| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 21.03 | -: MUWISHI - GERREN | ZIMBABWE |
| 2 | 21.04 | -: HOESEB - ELTON | NAMIBIA |
| 3 | 21.55 | q: ZAKWE - BONGANI | MASAI AC |
| 4 | 21.62 | q: JAMIESON - OSEGO DENNIS | BOTSWANA |
| 5 | 22.70 | -: MALAZA - AYANDA | ESWATINI |
| 6 | 25.75 | q: BALOYI - SAMMY | WESSIES |
| 7 | 27.63 | q: MACHABE - SANDILE | WESSIES |