2009 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

2009 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Ghana
City	Accra
Dates	10–16 July
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	34 (4.25 per match)
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The 2009 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Accra, Ghana from 10 to 16 July 2009. ^[1]

The four-time defending champions South Africa won their fifth title and qualified for the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup by defeating Egypt 4–1 in the final. The hosts Ghana won the bronze medal by defeating Nigeria 3–2 after extra time. ^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18	9	Final
2	Egypt	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	3	11	−8	3	Third place game
4	Ghana (H)	3	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

10 July 2009 Egypt   2–1   Nigeria

10 July 2009 South Africa   8–0   Ghana

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12 July 2009 South Africa   2–0   Egypt

12 July 2009 Nigeria   2–1   Ghana

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14 July 2009 South Africa   8–0   Nigeria

14 July 2009 Egypt   1–1   Ghana

Third place game

15 July 2009 Ghana   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Nigeria

Final

16 July 2009 South Africa   3–1   Egypt

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	South Africa	2010 World Cup
2	Egypt
3	Ghana (H)
4	Nigeria

Source: Todor66
(H) Host

See also

• 2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

References

1. "Men Field Hockey VIII Africa Nations Cup 2009 Accra (GHA) 10-16.07 - Winner South Africa". todor66.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's World Cups, 2010" (PDF). FIH. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2012.