Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

The Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international men's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champions of Africa and qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup.

Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Most recent season or competition:
2017 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
FormerlyHockey African Cup for Nations
SportField hockey
Founded1974 (1974)
Inaugural season1974
No. of teams8
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)
 South Africa (7th title)
(2017)
Most titles South Africa (7 titles)

The first edition was held in 1974.[1]

Qualification

The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualify directly for the tournament while the other teams have to play in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualify for the tournament. The three regions are Northeast Africa, Northwest Africa, and Central south Africa.[2]

Results

Year Host Final Third place game Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1974
Details
Cairo, Egypt
Ghana
Round-robin
Kenya

Uganda
Round-robin
Nigeria
5
1983
Details
Cairo, Egypt
Egypt
Round-robin
Kenya

Ghana
Round-robin
Zimbabwe
6
1989
Details
Blantyre, Malawi
Egypt
Round-robin
Kenya

Malawi
Round-robin
Zimbabwe
5
1993
Details
Nairobi, Kenya
South Africa
Round-robin
Egypt

Kenya
Round-robin
Zimbabwe
5
1996
Details
Pretoria, South Africa
South Africa
Round-robin
Kenya

Egypt
Round-robin
Zimbabwe
6
2000
Details
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
South Africa
3–2
Egypt

Zimbabwe
1–1
Ghana
7
2005
Details
Pretoria, South Africa
South Africa
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p.s.)

Egypt

Ghana
2–0
Nigeria
5
2009
Details
Accra, Ghana
South Africa
4–1
Egypt

Ghana
3–2
Nigeria
4
2013
Details
Nairobi, Kenya
South Africa
2–0
Egypt

Kenya
4–1
Ghana
4
2017
Details
Ismailia, Egypt
South Africa
2–1
Egypt

Ghana
5–3
Kenya
5
2021
Details
8

Performances by nation

Team Titles Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 South Africa 7 (1993, 1996*, 2000, 2005*, 2009, 2013, 2017)
 Egypt 2 (1983*, 1989) 7 (1993, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017*) 1 (1996)
 Ghana 1 (1974) 4 (1983, 2005, 2009*, 2017) 3 (2000, 2013)
 Kenya 4 (1974, 1983, 1989, 1996) 3 (1993*, 2013*) 1 (2017)
 Zimbabwe 1 (2000*) 4 (1978, 1989, 1993, 1996)
 Malawi 1 (1989*)
 Uganda 1 (1974)
 Nigeria 3 (1974, 2005, 2009)

Team appearances

Nation
1974

1983

1989

1993

1996

2000

2005

2009

2013

2017
2021 Total
 Botswana 6th1
 Egypt 5th1st1st2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd2ndQ11
 Ghana 1st3rd4th3rd3rd4th3rd7
 Kenya 2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd3rd4th7
 Malawi 3rd1
 Namibia 5th6th5th3
 Nigeria 4th5th5th4th4th5th6
 Tanzania 6th1
 Seychelles 5th1
 South Africa 1st1st1st1st1st1st1stQ8
 Uganda 3rd7th2
 Zambia 5th1
 Zimbabwe 4th4th4th4th3rd5
Total56556754458

See also

References

  1. "AfHF Hockey Africa Cup for Nations officially launched". The Ghanaian Journal. 2009-05-27.
  2. Makhandia, Agnes (31 January 2020). "AHF introduces new Cup of Nations qualifying criteria". nation.co.ke. Daily Nation. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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