The men's 200 metres event at the 2015 African Games was held on 16 and 17 September.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Hua Wilfried Koffi | Divine Oduduru | Odele Tega |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[1]
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.6 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s, Heat 4: +0.8 m/s, Heat 5: -0.3 m/s, Heat 6: +0.8 m/s, Heat 7: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 20.45 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 20.56 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 20.72 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 20.97 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 21.00 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | 21.01 | Q | |||
| 7 | 6 | 21.06 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 21.08 | Q, SB | |||
| 9 | 1 | 21.09 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 21.09 | Q | |||
| 11 | 7 | 21.11 | Q | |||
| 12 | 3 | 21.12 | Q | |||
| 13 | 5 | 21.13 | Q | |||
| 14 | 7 | 21.19 | Q | |||
| 15 | 5 | 21.26 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 21.27 | Q, NR | |||
| 17 | 5 | 21.34 | q | |||
| 17 | 6 | 21.34 | Q, SB | |||
| 19 | 5 | 21.36 | q | |||
| 20 | 4 | 21.37 | Q | |||
| 20 | 7 | 21.37 | Q, SB | |||
| 22 | 7 | 21.39 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 21.41 | Q | |||
| 24 | 4 | 21.47 | ||||
| 25 | 6 | 21.55 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 21.56 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 21.56 | Q | |||
| 28 | 6 | 21.57 | SB | |||
| 29 | 1 | 21.60 | ||||
| 30 | 3 | 21.65 | Q | |||
| 31 | 7 | 21.70 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 21.74 | ||||
| 33 | 4 | 21.81 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 21.95 | ||||
| 35 | 4 | 21.97 | ||||
| 36 | 5 | 22.07 | SB | |||
| 37 | 1 | 22.11 | ||||
| 38 | 6 | 22.34 | ||||
| 39 | 2 | 22.37 | ||||
| 40 | 5 | 22.43 | ||||
| 41 | 7 | 22.64 | SB | |||
| 42 | 2 | 22.90 | SB | |||
| 43 | 1 | 23.01 | ||||
| 44 | 3 | 23.57 | ||||
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| 7 | R162.8 | |||||
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Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[2]
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 20.51 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 20.55 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 20.83 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 20.84 | q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 20.85 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 20.91 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 20.95 | q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 20.98 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 20.99 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 21.00 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 21.00 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 21.05 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 21.16 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 21.26 | SB | |||
| 15 | 2 | 21.27 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 21.32 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 21.40 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 21.43 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 21.47 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 21.56 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 21.62 | ||||
| 22 | 3 | 21.64 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 21.90 | ||||
| 1 | R162.8 |
Wind: -1.2 m/s[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 20.42 | |||||
| 7 | 20.45 | |||||
| 8 | 20.58 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 20.74 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 20.74 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 20.93 | ||||
| 7 | 9 | 21.21 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 21.26 |