2023 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

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2023 Men's Junior Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityIsmailia
Dates12–16 March
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Suez Canal Authority Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (5th title)
Runner-upFile:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Third placeFile:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)File:Flag of South Africa.svg James Flint (5 goals)
Best playerFile:Flag of Egypt.svg Hossameldin Ragab
Best goalkeeperFile:Flag of South Africa.svg Reece Govender
2016 (previous) (next) 2024

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]

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Matches

12 March 2023
15:00
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Adel File:Field hockey ball.svg 2' Report
Umpires:
Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
12 March 2023
17:00
South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 6–0 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Maseko File:Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Davis File:Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Flint File:Field hockey ball.svg 31'39'48'
Mbata File:Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Report
Umpires:
Carren Koloni (KEN)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)

13 March 2023
15:00
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg 0–3 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Report Mentoor File:Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Maseko File:Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Neethling File:Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
13 March 2023
17:00
Zimbabwe File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 1–2 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Ncube File:Field hockey ball.svg 60' Report Omwaka File:Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Momanyi File:Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Wandera File:Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)

15 March 2023
15:00
Zimbabwe File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 1–3 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Shumba File:Field hockey ball.svg 58' Report Mokhtar File:Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Adel File:Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Elhadi File:Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA)
15 March 2023
17:00
South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 6–1 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Mbata File:Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Montgomery File:Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Flint File:Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Davis File:Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Ansell File:Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Neethling File:Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Report Kimtai File:Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)

Final round

Third place match

16 March 2023
12:30
Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Momanyi File:Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Omwaka File:Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Report Sibanda File:Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)

Final

16 March 2023
16:30
South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 2–2 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Flint File:Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Ditlhakanyane File:Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Report Ali File:Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Adel File:Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Penalties
Le Forestier File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Neethling File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Mthalane File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Kahder File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Knott File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Neethling File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
4–3 File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Adel
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Bakr
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Ragab
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Ali
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Mokhtar
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Adel
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Titus Ngolia (KEN)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
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
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
Source: FIH
(H) Host

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

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2022 (M&W)".
  2. "Egypt to host the 1st African Hockey 5s World Cup in December 2022". September 27, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
  5. "Champions of Africa!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. @africanhockeyfederation (28 February 2023). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
  7. Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 @africanhockeyfederation (3 March 2023). "Revised Fixtures & Dates: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (M/W)" – via Instagram.
  8. "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website". International Hockey Federation.
  9. "Junior Africa Cup 2023 (M) - Awards". FIH.