2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 23 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ruswahl Samaai | South Africa | 8.40w |
| | Luvo Manyonga | South Africa | 8.23w |
| | Ruri Rammkolodi | Botswana | 7.90w |
| 4 | Mamadou Gueye | Senegal | 7.78w |
| 5 | Terra Lagat | Kenya | 7.63w |
| 6 | Goabaone Mosheleketi | Botswana | 7.59w |
| 7 | Romeo N'tia | Benin | 7.45w |
| 8 | Mouhcine Lakhou | Morocco | 7.40w |
| 9 | Djafar Swedi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.10w |
| | Joseph Sinkala | Zambia | NM |
| | Dylon Cotter | South Africa | NM |
| | Mamadou Chérif Dia | Mali | DNS |
| | Amr Kaseb | Egypt | DNS |
| | Andrew Issaka | Republic of the Congo | DNS |
