Men's Junior Africa Cup

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Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
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Field hockey current event.svg 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
FormerlyJunior Africa Cup of Nations
Sport Field hockey
Founded1978;46 years ago (1978)
No. of teams4
Confederation AfHF (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (5th title)
(2023)
Most titlesFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt & Flag of South Africa.svg  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.

Contents

Results

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1978 Ibadan, NigeriaFlag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Only three teams.3
1982 Nairobi, KenyaFlag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
Only two teams.2
1984 Cairo, EgyptFlag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Only three teams.3
1989MoroccoFlag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
4
1993 Harare, ZimbabweFlag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
Only three teams.3
1997 Harare, ZimbabweFlag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
4
2001 Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
4
2004 Cairo, EgyptFlag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
6
2008 Cairo, EgyptFlag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
Flag of Sudan.svg
Sudan
6
2012
Details
Randburg, South AfricaFlag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
1–1
(4–2 p.s.o.)
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
4–2Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
5
2016
Details
Windhoek, NamibiaFlag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3–2Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
5–3Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
5
2021 Windhoek, NamibiaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Cancelled5
2023
Details
Ismailia, EgyptFlag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2–2
(4–3 p.s.o.)
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
4
2024
Details
Windhoek, Namibia [3] 4

Summary

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5 (1984*, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016)5 (2001, 2004*, 2008*, 2012, 2023*)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 (2001*, 2004, 2008, 2012*, 2023)2 (1997, 2016)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1 (1982*)2 (1978, 1993)3 (1984, 1989, 2023)2 (1997, 2012)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1 (1978)3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3 (1982, 1984, 1989)4 (1993*, 1997*, 2001, 2016)1 (2023)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 (1978*)2 (2001, 2004)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1 (2016*)
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1 (2008)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 (1989*)
* = host nation

Team appearances

Team Flag of Nigeria.svg
1978
Flag of Kenya.svg
1982
Flag of Egypt.svg
1984
Flag of Morocco.svg
1989
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
1993
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
1997
Flag of South Africa.svg
2001
Flag of Egypt.svg
2004
Flag of Egypt.svg
2008
Flag of South Africa.svg
2012
Flag of Namibia.svg
2016
Flag of Egypt.svg
2023
Flag of Namibia.svg
2024
Total
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1st1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd2nd1st2nd10
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1st3rd3rd3rdWD4
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2nd1st3rd3rd2nd4th5th6th4th3rdQ10
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 5th1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4th1
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 4thQ1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3rd4th4thWD3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2nd1st1st1st1st2nd1stQ7
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 4th1
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 5th1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2nd2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd6th5th3rd4thQ10
Total3234344665544 [4]

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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".