| Final 18:13 | | time | gap | L | 200 | 400 | 600m | | 1. Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt | 8:04.25 | | 4 | 2:00.63 | 4:02.12 | 6:03.83 | | 2. Matthew Dale Caldwell |  South Africa | 8:19.45 | +15.20s | 3 | 2:01.06 | 4:02.92 | 6:10.62 | | 3. Ahmed Ali | Egypt | 8:23.68 | +19.43s | 5 | 2:02.33 | 4:09.19 | 6:18.29 | | 4. Ramzi Chouchar |  Algeria | 8:27.96 | +23.71s | 6 | 2:03.48 | 4:14.60 | 6:22.20 | | 5. Damien Emile Payet |  Seychelles | 8:50.67 | +46.42s | 2 | 2:09.83 | 4:24.78 | 6:38.98 | | 6. Muhammed Adam | South Africa | 8:54.52 | +50.27s | 1 | 2:07.51 | 4:20.97 | 6:37.47 | | 7. Belly-Cresus Ganira |  Burundi | 9:19.91 | +1:15.66 | 7 | 2:14.00 | 4:36.94 | 7:01.95 |
| World Record: L Zhang, China 7:32.12 WC Rome, Italy 29th July 2009 | | African Record: O. Mellouli, Tunisia 7:35.27 WC Rome, Italy 29th July 2009 | | Championship Record: A. Akram, Egypt 7:55.36 Brazzaviille, Congo 7th September 2015 |
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