2025 Women's Nkosi Cup

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2025 Women's Nkosi Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates12–16 December
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue Wynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Third placeFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored110 (7.86 per match)
Top scorer Flag of South Africa.svg Malikah Hamza (11 goals)
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The 2025 Nkosi Cup will be the third edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international women's indoor hockey tournament in South Africa. It will be held at the Wynberg Military Base Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa from 12 to 16 December 2025. [1]

Contents

Teams

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  1. Brooke Welsh
  2. Caitlin Burns
  3. Ella White
  4. Annelyse Tevant
  5. Emma Scriven
  6. Emma Leighton (GK)
  7. Erin Burns
  8. Jamie Zimmerman
  9. Kaitlyn Lee
  10. Kelsey Hughes
  11. Tegan Neowhouse (GK)
  12. Samantha Economos
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
  1. Petro Stoffberg (GK)
  2. Azaylee Philander
  3. Sunelle Ludwig (C)
  4. Kiana-Che Cormack (C)
  5. Danja Meyer
  6. Jerrica Bartlett
  7. Abigail Rowles
  8. Ottilie Hinda
  9. Amber Dercksen
  10. Tamara Grögli
  11. Sienna Richards
  12. Leila Grögli
  13. Alexandra Erasmus (GK)
  14. Allison January
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  1. Pat Harris
  2. Alexandre Beauduin
  3. Alberto Montilla
  4. Willem Pouw
  5. Vincent Heller
  6. Mohan Gandhi
  7. Michael Mendoza
  8. Mehtab Grewal
  9. Doug Allison
  10. Shomik Chakraborty (GK)
  11. Jack Weitzman
  12. Amar Singh (GK)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
  1. Jamie Southgate (C)
  2. Tatum Kroutz
  3. Daniella de Oliveira
  4. Edith Molikoe
  5. Chelsey Woolf
  6. Cerian Fourie
  7. Ashleigh Thomas
  8. Malikah Hamza
  9. Jessica Lardant (C)
  10. Laikén Brisset
  11. Charlize Swanepoel (GK)
  12. Sarah Paget (GK)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
  1. Tanatswa Mutaramuswa (GK)
  2. Jenna Mathieson (GK)
  3. Lylie Wilde
  4. Sarah Evans
  5. Roxanne Viviers
  6. Alexei Terblanche
  7. Simone Herbst
  8. Natalie Terblanche
  9. Athina Mujiba
  10. Taya Trivella
  11. Rumbidzai Zimuto
  12. Iman Johnson

Preliminary round

All times are local (All times are local (UTC+2)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4310255+2010 Semi-final
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)4301258+179
3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 42111912+77
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4013420−161
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4013533−281
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. [2]
(H) Hosts
12 December 2025
16:00
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg6–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Cormack Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Bartlett Field hockey ball.svg 12'
T. Grögli Field hockey ball.svg 13', 30'
L. Grögli Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Hinda Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Ludwig Field hockey ball.svg 40'		 Report A. Terblanche Field hockey ball.svg 32', 35'
Wilde Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Amy Daniel (USA)
12 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg7–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fourie Field hockey ball.svg 6', 12'
Hamza Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Kroutz Field hockey ball.svg 23', 25'
De Oliveira Field hockey ball.svg 26', 36'		 Report
Umpires:
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
13 December 2025
09:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tevant Field hockey ball.svg 1', 10', 36'
Economos Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Welsh Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Hughes Field hockey ball.svg 10', 10'
White Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Lee Field hockey ball.svg 21', 21'
C. Burns Field hockey ball.svg 22', 37'
E. Burns Field hockey ball.svg 30'		 Report Viviers Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)
13 December 2025
11:40
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg7–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ludwig Field hockey ball.svg 2', 33', 39'
T. Grögli Field hockey ball.svg 14'
January Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Cormack Field hockey ball.svg 30', 34'		 Report Mclean Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Brun Field hockey ball.svg 9', 14'
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
13 December 2025
16:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Roxborough-Judd Field hockey ball.svg 37' Report A. Terblanche Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
13 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Kroutz Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Hamza Field hockey ball.svg 39'		 Report Hughes Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Lee Field hockey ball.svg 11'
C. Burns Field hockey ball.svg 18'
White Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Zimmerman Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
14 December 2025
15:00
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg2–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Cormack Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Dercksen Field hockey ball.svg 40'		 Report Welsh Field hockey ball.svg 11'
C. Burns Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
14 December 2025
17:40
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg12–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Thomas Field hockey ball.svg 1'
Lardant Field hockey ball.svg 3', 10'
Hamza Field hockey ball.svg 4', 6', 30'
Woolf Field hockey ball.svg 13'
De Oliveira Field hockey ball.svg 26', 32'
Fourie Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Kroutz Field hockey ball.svg 38', 38'		 Report
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
15 December 2025
09:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Economos Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Lee Field hockey ball.svg 10'
C. Burns Field hockey ball.svg 21', 22'
Tevant Field hockey ball.svg 37'		 Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Amy Daniel (USA)
15 December 2025
11:40
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Hamza Field hockey ball.svg 22', 23', 24'
Woolf Field hockey ball.svg 28'		 Report T. Grögli Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Hinda Field hockey ball.svg 35'
L. Grögli Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Medal round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7
 
16 December
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
 
15 December
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5
 
 
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3
 
Third place
 
 
16 December
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
 
 
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 6

Semi-finals

15 December 2025
16:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Welsh Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Lee Field hockey ball.svg 6', 20'
Tevant Field hockey ball.svg 15', 28'
C. Burns Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Scriven Field hockey ball.svg 35'		 Report Roxborough-Judd Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Buchanan Field hockey ball.svg 3'
McLean Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)
15 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Hamza Field hockey ball.svg 14', 40'
Fourie Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Thomas Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Lardant Field hockey ball.svg 21'		 Report Cormack Field hockey ball.svg 1'
Dercksen Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Meyer Field hockey ball.svg 24'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

Third and fourth place

16 December 2025
16:00
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg6–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
T. Grögli Field hockey ball.svg 6', 28'
Bartlett Field hockey ball.svg 7', 14'
Cormack Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Meyer Field hockey ball.svg 25'		 Report Brun Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

Final

16 December 2025
18:40
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Lee Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Scriven Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Tevant Field hockey ball.svg 40'		 Report Molikoe Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Kroutz Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Hamza Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Fourie Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

Statistics

Final standings

PosTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 110 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 7.86 goals per match.

11 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fixtures and tickets Released for the Third Edition of the Nkosi Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ↑ "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). February 2024.
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