashe Makarawu	Zimbabwe	10.06	Q
3	1	Kayinsola Ajayi	Nigeria	10.08	Q
3	2	Benjamin Richardson	South Africa	10.08	Q
5	1	Noah Bibi	Mauritius	10.17	q
5	3	Joseph Fahnbulleh	Liberia	10.17	Q
7	2	Emmanuel Eseme	Cameroon	10.18	q
8	3	Isaac Botsio	Ghana	10.25	Q
9	3	Bayanda Walaza	South Africa	10.26
10	1	Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina	Cameroon	10.27
11	2	Usheoritse Itsekiri	Nigeria	10.29
12	1	Bradley Nkoana	South Africa	10.30
12	3	Mamadou Fall Sarr	Senegal	10.30
14	1	Adama Jammeh	Gambia	10.31
14	1	Edwin Gadayi	Ghana	10.31
16	2	Ebrahima Camara	Gambia	10.34
17	2	Mojela Koneshe	Lesotho	10.42
17	3	Mark Odhiambo	Kenya	10.42
19	2	Olivier Mwimba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.51
20	3	Alieu Joof	Gambia	10.55
21	1	Stephen Abosi	Botswana	10.61
22	2	Sibusiso Matsenjwa	Eswatini	10.66
23	3	Ibrahim Diomande	Ivory Coast	10.92
	3	Letsile Tebogo	Botswana	DNS

Final

Held on 22 June

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	Joseph Fahnbulleh	Liberia	10.13
	1	Emmanuel Eseme	Cameroon	10.15
	8	Benjamin Richardson	South Africa	10.17
4	3	Kayinsola Ajayi	Nigeria	10.20
5	4	Ismael Koné	Ivory Coast	10.24
6	5	Tapiwa Makarawu	Zimbabwe	10.25
7	7	Isaac Botsio	Ghana	10.33
8	2	Noah Bibi	Mauritius	10.43

See also

• Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 100 metres