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The women's 100 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18 and 19 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gina Bass  The Gambia	Maia McCoy  Liberia	Olayinka Olajide  Nigeria

Results

Heats

Held on 18 March
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: -2.4 m/s, Heat 5: -2.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Gina Bass	The Gambia	11.35	Q
2	3	Tiana Eyakpobeyan	Nigeria	11.43	Q
3	2	Maia McCoy	Liberia	11.43	Q
4	1	Natacha Ngoye Akamabi	Republic of the Congo	11.46	Q
5	3	Mary Boakye	Ghana	11.50	Q
6	4	Olayinka Olajide	Nigeria	11.51	Q
7	3	Tsaone Sebele	Botswana	11.64	Q
8	5	Blessing Ogundiran	Nigeria	11.65	Q
9	2	Gorete Semedo	São Tomé and Príncipe	11.68	Q
10	1	Halutie Hor	Ghana	11.69	Q
11	1	Claudine Njarasoa	Madagascar	11.70	Q
12	5	Pierrick-Linda Moulin	Gabon	11.73	Q
13	5	Bongiwe Mahlalela	Eswatini	11.75	Q
14	4	Tamzin Thomas	South Africa	11.78	Q
15	3	Oceane Moirt	Mauritius	11.81	Q
16	2	Jacent Nyamahunge	Uganda	11.83	Q
17	1	Phindile Kubheka	South Africa	11.84	Q
18	3	Ndawana Haitembu	Namibia	11.85	q
19	5	Sade De Sousa	Namibia	11.87	Q
20	3	Joviale Mbisha	South Africa	11.89	q
21	4	Edina Ngandula	Zambia	11.91	Q
22	2	Benedicta Kwartemaa	Ghana	11.95	q
23	1	Nancy Budzwani	Botswana	11.97	q
24	4	Yeabsiira Jarso	Ethiopia	11.98	Q
25	5	Esther Mbagari	Kenya	12.00
26	3	Hafsatu Kamara	Sierra Leone	12.05
27	2	Madina Touré	Burkina Faso	12.06
28	1	Ndeye-Arame Touré	Senegal	12.08
28	2	Batula Alyu	Ethiopia	12.08
30	1	Eunice Kadogo	Kenya	12.11
31	3	Rahel Tesfaye	Ethiopia	12.14
32	3	Lucia Morris	South Sudan	12.18
33	4	Jade Nangula	Namibia	12.27
34	2	Marie-Amelie Anthony	Mauritius	12.30
35	2	Safiatou Acquaviva	Guinea	12.31
36	4	Awa Zongo	Burkina Faso	12.35
37	5	Aminata Kamara	Sierra Leone	12.44
38	4	Béatrice Midomide	Benin	12.47
39	1	Natalia Eyi Cubacuba	Equatorial Guinea	12.51
40	5	Fréjus Hanie Taty Mbikou	Republic of the Congo	12.64
41	5	Haingo Razanajafy	Madagascar	12.86
42	4	Carole Kiyindou Banzouzi	Republic of the Congo	13.08
43	1	Nancy Tokpah	Liberia	13.27
44	4	Victória Cassinda	Angola	13.63
45	5	Ruth Henriques	Angola	13.85

Semifinals

Held on 18 March
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -1.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Gina Bass	The Gambia	11.37	Q
2	1	Olayinka Olajide	Nigeria	11.46	Q
3	1	Natacha Ngoye Akamabi	Republic of the Congo	11.48	Q
4	3	Claudine Njarasoa	Madagascar	11.59	Q
5	2	Tiana Eyakpobeyan	Nigeria	11.61	Q
6	3	Mary Boakye	Ghana	11.64	q
7	2	Tsaone Sebele	Botswana	11.65	Q
8	2	Maia McCoy	Liberia	11.65	q
9	3	Gorete Semedo	São Tomé and Príncipe	11.73
10	2	Halutie Hor	Ghana	11.74
11	2	Jacent Nyamahunge	Uganda	11.75
12	3	Blessing Ogundiran	Nigeria	11.77
13	1	Pierrick-Linda Moulin	Gabon	11.79
14	1	Tamzin Thomas	South Africa	11.88
15	2	Joviale Mbisha	South Africa	11.88
16	2	Bongiwe Mahlalela	Eswatini	11.92
16	2	Yeabsiira Jarso	Ethiopia	11.92
18	1	Benedicta Kwartemaa	Ghana	11.92
19	3	Sade De Sousa	Namibia	11.96
20	3	Phindile Kubheka	South Africa	12.01
21	1	Edina Ngandula	Zambia	12.07
22	1	Ndawana Haitembu	Namibia	12.10
23	1	Oceane Moirt	Mauritius	12.18
24	3	Nancy Budzwani	Botswana	12.29

Final

Held on 19 March
Wind: -1.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	Gina Bass	The Gambia	11.36
	2	Maia McCoy	Liberia	11.49
	4	Olayinka Olajide	Nigeria	11.55
4	3	Claudine Njarasoa	Madagascar	11.55
5	5	Tiana Eyakpobeyan	Nigeria	11.60
6	7	Natacha Ngoye Akamabi	Republic of the Congo	11.66
7	9	Mary Boakye	Ghana	11.71
8	8	Tsaone Sebele	Botswana	11.78