| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria Zimbabwe |
| Dates | 25 August 2022–4 September 2022 |
| 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]
| 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] |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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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 |
There were 23 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 5.75 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
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