2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Edward Zakayo	Kenya	13:48.58
	Getaneh Molla	Ethiopia	13:49.06
	Yemane Haileselassie	Eritrea	13:49.58
4	Selemon Barega	Ethiopia	13:52.27
5	Cyrus Rutto	Kenya	13:53.78
6	Soufiyan Bouqantar	Morocco	13:53.99
7	Younès Essalhi	Morocco	13:58.64
8	Stephen Kissa	Uganda	13:59.90
9	Haymanot Alewe	Ethiopia	14:00.67
10	Rodrigue Kwizera	Burundi	14:00.88
11	Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu	ART	14:07.22
12	Mehari Tesfai	Eritrea	14:11.23
13	Ibrahim Hassan Bouh	Djibouti	14:15.25
14	Kevin Kibet	Uganda	14:17.45
15	Elroy Gelant	South Africa	14:20.37
16	Yahya Adam Abdelmunaim	Sudan	14:21.77
17	David Kulang	South Sudan	14:22.84
18	Siboniso Soldaka	South Africa	14:47.25
19	Ali Mahamat	Chad	14:59.67
20	Ukuk Otho'o Bul	ART	15:01.50
21	Mahamadal Fadal Adamou Abdou	Niger	15:15.37
22	Valentin Betoudji	Chad	15:18.41
	Raouf Boubaker	Tunisia	DNS
	Jach Majok Wol	South Sudan	DNS
	Thierry Ndikumwenayo	Burundi	DNS
	Toka Badboy	Lesotho	DNS
	Alex Franck Cliford Ngouari-Mouissi	Republic of the Congo	DNS
	Agustino Sulle	Tanzania	DNS
	Jonathan Ndivi	Kenya	DNS
	Gabriel Geay	Tanzania	DNS