Nkosi Cup

Nkosi Cup

Sport	indoor hockey
Organising body	South African Hockey Association Pro Series Indoor (PSi)
Country	South Africa
Venue(s)	Wynberg Military Base Stadium

The Nkosi Cup ^[a] is an annual, international indoor hockey tournament held in South Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

Men's tournament

Results

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal match				Number of teams
			Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Cape Town		South Africa	10–2	Namibia		United States	Only three teams.			3
2024 Details			South Africa	3–2	Namibia		Ireland	5–5 (2–0 s.o.)	New Zealand	4
2025 Details										5

Summary

Team	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal
South Africa	2 (2023, 2024)
Namibia		2 (2023, 2024)
United States			1 (2023)
Ireland			1 (2024)

Team appearances

Team	2023	2024	Years
Ireland	–	3rd	1
Namibia	2nd	2nd	1
New Zealand	–	4th	1
South Africa	1st	1st	2
United States	3rd	–	1
Total	3	4

Women's tournament

Results

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal match				Number of teams
			Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
2023 Details	Cape Town		Namibia	4–2	South Africa		Ireland	Only three teams.			3
2024 Details			Namibia	3–1	South Africa		Ireland	Only three teams.			3
2025 Details										5

Summary

Team	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal
Namibia	2 (2023, 2024)
South Africa		2 (2023, 2024)
Ireland			2 (2023, 2024)

Team appearances

Team	2023	2024	Years
Ireland	3rd	3rd	2
Namibia	1st	1st	2
South Africa	2nd	2nd	2
Total	3	3

Notes

1. Nkosi is a Nguni word for “king”, “chief” and “lord”

References

1. "Inaugural Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup Announces Fixtures for Men's and Women's Indoor Hockey". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
2. "Indoor Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup Report". Hockey Ireland. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-11-20.