2019 Women's African Olympic Qualifier

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2019 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road to Tokyo 2020
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
City Stellenbosch
Dates12–18 August
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue Stellenbosch University
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (4th title)
Runner-upFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Third placeFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored33 (3.3 per match)
Top scorer Flag of South Africa.svg Lilian du Plessis (4 goals)
Best player Flag of South Africa.svg Ongeziwe Mali
Best goalkeeper Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Jordyn Clipstone
Flag of Kenya.svg Cynthia Onyango
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The 2019 Women's African Olympic Qualifier was the fourth edition of the African qualification tournament for the women's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 12 to 18 August 2019. [1]

Contents

The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

South Africa won the tournament for the fourth time. [3]

Teams

The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament FIH World Rankings, were expected to participate in the tournament. [4] Nigeria and Uganda withdrew before the tournament.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)4400160+1612 2020 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 421178−17
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 420267−16
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 411226−44
5Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 4004212−100
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored. [5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "African Road To Tokyo (Men & Women) Calendar". www.africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tokyo beckons as South Africa's continental success continues". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ↑ FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
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