Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men's 5000 metres
# Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men's 5000 metres

Athletics at the 2015 African Games :

| Track events |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | | women |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events |||||
| Half marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events |||||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events |||||
| Heptathlon | | women |
| Decathlon | men | |
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The men's 5000 metres event at the 2015 African Games was held on 17 September.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Getaneh Molla | Ethiopia | 13:21.88 | SB |
| | Leul Gebresilase | Ethiopia | 13:22.13 | |
| | Thomas Longosiwa | Kenya | 13:22.72 | |
| 4 | Abrar Osman | Eritrea | 13:23.79 | |
| 5 | Victor Kimutai | Kenya | 13:24.80 | |
| 6 | Stephen Mokoka | South Africa | 13:25.03 | |
| 7 | Yasin Haje | Ethiopia | 13:26.61 | |
| 8 | Aron Kifle | Eritrea | 13:26.85 | |
| 9 | Thiery Ndikumwenayo | Burundi | 13:27.38 | SB |
| 10 | Teklit Teweldebrhan | Eritrea | 13:55.55 | |
| 11 | Hassan Bouh Ibrahim | Djibouti | 13:57.13 | |
| 12 | Mohamed Khalid | Sudan | 14:09.17 | |
| 13 | Hatusi Mthimchulu | Lesotho | 14:10.19 | SB |
| 14 | David Kulang | South Sudan | 14:23.71 | |
| 15 | Fozi Mohamed Ramadan | Djibouti | 14:26.77 | |
| 16 | Emmanuel Bakatukoka | DR Congo | 14:39.70 | |
| | Youssouf Hiss Bachir | Djibouti | DNF | |
| | Clement Kemboi | Kenya | DNF | |
| | Dumisane Hlaselo | South Africa | DNF | |
| | Olivier Irabaruta | Burundi | DNS | |
| | Tartitius Macaire Namsse | Central African Republic | DNS | |
| | Rony Ampion | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | Steve Guelor Vedze | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | Kabelo Lesica | Lesotho | DNS | |
| | Crevazio Mpami | Malawi | DNS | |
| | Osman Charlley | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | Ali Udou Hassan | Somalia | DNS | |
| | Abdalla Abdel Elmunaim | Sudan | DNS | |
