2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Ghana
City	Accra
Dates	11–16 July
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (4th title)
Runner-up	Ghana
Third place	Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	39 (4.88 per match)
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The 2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Accra, Ghana from 11 to 16 July 2009. ^[1]

South Africa became the champion winning their fourth title, beating Ghana 5–1 in the final. Nigeria won the 3rd-place playoff match against Egypt 4–1. The winner qualified for the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup. ^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	19	0	+19	9	Final
2	Ghana (H)	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3	Third place game
4	Egypt	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

11 July 2009 South Africa   3–0   Nigeria

11 July 2009 Ghana   3–0   Egypt

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12 July 2009 Nigeria   1–0   Egypt

12 July 2009 South Africa   5–0   Ghana

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14 July 2009 South Africa   11–0   Egypt

14 July 2009 Ghana   4–1   Nigeria

Third place game

15 July 2009 Nigeria   4–1   Egypt

Final

16 July 2009 South Africa   5–1   Ghana

Final standings

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

Source: Todor66
(H) Host

See also

• 2009 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

References

1. "Women Field Hockey 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 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-23.