| Final | time | | SO | bib | | 1. Tsebelu Zewude |  ETH | 27:27.19 | | 13 | 247 | | 2. Leonard Barsoton |  KEN | 27:27.55 | | 17 | 278 | | 3. Adugna Takele | ETH | 27:28.40 | | 14 | 232 | | 4. Vincent Kipsegechi | KEN | 27:40.08 | | 11 | 304 | | 5. Geoffrey Kipkorir | KEN | 28:09.65 | | 5 | 301 | | 6. Afewerki Berhane |  ERI | 28:17.87 | | 8 | 163 | | 7. Mule Wasihun | ETH | 28:23.87 | | 4 | 244 | | 8. Tsegay Tuemay | ERI | 28:24.30 | | 7 | 180 | | 9. Felicien Muhitira |  RWA | 29:00.23 | | 9 | 484 | | 10.Olivier Irabaruta |  BDI | 29:17.18 | | 16 | 21 | | 11.Eric Sebahire | RWA | 30:24.68 | | 3 | 487 | | 12.Hatusi Mthimchulu |  LES | 31:08.88 | | 2 | 348 | | 13.Osman Charlley |  SLE | 33:15.21 | | 6 | 509 | | -. Thiery Ndikumwenayo | BDI | DNS | | 1 | 23 | | -. Stuart Banda |  MAW | DNS | | 10 | 354 | | -. Rony Ampion |  CGO | DNF | | 12 | 62 | | -. Kabelo Lesica | LES | DNF | | 15 | 343 |
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| Records | | Rec | Athlete | time | Birth | Venue | date | | WR | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 26:17.53 | 1982 | Bruxelles | 26/08/2005 | | AR | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 26:17.53 | 1982 | Bruxelles | 26/08/2005 | | CR | Zersenay Tadese | ERI | 27:00.30 | | Algiers | 2007 |
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