The men's 1500 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 4 and 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Elijah Manangoi | Timothy Cheruiyot | Ronald Musagala |
Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:48.15 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:48.42 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 3:48.65 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:48.87 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3:49.16 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:49.85 | q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:51.45 | q | |||
| 8 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | 1 | q | ||||
| 13 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3:42.65 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3:42.90 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:43.35 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:44.38 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:44.56 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:44.77 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | 2 | 3:45.49 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | ART[2] | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | |||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:35.20 | |||||
| 3:35.93 | |||||
| 3:36.41 | |||||
| 3:37.18 | |||||
| 3:38.49 | |||||
| 3:39.20 | |||||
| 3:40.99 | |||||
| 3:42.11 | |||||
| 3:42.61 | |||||
| 10 | 3:45.38 | ||||
| 11 | 3:49.48 | ||||
| 12 | 3:50.00 | ||||
| 13 | 3:50.68 | ||||
| 14 | 3:50.85 | ||||
| 15 | 4:03.44 | ||||