| Final | Team | time |  | 1. Japhet Kimutai | KEN | 1:44.91 |  | 2. Dzabir Guerni Aissa | ALG | 1:45.32 |  | 3. Hezekiel Sepeng | RSA | 1:45.58 |  | 4. Benjamin Kipkurui | KEN | 1:45.96 |  | 5. Kenneth Kimwetich | KEN | 1:46.24 |  | 6. Johan Botha | RSA | 1:47.31 |  | 7. Glody Dube | BOT | 1:47.64 |  | 8. Savieri Ngidhi | ZIM | 1:50.85 |   
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| Semi 1 | Team | time |  | 1. Hezekiel Sepeng | RSA | 1:46.85 |  | 2. Kenneth Kimwetich | KEN | 1:46.87 |  | 3. Savieri Ngidhi | ZIM | 1:46.99 |  | 4. Johan Botha | RSA | 1:47.12 |  | 5. Glody Dube | BOT | 1:47.96 |  | 6. Birhanu Alemo | ETH | 1:48.35 |  | 7. Pascal Murengerantwali | BUR | 1:48.62 |  | -. Kennedy Osei | GHA | DNF |   
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| Semi 2 | Team | time |  | 1. Japhet Kimutai | KEN | 1:47.17 |  | 2. Dzabir Guerni Aissa | ALG | 1:47.49 |  | 3. Benjamin Kipkurui | KEN | 1:47.54 |  | 4. Chrispen Mutakanyi | ZIM | 1:48.45 |  | 5. Paskar Owor | UGA | 1:49.23 |  | 6. Lucky Hadebe | RSA | 1:50.58 |  | 7. Moses Mumba | ZAM | 1:51.02 |  | 8. Francis Munthali | MAW | 1:51.53 |   
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| Heat 1 | Team | time |  | 1. Japhet Kimutai | KEN | 1:50.02 |  | 2. Chrispen Mutakanyi | ZIM | 1:50.72 |  | 3. Lucky Hadebe | RSA | 1:52.00 |  | 4. Yaccob Furtenato | ERI | 1:53.79 |  | 5. Menhard Luhanya | MAW | 1:55.79 |  | -. Akim Balogoun | BEN | DNS |  | -. Adem Hecini | ALG | DNS |  | -. Chipako Chungu | ZAM | DNS |   
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| Heat 2 | Team | time |  | 1. Aissa Dzabir Guerni | ALG | 1.49.86 |  | 2. Benjamin Kipkurui | KEN | 1.49.87 |  | 3. Moses Mumba | ZAM | 1.51.81 |  | 4. Ayubusa Pacifique | RWA | 1.51.89 |  | 5. Christophe Manirakiza | BDI | 1.55.17 |  | 6. Jorge Duvane | MOZ | 2.00.28 |  | -. Assane Diallo | SEN | DNF |  | -. Moses Kondowe | MAW | DNS |   
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| Heat 3 | Team | time |  | 1. Savieri Ngidhi | ZIM | 1:48.25 |  | 2. Glody Dube | BOT | 1:48.39 |  | 3. Johan Botha | RSA | 1:48.47 |  | 4. Birhanu Alemo | ETH | 1:48.49 |  | 5. Paskar Owor | UGA | 1:49.89 |  | 6. Francis Munthali | MAW | 1:50.79 |  | 7. Pascal Murengerantwali | BUR | 1:51.75 |  | -. David Molise | LES | DNF |   
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| Heat 4 | Team | time |  | 1. Kenneth Kimwetich | KEN | 1:52.45 |  | 2. Hezekiel Sepeng | RSA | 1:52.49 |  | 3. Kennedy Osei | GHA | 1:52.68 |  | 4. Bakulu Yambo | COD | 1:55.11 |  | 5. Mohamed Mahmud Yasim | SOM | 1:55.14 |  | 6. Ruben Silwimba | ZAM | 1:56.12 |  | 7. Karabo Mphafi | LES | 1:59.62 |  | -. Ben Faissoil | COM | DNS |  | -. Souleymane Meite | CIV | DNS |   
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