2013 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

2013 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Kenya
City	Nairobi
Dates	18–23 November
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up	Ghana
Third place	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	85 (10.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Elizabeth Opoku Lilian du Plessis (9 goals)
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The 2013 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the sixth 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 in Nairobi, Kenya from 18 to 23 November 2013. ^[1]

The four-time defending champions South Africa won the final against Ghana (3–2) for their fifth title. The winner qualified for the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	2	1	0	29	2	+27	7	Final
2	Ghana	3	2	1	0	22	3	+19	7
3	Kenya (H)	3	1	0	2	16	7	+9	3	Third place game
4	Tanzania	3	0	0	3	1	56	−55	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

18 November 2013 12:00 South Africa   3–1   Kenya Mayne  34' du Plessis  53' Britz  60' Report Jow  5'

18 November 2013 14:00 Ghana   18–0   Tanzania Boakye  4' Swell-Grant  4', 63', 66' Opoku  18', 24', 29', 31', 48' Bamfo  25', 27', 30', 51' Tenkorang  27' Amoako  37', 40' Own Goal  53' Adampa  67' Report

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19 November 2013 10:00 Kenya   13–1   Tanzania Rotich  2', 49' Amutebi  5', 65', 66' Aura  11' Agunda  26' Ommala  35' Simiyu  38' Jow  50' Guchu  51' Omaido  53', 57' Report Own Goal  47'

19 November 2013 12:00 Ghana   1–1   South Africa Opoku  52' Report Evans  26'

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21 November 2013 10:00 South Africa   25–0   Tanzania Madsen  2' Evans  3', 31' Russell  3', 39' Damons  8', 49', 63', 69' Coston  14', 42', 45' du Plessis  17', 20', 25', 41', 48', 55', 58', 61' Deetlefs  19' Britz  21', 25' Bobbs  22', 50' Report

21 November 2013 12:00 Ghana   3–2   Kenya Tenkorang  49' Opoku  50', 51' Report Own Goal  13' Omaido  37'

Third place game

22 November 2013 13:00 Kenya   12–0   Tanzania Report

Final

23 November 2013 13:00 Ghana   2–3   South Africa Opoku  3' Tenkorang  13' Report Evans  48' Own Goal  55' Britz  69'

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	South Africa	2014 World Cup
2	Ghana
3	Kenya (H)
4	Tanzania

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 10.6 goals per match.

9 goals

• Elizabeth Opoku
• Lilian du Plessis

5 goals

• Jacqueline Jow

4 goals

• Racheal Bamfo
• Pauline Amutebi
• Margaret Rotich
• Caroline Guchu
• Audrey Omaido
• Tanya Britz
• Sulette Damons
• Celia Evans

3 goals

• Monica Swell-grant
• Nkansah Tenkorang
• Bernadette Coston

2 goals

• Cecilia Amoako
• Barbara Simiyu
• Quanita Bobbs
• Shelley Russell

1 goal

• Janet Adampa
• Serwaa Boakye
• Anita Agunda
• Rachel Owour
• Lilian Aura
• Betsy Ommala
• James Samaila
• Lisa-Marié Deetlefs
• Kelly Madsen
• Jade Mayne

Source: FIH

See also

• 2013 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

References

1. "Africa Cup of Nations 2013 (W)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 January 2021.
2. "New Dates for 2013 Africa Cup for Nations and Congress Announced". afrhockey.org. 2013-11-18.
3. "Africa Hockey Federation Releases Match Schedule and Officiating Panel for Africa Cup for Nations". afrhockey.org. 2013-11-18.
4. Match schedule

External links

• Official website