| Final | Team | time | | 1. Francis Obikwelu | NGR | 20.06s | | 2. Joseph Batang don | CMR | 20.37s | | 3. Daniel Effiong | NGR | 20.49s | | 4. Antoine Boussombo | GAB | 20.70s | | 5. Sunday Emmanuel | NGR | 20.75s | | 6. Marcus Grange la | RSA | 20.86s | | 7. Christie van Wyk | NAM | 20.99s | | 8. Oumar Loum | SEN | 21.20s |
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| Semi 1 | Team | time | | 1. Francis Obikwelu | NGR | 20.23s | | 2. Joseph Batang don | CMR | 20.33s | | 3. Antoine Boussombo | GAB | 20.57s | | 4. Sunday Emmanuel | NGR | 20.70s | | 5. Paul Gorries | RSA | 20.76s | | 6. Hadhari Djaffer | COM | 21.15s | | 7. Mojalefa Mosili | LES | 21.67s | | -. Souleymane Meite | CIV | DNS |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | | 1. Daniel Effiong | NGR | 20.44s | | 2. Marcus Grange la | RSA | 20.51s | | 4. Christie Wyk van | NAM | 20.75s | | 5. Benjamin Sirimou | CMR | 20.75s | | 6. Morne Nagel | RSA | 21.22s | | 7. Amarildo Almeida | GBS | 21.53s | | -. Ibrahim Meite | CIV | DNS |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | | 1. Joseph Batang don | CMR | 20.31s | | 2. Francis Obikwelu | NGR | 21.19s | | 3. Morne Nagel | RSA | 21.23s | | 4. Ibrahim Meite | CIV | 21.28s | | 5. Brahim Abdoulaye | CHA | 21.89s | | 6. Moses Kondowe | MAW | 22.21s | | -. Pascal Dangbo | BEN | DNS | | -. Bothwell Mawuswa | ZAM | DNS | | -. Sherwin Vries | NAM | DNS |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | | 1. Daniel Effiong | NGR | 20.73s | | 2. Paul Gorries | RSA | 20.78s | | 3. Bakulu Yambo | COD | 21.62s | | 4. Fernando Ariete | GBS | 21.82s | | 5. Charles Tayot | GAB | 21.94s | | 6. Berhe Tesfagiorgis | ERI | 23.08s | | -. Idrissa Sanou | BKF | DNS | | -. Frank Fredericks | NAM | DNS | | -. Souhalia Alamou | BEN | DNS |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | | 1. Antoine Boussombo | GAB | 20.80s | | 2. Oumar Loum | SEN | 20.84s | | 3. Benjamin Sirimou | CMR | 20.94s | | 4. Hadhari Djaffer | COM | 21.06s | | 5. Stanley Towett | KEN | 21.73s | | -. Molefi Mphou | LES | DNS | | -. Sylvin Galouon | CGO | DNS | | -. Kossi Akoto | TOG | DNS |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | | 1. Marcus la Grange | RSA | 20.61s | | 2. Christie Wyk van | NAM | 20.66s | | 3. Sunday Emmanuel | NGR | 20.90s | | 4. Amarildo Almeida | GBS | 21.18s | | 5. Mojalefa Mosili | LES | 21.35s | | 6. Amin Gomaa | EGY | 21.50s | | 7. Issa Gougou | CHA | 22.18s | | 8. Uboranimgoga Stratom | RWA | 22.22s |
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