2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
# 2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 10.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Paul Bitok | Kenya | 13:31.95 |
| | Benjamin Limo | Kenya | 13:32.10 |
| | Mohammed Amyn | Morocco | 13:33.98 |
| 4 | Khoudir Aggoune | Algeria | 13:34.96 |
| 5 | Salah Hissou | Morocco | 13:36.79 |
| 6 | Yonas Kifle | Eritrea | 13:37.01 |
| 7 | Abebe Dinkesa | Ethiopia | 13:42.30 |
| 8 | Ridha Amri | Tunisia | 13:49.09 |
| 9 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria | 13:52.33 |
| 10 | Tegema Abshero | Ethiopia | 13:52.47 |
| 11 | Mark Bett | Kenya | 13:54.03 |
| 12 | Ali Abdalla | Eritrea | 13:54.57 |
| 13 | Dieudonné Disi | Rwanda | 14:05.58 |
| 14 | Mohamed Saïd El Wardi | Morocco | 14:05.62 |
| 15 | Ahmed Khamlaoui | Tunisia | 14:33.41 |
| 16 | Teklemariam Mered | Eritrea | 14:34.11 |
| 17 | Ibrahim Djama | Djibouti | 15:28.97 |
| 18 | Said Dahir Abdi | Somalia | 15:41.15 |
| 19 | Fahran Ali | Somalia | 16:02.76 |
| | Ould Nagi | Mauritania | DNF |
| | Mohamed Babiker | Sudan | DNS |
| | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | DNS |
