Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke

The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following new records were set during this competition.

Heats
The heats were started on 23 August at 11:25.

Final
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.