The men's 400 metres event at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics was held on 12, 13 and 14 May in Accra, Ghana.Results at World AthleticsFinal results
Results Heats First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Lee Eppie 44.52 Q 2 6 Leeford Zuze 45.01 Q 3 6 Mohamed Yassine Zerhoumi 45.03 Q 4 5 Dennis Hove 45.13 Q 5 4 Justice Oratile 45.34 Q 6 5 Blessed Owusu Junior 45.37 Q 7 4 Kelvin Kiprotich Tonui 45.38 Q 8 5 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf 45.44 q 9 4 Godfred Opoku 45.50 Q 10 5 Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli 45.64 q 11 2 Thandazani Ndhlovu 45.69 Q 12 1 George Mutinda 45.77 Q 13 4 Elvis Gaseb 46.02 q 14 6 Abou Adama Sane 46.09 Q 15 1 Kennedy Luchembe 46.14 Q 16 6 Haron Adoli 46.17 q 17 2 Patrick Kakozi Nyambe 46.20 Q 18 1 Sikiru Adewale Adeyemi 46.25 Q 19 1 Frédéric Mendy 46.25 q 20 5 Walid El Boussiri 46.34 q 21 2 Merdekiyos Wolde 46.57 Q 22 3 Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel 46.67 Q 23 3 Kenneth Omuka 46.70 Q 24 3 Rachid Mhamdi 46.72 Q 25 2 Kabo Rankgwe 46.99 26 2 Solomon Diafo 46.99 27 3 Nhial Nyang 47.09 28 4 Bakary Kansaye 47.34 29 4 Godfrey Chanwengo 47.53 30 6 Ivan Danny Geldenhuys 47.69 31 1 Vicky Busa Ekoki 48.86 32 4 Ibrahim Adamou Mahmat Sani 49.12 33 1 Henry Fulumaka 49.42 34 6 Nyembu Kazadi 50.04 35 1 Solomon Ayela Okeny 52.40 1 Esmael Freitas 2 Prince Nadoussou 2 Anthony Jules 3 Dennis Masika Mulongo 3 Evariste Nana Kuate 5 Ibrahim Adamou Mahmat Sani 6 Abdoul Kader Ouedraogo
Semifinals First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Dennis Hove 44.88 Q 2 1 Lee Eppie 44.89 Q 3 3 Mohamed Yassine Zerhoumi 45.14 Q 4 1 Thandazani Ndhlovu 45.41 Q 5 2 Justice Oratile 45.48 Q 6 3 Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli 45.50 q 7 2 Leeford Zuze 45.56 Q 8 3 Godfred Opoku 45.68 9 2 Kelvin Kiprotich Tonui 45.90 q 10 1 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf 45.97 11 1 George Mutinda 46.03 12 3 Abou Adama Sane 46.21 13 3 Kenneth Omuka 46.26 14 3 Haron Adoli 46.37 15 2 Blessed Owusu Junior 46.39 16 3 Patrick Kakozi Nyambe 46.40 17 2 Elvis Gaseb 46.78 18 2 Sikiru Adewale Adeyemi 46.98 19 1 Kennedy Luchembe 47.05 20 2 Frédéric Mendy 47.12 21 2 Rachid Mhamdi 47.13 1 Merdekiyos Wolde 1 Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel 1 Walid El Boussiri
Final Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 5 Lee Eppie 44.66 7 Dennis Hove 44.92 3 Leeford Zuze 45.03 4 8 Mohamed Yassine Zerhoumi 45.23 5 6 Justice Oratile 45.26 6 1 Kelvin Kiprotich Tonui 45.37 7 4 Thandazani Ndhlovu 45.38 8 2 Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli 46.27
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