2011 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)

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2011 African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
City Bulawayo
Dates2–11 September
Venue(s)Khumalo Hockey Stadium
2007 (previous)(next) 2015

The 2011 African Olympic Qualifier was the second edition of the African field hockey qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics for men and women. It was held from 2 to 11 September in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Six teams competed in the men's tournament, while four women's teams participated. The winner of each tournament qualified for the field hockey competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] More teams[ which? ] were originally entered, [2] but later withdrew. [3]

Men's tournament

2011 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
City Bulawayo
Dates2–11 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Third placeFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored121 (7.12 per match)
2007 (previous)(next) 2015

Pool

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5410425+3713 Final
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5230288+209
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 52212414+108 Third place game
4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5221168+88
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (H)5014126251 Fifth place game
6Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5014353501
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host
2 September 2011
13:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg18–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
2 September 2011
15:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2 September 2011
17:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg5–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

4 September 2011
14:00
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
4 September 2011
16:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
4 September 2011
18:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg10–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

5 September 2011
14:00
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–16Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
5 September 2011
16:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
5 September 2011
18:00
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg4–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

7 September 2011
14:00
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg12–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
7 September 2011
16:00
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
7 September 2011
18:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

9 September 2011
14:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg8–3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
9 September 2011
16:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
9 September 2011
18:00
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

10 September 2011
16:00
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgNPFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • The game was not played, Zimbabwe finished 5th, Morocco in 6th place.

Third and fourth place

11 September 2011
12:30
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Final

11 September 2011
17:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
6Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

  Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics

  Qualified for the Olympic qualification tournaments

Women's tournament

2011 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
City Bulawayo
Dates3–11 September
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Third placeFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored35 (4.38 per match)
2007 (previous)(next) 2015

Pool

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3300190+199 Final
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 311131074
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 30211432 Third place game
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (H)30120991
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host
3 September 2011
16:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg9–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3 September 2011
18:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

5 September 2011
10:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
5 September 2011
12:00
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

8 September 2011
14:00
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
8 September 2011
16:00
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Third place game

10 September 2011
18:30
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg4–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Final

11 September 2011
15:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

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References

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  3. Match schedule