2012 Men's Junior Africa Cup for Nations

2012 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup for Nations

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Johannesburg
Dates	13–20 October
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Randburg Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (4th title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Ghana
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The 2012 Junior Africa Cup for Nations for Nations was the 10 edition of the Men's Africa Cup for Nations, was an international field hockey competition held from 13 to 20 October 2012 in Randburg Hockey Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. ^[1]

The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2013 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying. ^[2]

Qualified teams

•   Egypt
•   Ghana
•   Kenya
•   South Africa
•   Zimbabwe

Results

Pool Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	4	4	0	0	22	0	+22	12	Medal Round
2	Egypt	4	3	0	1	29	3	+26	9
3	Ghana	4	2	0	2	16	12	+4	6
4	Kenya	4	1	0	3	5	19	−14	3
5	Zimbabwe	4	0	0	4	1	19	−18	0

Source: Men Junior Field Hockey 10th Afirca Cup 2012 Randburg (RSA)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

Matches

13 October 2012 10:00 Ghana   6–0   Kenya Randburg Hockey Stadium

13 October 2012 16:00 Egypt   14–1   Zimbabwe Randburg Hockey Stadium

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14 October 2012 12:00 Egypt   9–0   Kenya Randburg Hockey Stadium

14 October 2012 16:00 South Africa   11–0   Zimbabwe Randburg Hockey Stadium

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16 October 2012 12:00 Kenya   5–0   Zimbabwe Randburg Hockey Stadium

16 October 2012 16:00 South Africa   6–0   Ghana Randburg Hockey Stadium

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17 October 2012 12:00 Ghana   5–0   Kenya Randburg Hockey Stadium

17 October 2012 16:00 South Africa   1–0   Egypt Randburg Hockey Stadium

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19 October 2012 14:00 Egypt   6–5   Ghana Randburg Hockey Stadium

19 October 2012 16:00 South Africa   4–0   Kenya Randburg Hockey Stadium

Source: ^[4]

Classification Stage

Third and fourth place

20 October 2012 11:30 Ghana   4–2   Kenya Randburg Hockey Stadium

Final

20 October 2012 16:30 South Africa   1–1 Egypt   Penalties 4–2 Randburg Hockey Stadium

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
	South Africa (H)	2013 Junior World Cup
	Egypt
	Ghana
4	Kenya
5	Zimbabwe

Source: Men Junior Field Hockey 10th Afirca Cup 2012 Randburg (RSA)
(H) Host

See also

• 2012 Women's Junior Africa cup for Nations

References

1. "News for 12 October 2012". The Fieldhockey.com Archives. 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
2. "Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. Regulations
4. "News for 21 October 2012". The Fieldhockey.com Archives. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.

See also

• FIH 2016 Junior African Cup