2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

2024 Men's Junior Africa Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Windhoek
City	Namibia
Dates	18–25 April 2025
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Windhoek High School
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (6th title)
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	95 (5.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jaydon Brooker (16 goals)
Best player	Jaydon Brooker
Best goalkeeper	Dan Dillion
Fair play award	Namibia [1]
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The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup was the 13th edition of the Men's Junior Africa Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Africa, organized by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament at Windhoek High School in Windhoek, Namibia from 18 to 25 April 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

The defending champions South Africa won their sixth title after defeating the hosts Namibia 5–0 in the final. ^[4] Egypt won the bronze medal after defeating Kenya 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2. ^[5] The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2025 Junior World Cup, with the top three teams qualifying. ^[6]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament. ^[7] Ghana and Nigeria withdrew from the tournament due to financial challenges. ^{[8] [9]}

  Egypt

Head coach: Ahmed Zakaria

1. Mohamed Geneidy (GK)
3. Omar Nasr
4. Mohamed Hosni
7. Ahmed Fahmy
8. Gamal Ali
9. Ahmed El-Hadi
10. Said Kamal (C)
11. Basel Abdelmonem
13. Mohamed Hassanein
14. Mohamed Ghanem
17. Bassem Mokhtar
21. Ahmed Soliman
22. Ahmed Fouda
27. Abdelrahman Kasem
29. Ebraheem Arafaat (GK)

  Ghana

  Kenya ^[10]

Head coach: Griffin Amakulie

2. Hillary Kwalimwa
3. Alex Ondego
5. Samuel Mboche
6. Brian Indimuli
7. Vincent Wesonga
10. Gideon Mungai
12. Kit Garner
14. Victor Sam
17. Matthew Momanyi
18. Noel Lormotum
20. Paul Odero
22. Fredrick Ochieng
23. Isaac Wanjawa
25. Charles Ashihundu
41. Josephat Otieno (GK)
42. Mathias Omwaka (C)
84. Arnold Nyakango (GK)

  Namibia

Head Coach: Johann Weyhe

1. Rylan Bombosch (GK)
2. Krynauw Weber
3. Giovane Handura
4. Sean Irwin
5. Anton Myburgh
6. Thomas Theron
7. Ludwig van Rooyen
8. John-Paul Britz  [ Wikidata ](C)
9. Gerhard Myburgh
10. Christian du Raan
11. Zach Philander
12. Jack Fourie
13. Mathew Lassen
14. Darren Enslin
15. Owen Hatton
16. James de Jager
17. Abraham Graham
19. Lyle Bruys (GK)

  Nigeria

  South Africa ^[11]

Head coach: Guy Elliott

3. Viwe Mbata
4. Thabang Jeyi
5. Jamie Seale
7. Jaydon Brooker  [ Wikidata ]
8. Daniel Neuhoff (C)
10. Carlon Mentoor
11. Brett Horn
13. Ross Montgomery
15. Damian Knott
16. Litha Kraai  [ Wikidata ]
18. Daniel Dillon (GK)
20. Sachin Padayachee
25. Matthew de Oliveira
27. Gianluca Virissimo (GK)
29. Ozair Pillai
44. Daniel den Bakker

  Zambia

Head coach: Floyd Chomba

1. Robson Kunda (C, GK)
2. Jeremiah Mwansa
3. Manjanja Tembo
4. Richard Banda
5. Alex Mwansa
6. Amos Silavwe
7. Enock Kaluba
8. Ntanda Maimbo
9. Isaac Mutale
10. Christopher Steinemann
11. George Jere (C)
12. Abraham Tagwireyi
13. Nicholas Mwaba
14. Justin Mpande
15. Andrew Tembo
16. Jackson Chilata (GK)
17. David Kalunga
18. Oliver Gale (GK)

  Zimbabwe ^[12]

Head coach: Prince Mwale

1. Tochukwu Nnam (GK)
2. Dayle Nichole
3. Nathan Davies
4. Emmanuel Mushosho
5. Takunda Muchacha
6. Daniel Erasmus
7. Tadiwanashe Chigumira
8. Dhiren Ramabhai
9. Dhaneel Goven
10. Justin Steyn
11. Ngonidzashe Ndadzibaya
12. Joseph Ncube
13. Matipa Mawere
14. John-Mark Benadie
16. Takudzwa Makudo
17. Tinashe Munyenyiwa
18. Shawn Mugavha (GK)
28. Mutsawashe Kanyangarara (C)

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	5	5	0	0	34	5	+29	15	Final and 2025 Junior World Cup
2	Namibia (H)	5	4	0	1	20	14	+6	12
3	Egypt	5	2	1	2	10	14	−4	7	Third place match
4	Kenya	5	1	2	2	11	16	−5	5
5	Zimbabwe	5	1	1	3	4	12	−8	4
6	Zambia	5	0	0	5	6	24	−18	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. ^[13]
(H) Hosts

Matches

18 April 2025 13:00 Zimbabwe   0–0   Kenya Report Umpires: Peter Caulder (RSA) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

18 April 2025 17:00 Egypt   1–3   Namibia Abdelmonem  36' Report Britz  53', 58' Hatton  58' Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

18 April 2025 19:00 South Africa   12–3   Zambia Montgomery  5', 15', 55' Mentoor  8', 27', 41', 57' Seale  8' Kraai  19', 57' Mbata  37' Brooker  48' Report Tagwireyi  13', 40' Mpande  47' Umpires: Haitham Selim (EGY) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

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19 April 2025 11:00 Zambia   1–2   Zimbabwe Banda  26' Report Goven  32' Benadie  60' Umpires: Siyabonga Martins (NAM) Evason Liyayi (KEN)

19 April 2025 13:00 Egypt   4–4   Kenya Kasem  12' Hegab  35' Abdelmonem  57' Salem  59' Report Omwaka  7' Ochieng  48' Mungai  51' Ashihundu  55' Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Peter Caulder (RSA)

19 April 2025 15:00 South Africa   8–0   Namibia Horn  8' Brooker  14', 24', 25', 26', 33', 35' Kraai  49' Report Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Haitham Selim (EGY)

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21 April 2025 11:00 Zambia   1–3   Egypt A. Mwansa  57' Report Kasem  12', 51' Hosni  44' Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Peter Caulder (RSA)

21 April 2025 13:00 Zimbabwe   1–7   South Africa Mawere  59' Report Brooker  1', 16', 18', 40', 48' Jeyi  52' Kraai  58' Umpires: Siyabonga Martins (NAM) Evason Liyayi (KEN)

21 April 2025 17:00 Kenya   3–5   Namibia Lormotum  6' Wesonga  29' Mudher  46' Report Britz  7', 53' De Jager  15' Fourie  24' Graham  45' Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Haitham Selim (EGY)

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22 April 2025 11:00 Egypt   0–5   South Africa Report Kraai  6', 49' Horn  10' Brooker  24', 43' Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

22 April 2025 13:00 Kenya   2–1   Zambia Ashihundu  31' Omwaka  43' Report Tagwireyi  22' Umpires: Peter Caulder (RSA) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

22 April 2025 17:00 Namibia   4–1   Zimbabwe Hatton  2', 19', 32' Handura  48' Report Mawere  18' Umpires: Evason Liyayi (KEN) Haitham Selim (EGY)

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24 April 2025 11:00 Zimbabwe   1–2   Egypt M. Kanyangarara  24' Report Fouda  20' Hosni  60+' Umpires: Peter Caulder (RSA) Evason Liyayi (KEN)

24 April 2025 17:00 Namibia   8–1   Zambia Hatton  9' Van Rooyen  11' Du Raan  25', 52' Handura  38' J. Britz  47' Lassen  59' Fourie  60' Report Mutale  16' Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Haitham Selim (EGY)

24 April 2025 19:00 South Africa   2–1   Kenya Mentoor  12' Montgomery  56' Report Bhamra  10' Umpires: Siyabonga Martins (Nam) Munashe Mashoko (Zim)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

25 April 2025 14:30 Egypt   2–2   Kenya El-Hadi  23' Hegab  51' Report Ashihundu  45', 52' Penalties Kamal Hassanein Hosni Mokhtar 4–2 Ashihundu Omwaka Momanyi Indimuli Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Peter Caulder (RSA)

Final

25 April 2025 19:00 South Africa   5–0   Namibia Sendzul  5' Brooker  13', 24' Montgomery  39' Mbata  56' Report Umpires: Haitham Selim (EGY) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
	South Africa	2025 Junior World Cup
	Namibia (H)
	Egypt
4	Kenya
5	Zimbabwe
6	Zambia

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ^[4]

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Jaydon Brooker	Jaydon Brooker	Dan Dillion

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 5.59 goals per match.

16 goals

• Jaydon Brooker

6 goals

• Litha Kraai

5 goals

• John-Paul Britz
• Owen Hatton
• Carlon Mentoor
• Ross Montgomery

4 goals

• Charles Ashihundu

3 goals

• Abdelrahman Kasem
• Abraham Tagwireyi

2 goals

• Basel Abdelmonem
• Mohab Hegab
• Mohamed Hosni
• Mathias Omwaka
• Christian du Raan
• Jack Fourie
• Giovane Handura
• Brett Horn
• Viwe Mbata
• Matipa Mawere

1 goal

• Ahmed El-Hadi
• Ahmed Fouda
• Ziad Salem
• Tarankabir Bhamra
• Noel Lormotum
• Nirmaan Mudher
• Gideon Mungai
• Fredrick Ochieng
• Vincent Wesonga
• James de Jager
• Abraham Graham
• Mathew Lassen
• Ludwig van Rooyen
• Thabang Jeyi
• Jamie Seale
• Reuben Sendzul
• Richard Banda
• Justin Mpande
• Isaac Mutale
• Alex Mwansa
• John-Mark Benadie
• Dhaneel Goven
• Mutsawashe Kanyangarara

Source: FIH

See also

• 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

References

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