Heats

Held on 11 June

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +3.0 m/s, Heat 2: +3.0 m/s, Heat 3: +2.7 m/s, Heat 4: +2.9 m/s, Heat 5: +3.2 m/s, Heat 6: +2.4 m/s, Heat 7: +1.8 m/s, Heat 8: +2.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Noa Bibi	Mauritius	20.42	Q
2	7	Letsile Tebogo	Botswana	20.48	Q
3	2	Joseph Paul Amoah	Ghana	20.52	Q
4	2	Emmanuel Eseme	Cameroon	20.54	Q
5	1	Arthur Cissé	Ivory Coast	20.60	Q
6	3	Clarence Munyai	South Africa	20.62	Q
7	1	Sinesipho Dambile	South Africa	20.64	q
8	3	Mike Nyang'au	Kenya	20.77	Q
9	3	Tapiwa Makarawu	Zimbabwe	20.83	q
10	2	Chidi Okezie	Nigeria	20.84	q
11	8	Benjamin Richardson	South Africa	20.87	Q
12	2	Stern Liffa	Malawi	20.88	q
12	5	Akeem Sirleaf	Liberia	20.88	Q
14	2	Hachim Maaroufou	Comoros	20.91	q
15	3	Guy Maganga Gorra	Gabon	20.92	q
16	1	Gilbert Hainuca	Namibia	20.95	q
17	1	Lasconi Mulamba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	20.96	q
17	4	Sydney Siame	Zambia	20.96	Q
19	4	Wellington Zaza	Liberia	20.97	Q
19	8	Anthony Pesela	Botswana	20.97	Q
21	5	Kakene Sitali	Zambia	20.99	Q
22	8	Adekalu Fakorede	Nigeria	21.00
23	7	Emmanuel Matadi	Liberia	21.01	Q
24	3	Ebrahima Camara	Gambia	21.04
25	3	Sibusiso Matsenjwa	Eswatini	21.08
26	6	Ngoni Makusha	Zimbabwe	21.11	Q
27	1	Jayson Mandoze	Botswana	21.12
27	4	Alieu Joof	Gambia	21.12
29	4	Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina	Cameroon	21.14
30	5	Sengan Jobe	Gambia	21.16
30	7	Ferdinand Omurwa	Kenya	21.16
32	2	Ivan Danny Geldenhuys	Namibia	21.32
32	6	Dan Asamba	Kenya	21.32	Q
34	2	Cyrille Rasoamanana	Réunion	21.35
35	6	Pius Adome	Uganda	21.38
36	5	Gideon Ernst Narib	Namibia	21.40
37	4	Denzel Siamsialela	Zimbabwe	21.53
38	7	Mcebo Mkhaliphi	Eswatini	21.56
39	2	Ahmed Amaar	Libya	21.57
39	6	Louis François Mendy	Senegal	21.57
41	5	Cédric Lacouture	Réunion	21.60
42	8	Alvin Rughoodass	Mauritius	21.61
43	1	Sylvain Benandro	Madagascar	21.62
44	6	Médard Nayo	Togo	21.67
45	4	Assadillah Karani Hassani	Comoros	21.70
46	8	Denzel Adem	Seychelles	21.74
47	7	Haron Adoli	Uganda	21.76
48	5	Eriema Kere	Ethiopia	21.82
49	4	Lionel Muteba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	21.84
50	5	El Hadji Malick Diop	Senegal	21.88
51	8	Semi Thiel	South Sudan	21.91
52	7	Ogho-Oghene Egwero	Nigeria	22.08
53	1	Leeroy Henriette	Seychelles	22.14
54	3	Didier Kiki	Benin	22.34
55	6	Ahmed Musa	Ethiopia	22.44
56	7	Edmond Hounthon	Benin	22.64
	6	Ayanda Malaza	Eswatini	DNS
	8	Gange Etemabeka	Republic of the Congo	DNS
	8	Corneille Junior Ayingouka	Central African Republic	DNS

Semifinals

Held on 11 June

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +3.0 m/s, Heat 2: +2.4 m/s, Heat 3: +3.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Clarence Munyai	South Africa	20.52	Q
2	2	Letsile Tebogo	Botswana	20.58	Q
3	2	Sinesipho Dambile	South Africa	20.69	Q
4	1	Emmanuel Eseme	Cameroon	20.73	Q, 20.726
5	1	Arthur Cissé	Ivory Coast	20.73	q, 20.729
6	2	Akeem Sirleaf	Liberia	20.75	q
7	3	Noa Bibi	Mauritius	20.82	Q
8	1	Joseph Paul Amoah	Ghana	20.89
9	3	Chidi Okezie	Nigeria	21.01	Q, 21.005
10	3	Anthony Pesela	Botswana	21.01	21.010
11	2	Mike Nyang'au	Kenya	21.06
12	3	Wellington Zaza	Liberia	21.09
13	3	Benjamin Richardson	South Africa	21.11
14	1	Guy Maganga Gorra	Gabon	21.12
15	2	Kakene Sitali	Zambia	21.19
16	3	Tapiwa Makarawu	Zimbabwe	21.20
17	1	Hachim Maaroufou	Comoros	21.24
18	3	Sydney Siame	Zambia	21.31
19	2	Ngoni Makusha	Zimbabwe	21.32
20	2	Gilbert Hainuca	Namibia	21.60
21	2	Stern Liffa	Malawi	21.63
22	1	Dan Asamba	Kenya	21.79
23	3	Lasconi Mulamba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	21.79
	1	Emmanuel Matadi	Liberia	DNF

Final

Held on 12 June

Wind: +3.0 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Letsile Tebogo	Botswana	20.26
	2	Emmanuel Eseme	Cameroon	20.61
	6	Clarence Munyai	South Africa	20.69
4	7	Chidi Okezie	Nigeria	21.02
5	4	Sinesipho Dambile	South Africa	21.18
6	8	Akeem Sirleaf	Liberia	21.21
7	3	Noa Bibi	Mauritius	21.25
	1	Arthur Cissé	Ivory Coast	DNS