2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

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2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
City Accra
Dates17–23 January
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (8th title)
Runner-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Third placeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored82 (5.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Matthew Guise-Brown (7 goals)
Best player Flag of South Africa.svg Nqobile Ntuli
2017 (previous)(next) 2025

The 2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the 11th edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. In February 2021 it was announced that the tournament would be held alongside the women's tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra, Ghana from 17 to 23 January 2022. [1]

Contents

South Africa were the defending champions, winning the 2017 edition. [2] They successfully defended their title after beating Egypt in the final. [3] The winner qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. [4]

Qualification

The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualified directly for the tournament while the other teams played in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualified for the tournament. The three regions were North-East Africa, North-West Africa, and Central-South Africa. [5] [6]

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
FIH World Rankings 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Cancelled [7] North-West Africa Qualifier2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
CancelledNorth-East Africa Qualifier2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Cancelled [1] Central-South Africa Qualifier1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Total7

Preliminary round

The schedule was published on 14 December 2021. [8]

All times are local (UTC±0).

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2200151+146 Semi-finals
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 210153+23
3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2002117160
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result. [9]
17 January 2022
20:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg13–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Malgraff Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Drummond Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Pautz Field hockey ball.svg 23', 54'
Spooner Field hockey ball.svg 24', 54'
Guise-Brown Field hockey ball.svg 35', 47', 49'
Paton Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Sherwood Field hockey ball.svg 56', 60'
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)

18 January 2022
17:00
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Tjikuniva Field hockey ball.svg 18' Report Wakhura Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Iningu Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Awino Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Onyango Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

19 January 2022
16:00
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Wakhura Field hockey ball.svg 40' Report Ntuli Field hockey ball.svg 33', 37'
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 330083+59 Semi-finals
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3111138+54
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (H)30212312
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 301251491
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2022. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result. [9]
(H) Hosts
17 January 2022
16:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Tettey Field hockey ball.svg 28' Report Ntumba Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Elvis Bwalya (ZAM)
17 January 2022
18:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg4–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Sayed Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Ibrahim Field hockey ball.svg 35', 45'
Mos. Ragab Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Report P. John Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Samaila Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

18 January 2022
13:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg10–3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
P. John Field hockey ball.svg 9', 59'
Samaila Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Victor Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Sunday Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Ibrahim Field hockey ball.svg 22', 53'
M. John Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Solomon Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Godwin Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Report Mugisha Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Opio Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Okodi Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Umpires:
Elvis Bwalya (ZAM)
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
18 January 2022
19:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report El-Ganaini Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)

20 January 2022
13:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Mos. Ragab Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Z. Adel Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Nasr Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Report Ntumba Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Umpires:
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
Simon Awasa (NGR)
20 January 2022
19:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
P. John Field hockey ball.svg 43' Report Tettey Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Fifth to seventh place classification

Bracket

 
Sixth placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
22 January
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6
 
21 January
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1
 
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3
 

Sixth place game

21 January 2022
09:00
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg2–3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
La Cock Field hockey ball.svg 29', 39' Report Opio Field hockey ball.svg 9', 13'
Batusa Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Umpires:
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
Elvis Bwalya (ZAM)

Fifth place game

22 January 2022
11:00
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg6–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Adjei Field hockey ball.svg 12', 37'
Tettey Field hockey ball.svg 23', 44'
Kwofie Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Akaba Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report Batusa Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
Simon Awasa (NGR)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 January
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7
 
23 January
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
22 January
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1 (1)
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
 
Third place
 
 
23 January
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2

Semi-finals

22 January 2022
13:15
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg7–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Guise-Brown Field hockey ball.svg 17', 23', 57'
Ntuli Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Pautz Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Malgraff Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Bell Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Report
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

22 January 2022
15:30
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg5–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Nasr Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Ragab Field hockey ball.svg 12', 27'
M. Adel Field hockey ball.svg 37'
El-Naggar Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Report Wakhura Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

Third place game

23 January 2022
14:15
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Godwin Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Sunday Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Ibrahim Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Samaila Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Report Kipyego Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Iningu Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)

Final

23 January 2022
18:15
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Guise-Brown Field hockey ball.svg 12' Report Z. Adel Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Penalties
Spooner Field hockey pengoal.svg
Mvimbi Field hockey pengoal.svg
Ntuli Field hockey penmiss.svg
Ngubane Field hockey penmiss.svg
Sherwood Field hockey pengoal.svg
3–1Field hockey penmiss.svg M. Adel
Field hockey pengoal.svg Edris
Field hockey penmiss.svg Sayed
Field hockey penmiss.svg Nasr
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)]

Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
6Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
7Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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