2014 All-Africa Korfball Championship

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2014 All Africa Korfball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Zambia
City Lusaka
Dates6 August 2014 (2014-08-06)
8 August 2014 (2014-08-08)
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Third placeFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Fourth placeFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored194 (24.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Werner Basson (22 Goals)
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The 2014 All-Africa Korfball Championship was held in Zambia from August 6 to August 8, with 4 national teams in competition. [1]

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The tournament also served as an African qualifier for the 2015 Korfball World Championship, with the top nation qualifying for the world championship.

Group stage

The Group Stage took place on the 6th and 7 August.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 330006918+5191st place Match
2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 320014030+106
3Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 3100221381733rd place Match
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 30003953440
Source: [ citation needed ]
Team 1 Score Team 2
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg25 − 2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg4 − 13Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg15 − 4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg4 − 22Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg13 − 3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg12 − 22Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Finals

The Finals took place on the 8th of August.

1st place matchFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 - 11 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

3rd place matchFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 11 - 12GFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia

Key:G denotes win by golden goal.

Final standing

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi

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References

  1. "International Korfball Federation - IKF All-African Korfball Championship - International Korfball Federation". International Korfball Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-04.