2023 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
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Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Egypt | ||
City | Ismailia | ||
Dates | 12–16 March | ||
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) | ||
Venue(s) | Suez Canal Authority Stadium | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (5th title) | ||
Runner-up | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | ||
Third place | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 32 (4 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | File:Flag of South Africa.svg James Flint (5 goals) | ||
Best player | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossameldin Ragab | ||
Best goalkeeper | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Reece Govender | ||
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The 2023 Junior Africa Cup will be an international field hockey competition held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in Ismailia, Egypt.[1][2][3] The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2023 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.[4] South Africa won their fifth title after defeating the defending champions and hosts Egypt in the final 4–3 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2 in regular time.[5]
Qualified teams
The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[6]
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana[7]File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria[7]- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Preliminary round
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Final |
2 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | Third place match |
4 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
(H) Hosts
Matches
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Final round
Third place match
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Final
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]
Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
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File:Flag of South Africa.svg James Flint | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossameldin Ragab | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Reece Govender |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 2023 Junior World Cup |
2 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (H) | |
3 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | |
4 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe |
Goalscorers
There were 32 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Abdalla Ali
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Elhadi
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Bassem Mokhtar
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Sheldon Kimtai
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Job Wandera
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg Nathan Ansell
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg Leruo Ditlhakanyane
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg Carlon Mentoor
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg Ross Montgomery
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Joseph Ncube
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Onward Shumba
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ray-Royce Sibanda
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ↑ "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2022 (M&W)".
- ↑ "Egypt to host the 1st African Hockey 5s World Cup in December 2022". September 27, 2022.
- ↑ webadmin (2023-01-05). "Hosting Announcement: JUNIOR AFRICA CUP [JAC] 2023 (M/W) | 12 - 19 March 2023, Ismailia - Egypt". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ↑ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
- ↑ "Champions of Africa!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ @africanhockeyfederation (28 February 2023). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
- ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 @africanhockeyfederation (3 March 2023). "Revised Fixtures & Dates: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (M/W)" – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website". International Hockey Federation.
- ↑ "Junior Africa Cup 2023 (M) - Awards". FIH.