2010 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 28–29.Medalists
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat and the next 3 fastest qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 7 | Obinna Metu | | 10.37 | Q |
| 1 | Ben Youssef Meité | | 10.38 | Q |
| 7 | Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud | | 10.39 | Q |
| 6 | Suwaibou Sanneh | | 10.43 | Q, SB |
| 5 | Ogho-Oghene Egwero | | 10.47 | Q |
| 5 | Gérard Kobéané | | 10.48 | Q |
| 6 | Aziz Zakari | | 10.48 | Q |
| 4 | Aziz Ouhadi | | 10.49 | Q |
| 6 | Benjamin Adukwu | | 10.54 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | Hannes Dreyer | | 10.55 | q |
| 11 | 5 | Mouhamadou Lamine Niang | | 10.57 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Fabrice Coiffic | | 10.59 | Q |
| 13 | 7 | Wilfried Koffi Hua | | 10.59 | Q |
| 14 | 6 | Pierre Paul Bisseck | | 10.62 | q |
| 15 | 7 | Innocent Bologo | | 10.63 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Ibrahim Kabia | | 10.63 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Kipkemoi Soy | | 10.64 | Q, SB |
| 18 | 2 | Simon Magakwe | | 10.66 | Q |
| 19 | 1 | Moussa Sissoko | | 10.67 | Q |
| 20 | 7 | Delivert Kimbembe | | 10.69 | |
| 21 | 4 | Hitjivirue Kaanjuka | | 10.70 | Q |
| 22 | 1 | Allah Laryca-Arrong | | 10.71 | |
| 23 | 3 | Godwin Hukporti | | 10.73 | Q |
| 24 | 1 | Lehata Mosito | | 10.77 | |
| 25 | 7 | Stephen Barasa | | 10.80 | |
| 26 | 4 | Simon Kimaru | | 10.81 | SB |
| 27 | 2 | Jesse Urikhob | | 10.84 | Q |
| 28 | 5 | Ahmed Ondimba Bongo | | 10.85 | |
| 29 | 2 | Idrissa Adam | | 10.86 | |
| 30 | 3 | Richard Chitambi | | 10.88 | Q |
| 31 | 4 | Danny D'Souza | | 10.93 | |
| 32 | 4 | Titus Kafunda | | 10.95 | |
| 33 | 1 | Abyot Lencho | | 10.96 | |
| 34 | 6 | Geoffrey Akena | | 11.02 | |
| 35 | 1 | Ghyd Olonghot | | 11.03 | |
| 36 | 7 | Jack Ngumbi | | 11.04 | |
| 37 | 3 | Lazarous Inya | | 11.05 | Q |
| 38 | 3 | Gogbeu Francis Kone | | 11.09 | |
| 39 | 6 | Mervin Loiseau | | 11.09 | |
| 40 | 4 | Tezera Chamia | | 11.10 | |
| 41 | 5 | Martin Achila | | 11.11 | |
| 42 | 3 | Musa Mlekwa | | 11.13 | |
| 43 | 2 | Yannick Vidot | | 11.22 | |
| 44 | 4 | Lista Matonya | | 11.30 | |
| 45 | 1 | Muhidini Yasini | | 11.35 | |
| 46 | 7 | Dylan Rensburg | | 11.55 | |
| 47 | 5 | Emmanuel Havugimana | | 11.58 | |
| 48 | 3 | Wetere Galcha | | 12.88 | |
| 3 | Haita Bonyatala | | | |
| 2 | Mhadjou Youssouf | | | |
| 2 | Prince Yangou Kpiangui | | | |
| 2 | Felix Mwango | | | |
| 3 | Abdouraim Haroun | | | |
| 5 | Wilfried Bingangoye | | | |
| 6 | Henrico Louis | | | |
| 5 | Abraham Morlu | | | |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal and the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 3 | Aziz Zakari | | 10.16 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Ogho-Oghene Egwero | | 10.17 | Q |
| 1 | Ben Youssef Meité | | 10.22 | Q |
| 2 | Simon Magakwe | | 10.24 | Q, SB |
| 1 | Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud | | 10.26 | Q |
| 1 | Aziz Ouhadi | | 10.28 | q |
| 2 | Obinna Metu | | 10.30 | Q |
| 3 | Mouhamadou Lamine Niang | | 10.42 | q |
| 2 | Kipkemoi Soy | | 10.44 | PB |
| 10 | 1 | Moussa Sissoko | | 10.45 | SB |
| 11 | 3 | Gérard Kobéané | | 10.45 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | Innocent Bologo | | 10.48 | |
| 13 | 3 | Hannes Dreyer | | 10.49 | |
| 14 | 3 | Suwaibou Sanneh | | 10.50 | |
| 15 | 1 | Fabrice Coiffic | | 10.51 | SB |
| 16 | 1 | Benjamin Adukwu | | 10.53 | |
| 17 | 2 | Hitjivirue Kaanjuka | | 10.54 | |
| 18 | 2 | Ibrahim Kabia | | 10.58 | |
| 19 | 2 | Wilfried Koffi Hua | | 10.60 | |
| 20 | 1 | Pierre Paul Bisseck | | 10.67 | |
| 21 | 2 | Godwin Hukporti | | 10.76 | |
| 22 | 1 | Jesse Urikhob | | 10.78 | |
| 23 | 3 | Richard Chitambi | | 10.95 | |
| 24 | 3 | Lazarous Inya | | 11.14 | |
Final
Wind: +1.90 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 5 | Ben Youssef Meité | | 10.08 | PB |
| 3 | Aziz Zakari | | 10.12 | SB |
| 4 | Simon Magakwe | | 10.14 | SB |
| 4 | 7 | Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud | | 10.18 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Ogho-Oghene Egwero | | 10.26 | |
| 6 | 1 | Aziz Ouhadi | | 10.26 | SB |
| 7 | 8 | Obinna Metu | | 10.31 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mouhamadou Lamine Niang | | 10.40 | |
