| Venue: Kings Park Stadium. |
| Final started at 16:20 | time | | bib | | 1. Wayde Van Niekerk | RSA | 20.02s | Oq | 93 | | 2. Adama Jammeh | GAM | 20.45s | Oq | 507 | | 3. Matadi Emmanuel | LBR | 20.55s | | 807 | | 4. Gabriel Mvumvure | ZIM | 20.83s | | 226 | | 5. Sydney Siame | ZAM | 20.83s | | 194 | | 6. Hua Wilfried Koffi | CIV | 20.92s | | 370 | | -. Divine Oduduru | NGR | DNS | | 765 | | -. Clarence Munyai | RSA | DNS | | 80 |
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| Entry Standard 21.0s/21.24s to be obtained from January 1, 2015 to May 23, 2016. | | Olympic Standard 20.50s to be obtained from January 1, 2015 to July 11, 2016. |
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| Semi 1 started at 16:30 Wind +1.2m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Wayde Van Niekerk | RSA | 20.03s | Oq | 93 | | 2. Adama Jammeh | GAM | 20.52s | | 507 | | 3. Emmanuel Dasor | GHA | 20.92s | | 546 | | 4. Christopher Kevin Naliali | CIV | 20.97s | | 373 | | 5. Skander Djamil Athmani | ALG | 21.28s | | 255 | | 6. Jonathan Permal | MRI | 21.31s | | 691 | | 7. Ahmed ALI | SUD | 21.38s | | 135 | | 8. Ngoni Makusha | ZIM | 21.98s | | 215 |
| Semi 2 Wind +2.0m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Matadi Emmanuel | LBR | 20.51s | | 807 | | 2. Clarence Munyai | RSA | 20.99s | | 80 | | 3. Martin Owusu-Antwi | GHA | 21.02s | | 554 | | 4. Peter Mwai | KEN | 21.18s | | 611 | | 5. Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla | TOG | 21.49s | | 161 | | 6. Bi Chan Aurel Emelin Tchan | CIV | 21.72s | | 374 | | 7. Innocent W. Bologo | BUR | 21.80s | | 324 | | -. Sibusiso Matsenjwa | SWZ | Disq | | 152 |
| Semi 3 Wind +1.6m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Divine Oduduru | NGR | 20.48s | Oq | 765 | | 2. Sydney Siame | ZAM | 20.75s | | 194 | | 3. Gabriel Mvumvure | ZIM | 20.77s | | 226 | | 4. Hua Wilfried Koffi | CIV | 20.82s | | 370 | | 5. Fode Sissoko | MLI | 21.02s | | 670 | | 6. Mangar Chep | SSD | 21.38s | | 777 | | 7. Gilbert Otieno | KEN | 21.52s | | 614 | | 8. Bienvenu W. Sawadogo | BUR | 21.85s | | 328 |
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| Heat 1 started at 10:10 Wind +0.5m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Sibusiso Matsenjwa | SWZ | 21.08s | | 152 | | 2. Ahmed Ali | SUD | 21.12s | | 135 | | 3. Martin Owusu-Antwi | GHA | 21.18s | | 554 | | 4. Leonard Opiny | UGA | 21.72s | | 185 | | 5. Sidiki Ouedraogo | BUR | 22.37s | | 327 | | 6. Aziz Ouhadi | MAR | 23.72s | | 647 | | -. Hazemba Chidamba | ZAM | DNS | | 189 | | -. Gogbeu Francis Kone | CIV | DNS | | 371 |
| Heat 2 Wind +0.6m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Adama Jammeh | GAM | 20.87s | | 507 | | 2. Christopher Kevin Naliali | CIV | 21.19s | | 373 | | 3. Innocent W. Bologo | BUR | 21.46s | | 324 | | 4. Gilbert Otieno | KEN | 21.47s | | 614 | | 5. Basilius Karupu | NAM | 22.17s | | 715 | | 6. Abdelazim M Mohmed | SUD | 22.50s | | 143 | | 7. Stephan Ukele | SSD | 23.07s | | 785 | | -. Akani Simbine | RSA | DNS | | 88 |
| Heat 3 Wind +1.3m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Emmanuel Dasor | GHA | 21.36s | | 546 | | 2. Hua Wilfried Koffi | CIV | 21.41s | | 370 | | 3. Jonathan Permal | MRI | 21.64s | | 691 | | -. Moulaye Sonko | SEN | DNS | | 112 | | -. Abdusetar Kemal Kereta | ETH | DNS | | 484 | | -. Karabo Mothibi | BOT | DNS | | 310 | | -. Freddy Nguz | COD | DNS | | 400 |
| Heat 4 Wind +0.1m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Wayde Van Niekerk | RSA | 20.34s | Oq | 93 | | 2. Divine Oduduru | NGR | 20.90s | | 765 | | 3. Bi Chan Aurel Emelin Tchan | CIV | 21.78s | | 374 | | 4. Pius Adome | UGA | 21.85s | | 181 | | 5. Awad Makki | SUD | 23.04s | | 142 | | -. Khumbo Makwakwa | MAW | DNS | | 658 | | -. Tjimbatu Kauajo | NAM | DNS | | 716 | | -. Connias Mudzingwa | ZIM | DNS | | 221 |
| Heat 5 Wind 0.0m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Sydney Siame | ZAM | 20.74s | | 194 | | 2. Clarence Munyai | RSA | 20.84s | | 80 | | 3. Ngoni Makusha | ZIM | 21.61s | | 215 | | 4. Gilles Antonny Afoumba | CGO | 21.76s | | 342 | | 5. Gilberto Leite | STP | 23.49s | | 125 | | -. Abdulie Azim | GAM | DNS | | 794 | | -. Mlandvo Shongwe | SWZ | DNS | | 156 |
| Heat 6 Wind +1.2m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Gabriel Mvumvure | ZIM | 21.12s | | 226 | | 2. Peter Mwai | KEN | 21.20s | | 611 | | 3. Mangar Chep | SSD | 21.20s | | 777 | | 4. Skander Djamil Athmani | ALG | 21.40s | | 255 | | 5. Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla | TOG | 21.46s | | 161 | | 6. Mohamed Dawoud | EGY | 21.94s | | 424 | | -. Mosito Lehata | LES | DNS | | 621 |
| Heat 7 Wind +0.1m/s | time | | bib | | 1. Matadi Emmanuel | LBR | 20.68s | | 807 | | 2. Fode Sissoko | MLI | 21.10s | | 670 | | 3. Bienvenu W. Sawadogo | BUR | 21.73s | | 328 | | 4. Mike Mokamba | KEN | 21.83s | | 609 | | -. Abdoulie Assim | GAM | DNS | | 504 | | -. Titus Mukhala Kafunda | ZAM | DNS | | 192 | | -. Gatkuoth Wal | SSD | DNS | | 786 |
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