2023 Men's Hockey Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games

This article is about the men's event. For the women's event, see 2023 Women's Hockey Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games.

Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games

Tournament details
Host country	Nigeria Zimbabwe
Dates	25 August 2022 (2022-08-25)–4 September 2022 (2022-09-04)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)

The 2023 Men's Hockey Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games will be a series of 3 qualification events for the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana. The tournaments will be held in Nigeria and Zimbabwe between August - September 2022. The winners of each tournament will qualify for the 2023 Africa Games ^{[1] [2]} and African Olympic Qualifier. ^[3]

Qualification

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
6 June 2022	North-East Africa qualifier	Cancelled [4]	2	Kenya   Uganda
25–30 August 2022	North-West Africa qualifier	Cancelled [5]	2	Ghana   Nigeria   Sierra Leone
31 August – 4 September 2022	Central-South Africa qualifier	Harare, Zimbabwe	2	Malawi   Zimbabwe   Zambia [6] [7]

Central-South Africa qualifier

Central-South Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games

Tournament details
Host country	Zimbabwe
City	Harare
Dates	31 August – 4 September 2022
Venue(s)	St. John's College Astro Turf
Final positions
Champions	Zimbabwe
Runner-up	Zambia
Third place	Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	23 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Phillimon Bwali (5 goals)
Best player	Phillimon Bwali
Best goalkeeper	Bradley Heuer

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zambia	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	6	Final
2	Zimbabwe (H)	2	1	0	1	8	4	+4	3
3	Malawi	2	0	0	2	2	11	−9	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[8]
(H) Hosts

Results

31 August 2022 16:00 Zimbabwe   6–1   Malawi Maredza  13' T. Kanyangarara  17', 37' M. Kanyangarara  24' Chamunorwa  44' Mushayakarara  57' Report Chirwa  42' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Abraham Chaya (ZAM)

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1 September 2022 14:00 Zambia   3–2   Zimbabwe Mpande  1' Bwali  54' Moyo  57' Report T. Kanyangarara  7' Maredza  60' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Levi Kumwenda (MAW)

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3 September 2022 16:00 Malawi   1–5   Zambia Matavata  25' Report Bwali  29', 35', 36' Moyo  32' Chomba  59' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Final

4 September 2022 14:00 Zambia   2–3   Zimbabwe Bwali  7' Mpande  17' Report Maredza  2' Mugore  15' Mushayakarara  60' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ^[9]

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Phillimon Bwali	Phillimon Bwali	Bradley Heuer

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 5.75 goals per match.

5 goals

• Phillimon Bwali

3 goals

• Tatenda Kanyangarara
• Tendayi Maredza

2 goals

• Andrew Moyo
• Alfred Mpande
• Tapiwa Mushayakarara

1 goal

• Temwa Chirwa
• Daniel Matavata
• Floyd Chomba
• Alec Chamunorwa
• Mutsawashe Kanyangarara
• Tafadzwa Mugore

Source: FIH

References

1. webadmin (2022-06-06). "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022-2023". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
2. "Zambia hockey team plays Zimbabwe". diggers.news. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
3. "African Road To Tokyo (Men & Women) Calendar". www.africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
4. "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022-2023". African Hockey Federation. 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
5. @afrhockey (August 25, 2022). "Due to the late withdrawal of Sierra Leone Men's Team, this tournament was cancelled by the AfHF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. webadmin (2022-08-16). "Central-South Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games AAG 2023 (M/W)". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
7. "Hockey team brace for regional tourney". The Herald . Retrieved 2022-08-25.
8. FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021
9. "Central-South Africa Qualifier for AAG 2023 (M) - Awards". FIH.