The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.
The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it was held every four years. From 2021 onwards the tournament has been held every two years. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
African Hockey Federation (AfHF) is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 25 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and women's hockey tournament for African nations. The main objective of the organization is to make the game of hockey popular in Africa and to increase number of participants.
The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup is the ninth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation.
Marizen Marais is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics.
Mustapha Cassiem is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.
The 2016 Junior Africa Cup for Nations was an international field hockey competition held from 18 to 28 March 2016 in Windhoek, Namibia.
The Men's Junior Africa Cup (JAC), formerly known as the Junior Africa Cup of Nations, is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organised by the African Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
The Women's Hockey Junior Africa Cup, formerly known as the Junior Africa Cup of Nations, is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organised by the African Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
Tegan Fourie is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.
The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 16th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held from 15 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.
The Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup is an international men's field hockey tournament organised annually by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament serves as the qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League.
Shirndré-Lee Edoline Simmons is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.
The 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial men's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be in India in December 2025. The tournament will feature 24 teams for the first time.
The 2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be the 11th edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under-21 field hockey world championship organised by the International Hockey Federation. The host nation is yet to be determined, and the tournament will be held in either July or December 2025. The tournament will feature 24 teams for the first time.
The 2025 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations will be the 12th 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.
The 2025 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations will be the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation.
The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup will be the 11th edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It will be held alongside the women's tournament from 26 November to 4 December 2024 in Muscat, Oman.
The 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup will be the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the women's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It will be held alongside the men's tournament from 7 to 15 December 2024 in Muscat, Oman.
The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup will be 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 will be held alongside the women's tournament at Windhoek High School in Windhoek, Namibia from April 2025.
