Men's Junior Africa Cup

Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
Formerly	Junior Africa Cup of Nations
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1978;47 years ago (1978)
No. of teams	6
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Most recent champion(s)	South Africa (5th title) (2023)
Most titles	Egypt &   South Africa (5 titles)

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. ^[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1978	Ibadan, Nigeria		Ghana		Kenya		Nigeria	Only three teams.			3
1982	Nairobi, Kenya		Kenya		Zimbabwe		Only two teams.				2
1984	Cairo, Egypt		Egypt		Zimbabwe		Kenya	Only three teams.			3
1989	Morocco		Egypt		Zimbabwe		Kenya		Morocco		4
1993	Harare, Zimbabwe		Egypt		Kenya		Zimbabwe	Only three teams.			3
1997			Egypt		South Africa		Zimbabwe		Kenya		4
2001	Johannesburg, South Africa		South Africa		Egypt		Zimbabwe		Nigeria		4
2004	Cairo, Egypt		South Africa		Egypt		Ghana		Nigeria		6
2008			South Africa		Egypt		Ghana		Sudan		6
2012 Details	Randburg, South Africa		South Africa	1–1 (4–2 p.s.o.)	Egypt		Ghana	4–2	Kenya		5
2016 Details	Windhoek, Namibia		Egypt	3–2	South Africa		Zimbabwe	5–3	Namibia		5
2021			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]				Cancelled				5
2023 Details	Ismailia, Egypt		South Africa	2–2 (4–3 p.s.o.)	Egypt		Kenya	2–1	Zimbabwe		4
2024 Details	Windhoek, Namibia [3]		South Africa	5–0	Namibia		Egypt	2–2 (4–2 p.s.o.)	Kenya		6

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
South Africa	6 (2001*, 2004, 2008, 2012*, 2023, 2024)	2 (1997, 2016)
Egypt	5 (1984*, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016)	5 (2001, 2004*, 2008*, 2012, 2023*)	1 (2024)
Kenya	1 (1982*)	2 (1978, 1993)	3 (1984, 1989, 2023)	3 (1997, 2012, 2024)
Ghana	1 (1978)		3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
Zimbabwe		3 (1982, 1984, 1989)	4 (1993*, 1997*, 2001, 2016)	1 (2023)
Namibia		1 (2024*)
Nigeria			1 (1978*)	2 (2001, 2004)
Namibia				1 (2016*)
Sudan				1 (2008)
Morocco				1 (1989*)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1978	1982	1984	1989	1993	1997	2001	2004	2008	2012	2016	2023	2024	Total
Egypt	–	–	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	11
Ghana	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	3rd	3rd	–	WD	WD	4
Kenya	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	–	5th	6th	4th	–	3rd	4th	10
Libya	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	1
Morocco	–	–	–	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Namibia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	2nd	2
Nigeria	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	4th	4th	–	–	–	WD	WD	3
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	7
Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	–	–	–	1
Tanzania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	1
Zambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	1
Zimbabwe	–	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	6th	–	5th	3rd	4th	5th	10
Total	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	6	6	5	5	4	6	[4]

See also

• Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
• Women's Junior Africa Cup
• Men's Hockey Asia Cup
• Men's Junior AHF Cup

References

1. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 14 October 2019.
2. "AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. @africanhockeyfederation (28 August 2024). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
4. "Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup: Records".

External links

• Junior Africa Cup