Association | South African Hockey Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Confederation | AfHF (Africa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head Coach | Cindy Brown [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1997 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 6th (1997, 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior Africa Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 1st (1997, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Junior World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1989 | Ottawa, Canada | banned [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
1993 | Terrassa, Spain | did not qualify | |||||||
1997 | Seongnam, South Korea | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | — |
2001 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | — |
2005 | Santiago, Chile | 8th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | Squad |
2009 | Boston, United States | 11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 | Squad |
2013 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
2016 | Santiago, Chile | 12th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | Squad |
2021 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
2023 | Santiago, Chile | 13th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | Squad |
Total | 6th place | 51 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 85 | 149 |
Junior Africa Cup record | ||
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Year | Host | Position |
1989 | banned [lower-alpha 1] | |
1993 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 3rd |
1997 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st |
2001 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |
2004 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |
2008 | Cairo, Egypt | 1st |
2012 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st |
2016 | Windhoek, Namibia | 1st |
2023 | Ismailia, Egypt | 1st |
Best result | 1st |
The squad was announced on 27 September 2023. [3]
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