2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 2.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Janice Josephs | South Africa | 6.44 | 6.61 | 6.39w | 6.38 | 6.64 | 6.39 | 6.64 | |
| | Chinaza Amadi | Nigeria | 5.98 | 6.08 | 6.23 | 6.21 | 6.17 | 6.31w | 6.31w | |
| | Patricia Soman | Ivory Coast | 6.08w | x | 5.49 | 6.04 | 6.13 | 6.02 | 6.13 | |
| 4 | Yah Soucko Koïta | Mali | 5.91 | 5.98 | 6.06 | 6.08 | 5.90w | 5.98 | 6.08 | |
| 5 | Estelle Brou | Ivory Coast | 6.06 | x | 5.69 | 5.73 | 5.82 | 5.87w | 6.06 | |
| 6 | Fatima Zahra Dkouk | Morocco | x | 5.97 | – | x | x | 5.95 | 5.97 | |
| 7 | Maty Salame | Senegal | x | 5.63 | 5.96 | – | 5.80 | 5.85 | 5.96 | |
| 8 | Yamina Hjaji | Morocco | x | 5.95 | 5.78 | x | 5.95w | x | 5.95 | |
| 9 | Enas Gharib | Egypt | x | 5.75 | 5.94 | | | | 5.94 | |
| 10 | Pamela Mouele-Mboussi | Republic of the Congo | x | x | 5.88 | | | | 5.88 | NR |
| 11 | Otonye Iworima | Nigeria | 5.45 | 5.83w | 5.67 | | | | 5.83w | |
| 12 | Kadidia Soura | Burkina Faso | 5.42 | x | 5.78 | | | | 5.78 | |
| 13 | Fatou Tiyana | Gambia | 5.15 | 5.18 | 5.68 | | | | 5.68 | |
| 14 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 5.59 | 5.65 | 5.62 | | | | 5.65 | |
| 15 | Fetiya Kedir | Ethiopia | 4.90 | 5.29 | 5.33 | | | | 5.33 | |
| 16 | Zeyba Zeyeni | Ethiopia | 5.20 | 5.14 | 5.14 | | | | 5.20 | |
| 17 | Emebet Tilahun | Ethiopia | x | 4.80 | – | | | | 4.80 | |
| | Céline Laporte | Seychelles | | | | | | | DNS | |
