The men's 5000 metres event at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held on August 11 on Stade de Marrakech.
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | Kenya | 13:34.27 | ||
| Isiah Koech | Kenya | 13:35.73 | ||
| Abrar Osman | Eritrea | 13:36.42 | ||
| 4 | Joseph Kiplimo | Kenya | 13:39.12 | |
| 5 | Yenew Alamirew | Ethiopia | 13:45.86 | |
| 6 | Olivier Irabaruta | Burundi | 13:46.21 | |
| 7 | Thomas Ayeko | Uganda | 13:51.61 | |
| 8 | Birhanu Legese | Ethiopia | 13:59.57 | |
| 9 | Elroy Gelant | South Africa | 14:00.48 | |
| 10 | Mumin Gala | Djibouti | 14:02.16 | |
| 11 | Othmane El Goumri | Morocco | 14:12.40 | |
| 12 | Jamal Abdi Dirieh | Djibouti | 14:15.78 | |
| 13 | Masseho-Ngoma | Republic of the Congo | 16:52.64 | |
| Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia | DNF | ||
| Hicham Bellani | Morocco | DNF | ||
| Jamal Hitran | Morocco | DNF | ||
| Dieudonne Nsengiyumva | Burundi | DNS | ||
| Naimbai Njerakey | Chad | DNS | ||
| Joshua Cheptegei | Uganda | DNS | ||
| Moses Kipsiro | Uganda | DNS |