Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

This article is about men's field hockey tournament. For the women's tournament, see Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations.

Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Formerly	Hockey African Cup for Nations
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1974;51 years ago (1974)
First season	1974
No. of teams	8
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Most recent champion(s)	South Africa (8th title) (2022)
Most titles	South Africa (8 titles)

The Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international men's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champions of Africa and qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup.

The first edition was held in 1974. ^[1]

Qualification

The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualify directly for the tournament while the other teams have to play in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualify for the tournament. The three regions are Northeast Africa, Northwest Africa, and Central south Africa. ^[2]

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1974 Details	Cairo, Egypt		Ghana	Round-robin	Uganda		Kenya	Round-robin	Nigeria		5
1983 Details	Cairo, Egypt		Egypt	Round-robin	Kenya		Ghana	Round-robin	Nigeria		6
1989 Details	Blantyre, Malawi		Egypt	Round-robin	Kenya		Malawi	Round-robin	Zimbabwe		5
1993 Details	Nairobi, Kenya		South Africa	Round-robin	Egypt		Kenya	Round-robin	Zimbabwe		5
1996 Details	Pretoria, South Africa		South Africa	Round-robin	Kenya		Egypt	Round-robin	Zimbabwe		6
2000 Details	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe		South Africa	3–2	Egypt		Zimbabwe	1–1	Ghana		7
2005 Details	Pretoria, South Africa		South Africa	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p.s.)	Egypt		Ghana	2–0	Nigeria		5
2009 Details	Accra, Ghana		South Africa	3–1	Egypt		Ghana	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Nigeria		4
2013 Details	Nairobi, Kenya		South Africa	2–0	Egypt		Kenya	4–1	Ghana		4
2017 Details	Ismailia, Egypt		South Africa	2–1	Egypt		Ghana	5–3	Kenya		5
2022 Details	Accra, Ghana		South Africa	1–1 (3–1 s.o.)	Egypt		Nigeria	4–2	Kenya		7
2025 Details	Ismailia, Egypt										7

Performances by nation

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
South Africa	8 (1993, 1996*, 2000, 2005*, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Egypt	2 (1983*, 1989)	7 (1993, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017*, 2022)	1 (1996)
Ghana	1 (1974)		4 (1983, 2005, 2009*, 2017)	3 (2000, 2013)
Kenya		3 (1983, 1989, 1996)	3 (1993*, 2013*, 1974)	2 (2017, 2022)
Uganda		1 (1974)
Nigeria			1 (2022)	4 (1974, 1983, 2005, 2009)
Zimbabwe			1 (2000*)	3 (1989, 1993, 1996)
Malawi			1 (1989*)

Team appearances

Nation	1974	1983	1989	1993	1996	2000	2005	2009	2013	2017	2022	2025	Total
Botswana	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Egypt	5th	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	Q	12
Ghana	1st	3rd	–	–	–	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	5th	Q	9
Kenya	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	–	–	–	3rd	4th	4th	Q	9
Malawi	–	–	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Namibia	–	–	–	–	5th	6th	5th	–	–	–	7th	Q	5
Nigeria	4th	4th	–	–	–	5th	4th	4th	–	5th	3rd	Q	8
Seychelles	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
South Africa	–	–	–	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	Q	9
Tanzania	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Uganda	3rd	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	6th	WD	3
Zambia	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	WD	–	Q	2
Zimbabwe	–	5th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	–	–	–	–	WD	–	5
Total	5	6	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	7	7

See also

• Field hockey at the African Games
• Men's African Olympic Qualifier
• Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

References

1. "AfHF Hockey Africa Cup for Nations officially launched". The Ghanaian Journal. 2009-05-27.
2. Makhandia, Agnes (31 January 2020). "AHF introduces new Cup of Nations qualifying criteria". nation.co.ke. Daily Nation . Retrieved 31 January 2020.

External links

• Men Field Hockey Africa Cup Archive – todor66.com