2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
CityAccra
Dates11–16 July
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (4th title)
Runner-up Ghana
Third place Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored39 (4.88 per match)
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The 2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Accra, Ghana from 11 to 16 July 2009.[1]

South Africa became the champion winning their fourth title, beating Ghana 5–1 in the final. Nigeria won the 3rd-place playoff match against Egypt 4–1. The winner qualified for the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup.[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 Final
2  Ghana (H) 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3 Third place game
4  Egypt 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts
11 July 2009
South Africa  3–0  Nigeria
11 July 2009
Ghana  3–0  Egypt

12 July 2009
Nigeria  1–0  Egypt
12 July 2009
South Africa  5–0  Ghana

14 July 2009
South Africa  11–0  Egypt
14 July 2009
Ghana  4–1  Nigeria

Third place game

15 July 2009
Nigeria  4–1  Egypt

Final

16 July 2009
South Africa  5–1  Ghana

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  South Africa 2010 World Cup
2  Ghana (H)
3  Nigeria
4  Egypt
Source: Todor66
(H) Host

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women Field Hockey Africa Nations Cup 2009 Accra (GHA) 10-16.07 - Winner South Africa". todor66.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's World Cups, 2010" (PDF). FIH. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-23.