Association | South African Hockey Association | ||
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Confederation | AfHF (Africa) | ||
Head Coach | Inky Zondi [1] | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Lenise Marais Cindy Brown | ||
Manager | Tarryn Fourie | ||
Captain | Erin Christie Quanita Bobbs | ||
FIH ranking | |||
Current | 21 1 (23 November 2024) [2] | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2000 ) | ||
Best result | 9th (2004) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1998 ) | ||
Best result | 7th (1998) | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1994 ) | ||
Best result | 1st (Six times) | ||
African Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1995 ) | ||
Best result | 1st (1995, 1999, 2003) | ||
Medal record |
The South Africa women's national field hockey team represents South Africa in international field hockey matches and tournaments. [3]
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1980–1991 | Banned [a] | |||||||
1992 | did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | Group stage | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
2004 | Group stage | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
2008 | Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
2012 | Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
2016 | — [b] | |||||||
2020 | Group stage | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
2024 | Group stage | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Total | 6/11 | 0 titles | 33 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 90 |
FIH World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
1974–1993 | Banned [a] | |||||||||
1998 | Group stage | 7th place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | ||
2002 | Group stage | 13th place | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | ||
2006 | Group stage | 12th place | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||
2010 | Group stage | 10th place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||
2014 | Group stage | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | ||
2018 | Group stage | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
/ 2022 | Second round | 15th place | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||
Total | 7/15 | 0 titles | 41 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 64 | 107 |
Commonwealth Games | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Group stage | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
2002 Manchester, England | Second round | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 |
2006 Melbourne, Australia | Group stage | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
2010 New Delhi, India | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
2014 Glasgow, Scotland | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 |
2018 Gold Coast, Australia | Group stage | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2022 Birmingham, England | Group stage | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
Total | - | 0 titles | 37 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 120 | 70 |
Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Year | Host city | Position |
1990 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Banned [a] |
1994 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |
1998 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st |
2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |
2009 | Accra, Ghana | 1st |
2013 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st |
2017 | Ismailia, Egypt | 1st |
2022 | Accra, Ghana | 1st |
2025 | TBA | Q |
Africa Games | ||
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All-Africa Games | ||
Year | Host city | Position |
1987 | Nairobi, Kenya | Banned [a] |
1991 | Cairo, Egypt | |
1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st |
1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st |
2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st |
Africa Games | ||
Year | Host city | Position |
2023 | Accra, Ghana | Withdrew |
Africa Games | ||
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Year | Host city | Position |
2007 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st |
2011 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1st |
2015 | Randburg, South Africa | 1st |
2019 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 1st |
2023 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |
Hockey Nations Cup | ||
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Year | Host city | Position |
2022 | Valencia, Spain | 8th |
Champions Challenge [8] | ||
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Year | Host city | Position |
2002 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4th |
2003 | Catania, Italy | – |
2005 | Virginia Beach, United States | 2nd |
2007 | Baku, Azerbaijan | – |
2009 | Cape Town, South Africa | 2nd |
2011 | Dublin, Ireland | 5th |
2012 | Dublin, Ireland | 6th |
2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 3rd |
The squad was announced on 19 June 2024. [9] [10]
Head coach: Giles Bonnet [11]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Anelle Lloyd | 6 December 1993 (aged 30) | 48 | 0 | Mpumalanga |
3 | FW | Celia Seerane | 18 June 1990 (aged 34) | 185 | 48 | Tuks |
4 | DF | Stephanie Botha | 30 December 1998 (aged 25) | 30 | 2 | Somerset West |
5 | MF | Edith Molikoe | 23 May 2000 (aged 24) | 34 | 0 | Tuks |
8 | FW | Kristen Paton | 21 December 1996 (aged 27) | 72 | 8 | HGC |
10 | MF | Onthatile Zulu | 14 March 2000 (aged 24) | 56 | 0 | WPCC beavers |
12 | FW | Dirkie Chamberlain | 3 November 1986 (aged 37) | 243 | 130 | North West |
13 | DF | Paris-Gail Isaacs | 25 August 2006 (aged 17) | 7 | 1 | Beaulieu |
14 | MF | Taheera Augousti | 23 September 2005 (aged 18) | 26 | 2 | Central |
16 | DF | Erin Christie (Captain) | 20 March 1992 (aged 32) | 105 | 9 | WPCC beavers |
17 | FW | Ntsopa Mokoena | 17 August 2004 (aged 19) | 26 | 7 | Central |
18 | DF | Hannah Pearce | 17 November 1998 (aged 25) | 41 | 0 | Birmingham |
21 | FW | Ongeziwe Mali | 21 May 1999 (aged 25) | 30 | 3 | Maties |
25 | DF | Marié Louw | 9 February 1996 (aged 28) | 26 | 3 | Bohemian |
27 | FW | Kayla de Waal | 11 June 2000 (aged 24) | 20 | 2 | WPCC beavers |
28 | FW | Quanita Bobbs (Captain) | 3 September 1993 (aged 30) | 184 | 37 | Central |
30 | MF | Kayla Swarts | 24 May 2003 (aged 21) | 24 | 0 | Central |
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