2015 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)

2015 African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Venue(s)Randburg Hockey Stadium
2011 (previous)

The 2015 African Olympic Qualifier was the third edition of the African Olympic Qualifier for Men and Women. It was held from 23 October to 1 November 2015 in Randburg, South Africa. Nine teams competed in the men's and seven in the women's tournament. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

On 30 October South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) published a statement reiterating that it will not consider qualifying though the continental qualifying tournament acceptable.[1] SASCOC and the South African Hockey Association had previously specified 2014-15 FIH Hockey World League as the only Olympic selection route for the South Africa men's and women's national field hockey teams.[2]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Men's tournament

2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored223 (9.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Matthew Guise-Brown (16 goals)
2011 (previous) (next) 2019

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 4 4 0 0 61 0 +61 12 Advance to semifinals
2  Ghana 4 3 0 1 36 6 +30 9
3  Zimbabwe 4 2 0 2 27 23 +4 6 Advance to fifth place game
4  Namibia 4 1 0 3 8 22 −14 3
5  Botswana 4 0 0 4 0 81 −81 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
23 October 2015
16:45
Namibia  5–0 (forfeit)  Botswana
Report
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
23 October 2015
19:00
Zimbabwe  0–16  South Africa
Report Guise-Brown field hockey ball 3'16'17'27'45'
De Voux field hockey ball 3'31'
Pautz field hockey ball 5'
Norris-Jones field hockey ball 10'20'56'
Panther field hockey ball 29'49'
Malgraff field hockey ball 52'54'
Sibbald field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

24 October 2015
15:30
Ghana  5–0  Namibia
Botsio field hockey ball 17'36'
Baiden field hockey ball 46'
Nsalbini field hockey ball 50'
Akaba field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
24 October 2015
16:45
South Africa  30–0  Botswana
De Voux field hockey ball 1'7'7'29'45+'50'
Hykes field hockey ball 9'38'57'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 10'12'23'41'
Panther field hockey ball 15'15'35'43'44'55'
Robinson field hockey ball 18'60'
Eustice field hockey ball 21'26'45'
Drummond field hockey ball 22'
Bell field hockey ball 36'
Malgraff field hockey ball 37'
Sibbald field hockey ball 42'
Pautz field hockey ball 54'
Da Grace field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)

26 October 2015
12:15
Ghana  27–0  Botswana
Moses field hockey ball 2'7'34'
Sam field hockey ball 3'15'38'
Nsalbini field hockey ball 6'24'40'
Ntiamoah field hockey ball 17'
Botsio field hockey ball 20'25'29'31'36'44'46'48'
Ankomah field hockey ball 21'
Asiedu field hockey ball 29'
Adjei field hockey ball 41'53'
Akaba field hockey ball 41'
Akaba field hockey ball 42'46'
Baiden field hockey ball 47'50'
Report
Umpires:
Abdulkadir Mukaddam (TAN)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
26 October 2015
14:30
Zimbabwe  6–3  Namibia
Williams field hockey ball 7'38'58'59'
Starch field hockey ball 14'
Ullrich field hockey ball 47'
Report Fick field hockey ball 13'
La field hockey ball 54'
Martins field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

27 October 2015
12:15
Botswana  0–19  Zimbabwe
Report Ashley field hockey ball 6'52'55'
Ullrich field hockey ball 9'26'40'42'
Mpofu field hockey ball 9'
Williams field hockey ball 15'30'35'36'48'59'
Trethowan field hockey ball 29'36'45'45'
Maredza field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
27 October 2015
19:00
Ghana  0–4  South Africa
Report Guise-Brown field hockey ball 20'40'
Pautz field hockey ball 48'
Hykes field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Tony Fernandes (KEN)
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)

29 October 2015
14:30
Zimbabwe  2–4  Ghana
Mpofu field hockey ball 23'
Matambo field hockey ball 51'
Report Akaba field hockey ball 10'
Botsio field hockey ball 16'
Tettey field hockey ball 29'44'
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
29 October 2015
19:00
South Africa  11–0  Namibia
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 3'24'
Pautz field hockey ball 10'31'
Halkett field hockey ball 21'
Bell field hockey ball 28'43'
Hykes field hockey ball 33'55'
De Voux field hockey ball 42'
Panther field hockey ball 53'
Report
Umpires:
Abdulkadir Mukaddam (TAN)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 34 1 +33 9 Advance to semifinals
2  Kenya 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3 Advance to fifth place game
4  Tanzania 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
25 October 2015
14:30
Kenya  3–1  Nigeria
Wakhungu field hockey ball 30'
Wokila field hockey ball 33'
Saina field hockey ball 59'
Report Victor field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
25 October 2015
16:45
Egypt  22–0  Tanzania
Sayed field hockey ball 2'
Edris field hockey ball 4'41'
El-Naggar field hockey ball 5'54'
Mamdouh field hockey ball 7'8'9'10'11'48'55'59'
Mohsen field hockey ball 12'
Nasr field hockey ball 15'
El-Hady field hockey ball 24'31'
Said field hockey ball 33'
Ibrahim field hockey ball 43'
Mansour field hockey ball 40'52'
Atef field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Tony Fernandes (KEN)
Garba Asura (NGA)

26 October 2015
16:45
Kenya  1–4  Egypt
Msumba field hockey ball 51' Report Edris field hockey ball 8'
Mamdouh field hockey ball 23'49'
El-Naggar field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)

27 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania  0–3  Nigeria
Report Victor field hockey ball 13'42'
Maraz field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Scott Tarr (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

28 October 2015
14:30
Tanzania  0–7  Kenya
Report Mutria field hockey ball 11'
Magomere field hockey ball 35'45'
Msumba field hockey ball 48'
Saina field hockey ball 49'50'
Wakhura field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Garba Asura (NGA)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
28 October 2015
16:45
Egypt  8–0  Nigeria
Mamdouh field hockey ball 5'13'27'35'
Ibrahim field hockey ball 15'29'
Edris field hockey ball 28'
Essam field hockey ball 42'
Report
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 October
 
 
 South Africa2
 
1 November
 
 Kenya1
 
 South Africa4
 
31 October
 
 Egypt2
 
 Egypt7
 
 
 Ghana1
 
Third place
 
 
1 November
 
 
 Kenya4
 
 
 Ghana3

7–9th place semifinal

30 October 2015
16:30
Botswana  1–3  Tanzania
Ngara field hockey ball 45' Report Visran field hockey ball 18'
Issa field hockey ball 25'
Mayuma field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Garba Asura (NGA)

Semifinals

31 October 2015
14:00
Egypt  7–1  Ghana
Adel field hockey ball 6'
Mamdouh field hockey ball 7'
Said field hockey ball 26'
Edris field hockey ball 30'
Ahmed El-Naggar field hockey ball 35'
Hassan field hockey ball 53'56'
Report Baiden field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
31 October 2015
16:30
South Africa  2–1  Kenya
Norris-Jones field hockey ball 51'
De Voux field hockey ball 55'
Report Mutria field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Seventh place game

1 November 2015
14:30
Namibia  10–0  Tanzania
Jeffery field hockey ball 15'
Fick field hockey ball 21'
Jacobs field hockey ball 22'49'
Martins field hockey ball 25'38'
Kruger field hockey ball 30'
Swartbooi field hockey ball 40'
Cleak field hockey ball 41'
Bartlett field hockey ball 48'
Report
Umpires:
Garba Asura (NGA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Fifth place game

31 October 2015
19:00
Zimbabwe  2–2  Nigeria
Ullrich field hockey ball 58'
Mutupo field hockey ball 60'
Report Victor field hockey ball 5'
Maraz field hockey ball 47'
Penalties
Rixon-Fuller Penalty shoot-out missed
Williams Penalty shoot-out scored
Mutupo Penalty shoot-out missed
Ullrich Penalty shoot-out scored
Maredza Penalty shoot-out missed
Ullrich Penalty shoot-out missed
2–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Izang
Penalty shoot-out missed Mamman
Penalty shoot-out scored Inuwa
Penalty shoot-out missed Fowobaje
Penalty shoot-out missed Linus
Penalty shoot-out scored Inuwa
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)

Third place game

1 November 2015
14:00
Ghana  3–4  Kenya
Nsalbini field hockey ball 17'
Baiden field hockey ball 38'
Sam field hockey ball 50'
Report Kuloba field hockey ball 10'
Wakhungu field hockey ball 26'
Magomere field hockey ball 34'
Mutria field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)

Final

1 November 2015
16:30
Egypt  2–4  South Africa
Ghobran field hockey ball 36'
El-Naggar field hockey ball 48'
Report Guise-Brown field hockey ball 47'48'59'
Norris-Jones field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Final standings

Qualified for the 2016 Olympics
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kenya
4  Ghana
5  Nigeria
6  Zimbabwe
7  Namibia
8  Tanzania
9  Botswana

Goalscorers

There have been 218 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 9.48 goals per match.

16 goals

15 goals

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Women's tournament

2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up Ghana
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored147 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Lilian du Plessis (18 goals)
2011 (previous) (next) 2019

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 6 6 0 0 68 0 +68 18 Qualified to 2016 Summer Olympics
2  Ghana 6 4 1 1 22 7 +15 13
3  Kenya 6 3 1 2 13 18 −5 10
4  Namibia 6 3 0 3 16 10 +6 9
5  Zimbabwe 6 2 0 4 12 15 −3 6
6  Nigeria 6 2 0 4 16 23 −7 6
7  Tanzania 6 0 0 6 0 74 −74 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Results

23 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania  0–9  Zimbabwe
Report Viviers field hockey ball 18'56'58'
Evans field hockey ball 20'
Brooke field hockey ball 30+'
Williams field hockey ball 35'
Kaulback field hockey ball 38'40'
Johnson field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Caren Ouma (KEN)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
23 October 2015
16:30
Ghana  2–1  Nigeria
Safoa field hockey ball 18'
Adampa field hockey ball 56'
Report Ovoh field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
23 October 2015
16:45
Kenya  2–0  Namibia
Aura field hockey ball 20'
Omaido field hockey ball 34'
Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

24 October 2015
12:15
Kenya  2–0  Zimbabwe
Nekesa field hockey ball 5'
Omaido field hockey ball 25'
Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
24 October 2015
13:15
Ghana  1–0  Namibia
Umaru field hockey ball 53' Report
Umpires:
Jummai Sule (NGA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
24 October 2015
14:30
South Africa  15–0  Nigeria
Coston field hockey ball 6'45'
Du Plessis field hockey ball 7'9'20'53'58'
Mayne field hockey ball 11'28'53'
Deetlefs field hockey ball 17'
Manuel field hockey ball 33'
Marks field hockey ball 35'36'
Britz field hockey ball 40'
Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Caren Ouma (KEN)

26 October 2015
14:00
Ghana  4–0  Zimbabwe
Korwu field hockey ball 27'
Safoa field hockey ball 28'
Opoku field hockey ball 35'
Bamfo field hockey ball 54'
Report
Umpires:
Caren Ouma (KEN)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
26 October 2015
16:30
Kenya  5–0  Tanzania
Ommala field hockey ball 5'
Karanja field hockey ball 8'
Juma field hockey ball 18'
Omaido field hockey ball 34'
Guchu field hockey ball 38'
Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Jummai Sule (NGA)
26 October 2015
19:00
South Africa  5–0  Namibia
Walraven field hockey ball 19'40'
Du Plessis field hockey ball 35'
Deetlefs field hockey ball 42'48'
Report
Umpires:
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)

27 October 2015
14:30
Ghana  12–0  Tanzania
Opoku field hockey ball 7'17'22'
Mills field hockey ball 10'
Boakye field hockey ball 20'49'
Afriyie field hockey ball 26'
Umaru field hockey ball 27'60'
Safoa field hockey ball 50'52'56'
Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Jummai Sule (NGA)
27 October 2015
16:30
Namibia  3–1  Nigeria
Venter field hockey ball 2'
Davin field hockey ball 9'
Mengo field hockey ball 18'
Report Udoh field hockey ball 8'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (NGA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
27 October 2015
16:45
South Africa  6–0  Zimbabwe
Du Plessis field hockey ball 16'56'
Mayne field hockey ball 22'
Walraven field hockey ball 27'
Manuel field hockey ball 49'
Davids field hockey ball 52'
Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)

29 October 2015
12:15
Zimbabwe  1–2  Namibia
Williams field hockey ball 40' Report Venter field hockey ball 4'57'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
29 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania  0–10  Nigeria
Report Bulus field hockey ball 9'
Onyedum field hockey ball 12'33'48'52'
Ovoh field hockey ball 20'38'
Bethel field hockey ball 34'
Nnanna field hockey ball 41'
John field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
29 October 2015
16:45
South Africa  12–0  Kenya
Njogu field hockey ball 9'16'60+'
Coston field hockey ball 11'36'47'
Juma field hockey ball 20'44'
Mutiva field hockey ball 26'28'30'
Nekesa field hockey ball 48'
Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)

30 October 2015
12:00
Zimbabwe  2–1  Nigeria
Palmer field hockey ball 10'
Williams field hockey ball 27'
Report Ovoh field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
30 October 2015
14:15
Ghana  3–3  Kenya
Opoku field hockey ball 1'
Umaru field hockey ball 44'
Mills field hockey ball 55'
Report Nekesa field hockey ball 33'
Karanja field hockey ball 52'
Omaido field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
30 October 2015
19:00
South Africa  27–0  Tanzania
Du Plessis field hockey ball 9'18'28'36'41'59'
Coston field hockey ball 11'36'48'
Manuel field hockey ball 12'
Marks field hockey ball 21'24'56'
Britz field hockey ball 22'
Chamberlain field hockey ball 31'43'46'47'47'54'59'
Mayne field hockey ball 43'58'
Russell field hockey ball 44'46'
Bright field hockey ball 50'
Davids field hockey ball 51'
Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Jummai Sule (NGA)

1 November 2015
09:00
Tanzania  0–11  Namibia
Report Van Taak field hockey ball 6'
Duvenhage field hockey ball 10'17'
Louis field hockey ball 11'58'
Botha field hockey ball 20'24'43'51'
Brink field hockey ball 44'
Gerber field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
1 November 2015
11:30
South Africa  3–0  Ghana
Mayne field hockey ball 7'
Chamberlain field hockey ball 15'
Du Plessis field hockey ball 31'
Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
1 November 2015
12:00
Kenya  1–3  Nigeria
Nekesa field hockey ball 3' Report Ovoh field hockey ball 17'35'58'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Goalscorers

There have been 147 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 7 goals per match.

18 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". sascoc.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Agreement entered into between SASCOC and SAHA on the selection of athletes" (PDF). sascoc.co.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Regulations