The men's 5000 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 10.[1]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Paul Bitok |  Kenya |
13:31.95 | |
 |
Benjamin Limo | Kenya |
13:32.10 | |
 |
Mohammed Amyn |  Morocco |
13:33.98 | |
| 4 | Khoudir Aggoune |  Algeria |
13:34.96 | |
| 5 | Salah Hissou | Morocco |
13:36.79 | |
| 6 | Yonas Kifle |  Eritrea |
13:37.01 | |
| 7 | Abebe Dinkesa |  Ethiopia |
13:42.30 | |
| 8 | Ridha Amri |  Tunisia |
13:49.09 | |
| 9 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
13:52.33 | |
| 10 | Tegema Abshero | Ethiopia |
13:52.47 | |
| 11 | Mark Bett | Kenya |
13:54.03 | |
| 12 | Ali Abdalla | Eritrea |
13:54.57 | |
| 13 | Dieudonné Disi |  Rwanda |
14:05.58 | |
| 14 | Mohamed Saïd El Wardi | Morocco |
14:05.62 | |
| 15 | Ahmed Khamlaoui | Tunisia |
14:33.41 | |
| 16 | Teklemariam Mered | Eritrea |
14:34.11 | |
| 17 | Ibrahim Djama |  Djibouti |
15:28.97 | |
| 18 | Said Dahir Abdi |  Somalia |
15:41.15 | |
| 19 | Fahran Ali | Somalia |
16:02.76 | |
| Ould Nagi |  Mauritania |
DNF | ||
| Mohamed Babiker |  Sudan |
DNS | ||
| Million Wolde | Ethiopia |
DNS |