The men's 5000 metres event at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics was held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo on July 18.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Terefe Maregu |  Ethiopia |
13:47.77 | |
 |
Boniface Songok |  Kenya |
13:48.06 | |
 |
Hillary Chenonge | Kenya |
13:48.44 | |
| 4 | Ali Abdosh | Ethiopia |
13:49.93 | |
| 5 | Ahmed Baday |  Morocco |
13:51.01 | |
| 6 | Venant Nyabenda |  Burundi |
14:25.05 | |
| 7 | Abdelhalim Zahraoui | Morocco |
14:28.43 | |
| 8 | Joaquim Francisco Chamane |  Angola |
14:37.44 | |
| 9 | Audace Niyongabo | Burundi |
14:45.64 | |
| 10 | Abdoulaye Abdelkerim |  Chad |
15:11.63 | |
| 11 | Alain Nkulu Ngoy |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
15:27.15 | |
| 12 | Elmi Kawrah |  Djibouti |
16:08.56 | |
| 12 | Hugues Kombila |  Gabon |
16:41.36 | |
| Gouled Allaleh | Djibouti |
DNF |