The men's 200 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games were held on July 21–22.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Leigh Julius | Seth Amoo | Obinna Metu |
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s, Heat 4: +0.8 m/s, Heat 5: +0.7 m/s, Heat 6: +0.7 m/s, Heat 7: +0.5 m/s, Heat 8: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 20.63 | Q, PB | ||||
| 1 | 20.87 | Q | ||||
| 6 | 20.91 | Q, PB | ||||
| 6 | 20.95 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 20.96 | Q, SB | ||||
| 3 | 21.11 | q | ||||
| 8 | 21.11 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 21.14 | Q | ||||
| 5 | 21.14 | Q, PB | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 21.16 | q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 21.20 | q, =SB | |||
| 11 | 8 | 21.20 | Q | |||
| 13 | 5 | 21.26 | Q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 21.30 | Q, NR | |||
| 15 | 5 | 21.40 | q | |||
| 16 | 2 | 21.42 | Q | |||
| 17 | 8 | 21.44 | q, NJR | |||
| 18 | 6 | 21.47 | q | |||
| 19 | 7 | 21.50 | Q | |||
| 20 | 6 | 21.52 | q | |||
| 21 | 3 | 21.53 | q, SB | |||
| 22 | 4 | 21.56 | Q, PB | |||
| 23 | 4 | 21.57 | SB | |||
| 23 | 4 | 21.63 | PB | |||
| 24 | 1 | 21.64 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 21.70 | Q | |||
| 26 | 2 | 21.70 | PB | |||
| 27 | 2 | 21.72 | PB | |||
| 28 | 8 | 21.77 | PB | |||
| 29 | 3 | 21.79 | SB | |||
| 29 | 2 | 21.87 | ||||
| 30 | 8 | 21.94 | PB | |||
| 31 | 7 | 22.00 | Q, PB | |||
| 32 | 2 | 22.01 | SB | |||
| 33 | 1 | 22.03 | PB | |||
| 34 | 1 | 22.04 | PB | |||
| 35 | 8 | 22.10 | PB | |||
| 36 | 8 | 22.11 | PB | |||
| 36 | 6 | 22.14 | PB | |||
| 37 | 3 | 22.17 | PB | |||
| 38 | 2 | 22.22 | PB | |||
| 39 | 7 | 22.29 | ||||
| 40 | 3 | 22.34 | ||||
| 41 | 1 | 22.36 | ||||
| 42 | 7 | 22.46 | ||||
| 43 | 6 | 22.48 | ||||
| 44 | 7 | 22.59 | ||||
| 45 | 7 | 22.77 | ||||
| 46 | 4 | 22.90 | PB | |||
| 47 | 2 | 22.93 | ||||
| 48 | 5 | 22.95 | ||||
| 49 | 3 | 23.15 | ||||
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Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.4 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20.66 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 20.72 | Q, SB | ||||
| 1 | 20.81 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 20.83 | Q, NR | ||||
| 3 | 20.91 | q, NJR | ||||
| 1 | 21.00 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 21.15 | q | ||||
| 3 | 21.15 | |||||
| 3 | 21.16 | |||||
| 10 | 3 | 21.18 | SB | |||
| 11 | 2 | 21.25 | Q | |||
| 12 | 3 | 21.27 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 21.42 | SB | |||
| 14 | 1 | 21.43 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 21.46 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 21.57 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 21.62 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 21.74 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 21.80 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 21.91 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 22.21 | ||||
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Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
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| 20.81 | |||||
| 20.88 | |||||
| 20.94 | |||||
| 4 | 21.07 | ||||
| 5 | 21.08 | ||||
| 6 | 21.22 | ||||
| 7 | 21.49 | ||||
| 8 | 21.77 |