2022 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

2022 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
CityAccra
Dates17–23 January
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (7th title)
Runner-up Ghana
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored69 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Tarryn Glasby (9 goals)
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The 2022 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the eighth 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. In February 2021 it was announced that the tournament would be held alongside the men's tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra, Ghana from 17 to 23 January 2022.[1]

South Africa were the six-time defending champions, having also won the 2017 edition.[2] They successfully defended their title after beating Ghana in the final.[3] The winner qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4]

Qualification

The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualified directly for the tournament while the other teams had to play in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualified for the tournament. The three regions were North-East Africa, North-West Africa, and Central-South Africa.[5][6]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
— FIH World Rankings — 2  Ghana
 South Africa
Cancelled[7] North-West Africa Qualifier — 1  Nigeria
Cancelled North-East Africa Qualifier — 2  Kenya
 Uganda
Cancelled[1] Central-South Africa Qualifier — 3  Namibia
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe
Total 8

Preliminary round

The schedule was published on 14 December 2021.[8]

All times are local (UTC±0).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 Semi-finals
2  Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Namibia 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
4  Uganda 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
17 January 2022
07:00
Namibia  3–0  Uganda
Coetzee field hockey ball 40'
Brinkmann field hockey ball 42'
Myburgh field hockey ball 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Jonelke Swanepoel (RSA)
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)
17 January 2022
11:00
South Africa  3–0  Zimbabwe
Du Plessis field hockey ball 9'
Coston field hockey ball 12'
Glasby field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Liana du Plessis (NAM)
18 January 2022
07:00
Zimbabwe  5–0  Uganda
Elijah field hockey ball 28'
N. Terblanche field hockey ball 30', 52'
Grant field hockey ball 47'
Pope field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Liana du Plassis (NAM)
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)
18 January 2022
15:00
Namibia  0–6  South Africa
Report Du Plessis field hockey ball 9'
Botha field hockey ball 24'
Glasby field hockey ball 27', 44'
Fourie field hockey ball 38'
Veto field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Binish Hayat (PAK)
20 January 2022
11:00
Zimbabwe  1–1  Namibia
Elijah field hockey ball 43' Report Myburgh field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Kenneth Tamale (UGA)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
20 January 2022
17:00
South Africa  10–0  Uganda
Glasby field hockey ball 6', 46', 47', 56'
Fourie field hockey ball 9'
Du Plessis field hockey ball 12', 44'
Simmons field hockey ball 15'
Bobbs field hockey ball 35'
Coston field hockey ball 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)
Sandra Adell (ESP)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana (H) 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7 Semi-finals
2  Kenya 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Zambia 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
(H) Hosts
17 January 2022
13:00
Ghana  2–2  Nigeria
Opoku field hockey ball 12'
Sarfoa field hockey ball 60' 		Report Njoku field hockey ball 13'
Johnson field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Binish Hayat (PAK)
Sandra Adell (ESP)
18 January 2022
09:00
Nigeria  2–1  Zambia
Uddoh field hockey ball 8'
Billo field hockey ball 56' 		Report Nakombe field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Kenneth Tamale (UGA)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
18 January 2022[note 1]
11:00
Kenya  0–5[note 1]  Ghana
Report
19 January 2022[note 2]
09:00
Kenya  3–0  Zambia
Opondo field hockey ball 11'
Mutiva field hockey ball 45'
Bwire field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Sandra Adell (ESP)
Jonelke Swanepoel (RSA)
20 January 2022
09:00
Nigeria  1–2  Kenya
Johnson field hockey ball 11' Report Opondo field hockey ball 15'
Kemunto field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Liana du Plassis (NAM)
20 January 2022
15:00
Ghana  4–0  Zambia
Opoku field hockey ball 4'
Narkuor field hockey ball 10', 39'
Berko field hockey ball 42' 		Report
Umpires:
Charity Majimbo (KEN)
Jonelke Swanepoel (RSA)

Classification round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
21 January
 
 
 Namibia (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
23 January
 
 Zambia2 (2)
 
 Namibia0
 
21 January
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Nigeria4
 
 
 Uganda0
 
Seventh place
 
 
23 January
 
 
 Zambia2
 
 
 Uganda1

5–8th place semi-finals

21 January 2022
11:15
Namibia  2–2  Zambia
Semedo field hockey ball 19'
Louis field hockey ball 35' 		Report Nakombe field hockey ball 49'
Kalomo field hockey ball 58'
Penalties
Myburgh Penalty shoot-out missed
Van Rooyen Penalty shoot-out scored
Semedo Penalty shoot-out scored
Brinkmann Penalty shoot-out missed
Kruger Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out scored Mambwe
Penalty shoot-out missed Nakombe
Penalty shoot-out scored Mudenda
Penalty shoot-out missed Mutangama
Penalty shoot-out missed Kalomo
Umpires:
Charity Majimbo (KEN)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
21 January 2022
13:30
Nigeria  4–0  Uganda
Njoku field hockey ball 8'
John field hockey ball 23'
Billo field hockey ball 27'
Johnson field hockey ball 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Liana du Plessis (NAM)

Seventh place game

23 January 2022
07:30
Zambia  2–1  Uganda
Kalomo field hockey ball 3', 13' Report Thuwaibah field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)
Liana du Plassis (NAM)

Fifth place game

23 January 2022
09:45
Namibia  0–1  Nigeria
Report John field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Charity Majimbo (KEN)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 January
 
 
 South Africa4
 
23 January
 
 Kenya0
 
 South Africa3
 
21 January
 
 Ghana1
 
 Ghana2
 
 
 Zimbabwe1
 
Third place
 
 
23 January
 
 
 Kenya (p.s.o.)0 (3)
 
 
 Zimbabwe0 (1)

Semi-finals

21 January 2022
15:45
South Africa  4–0  Kenya
Bobbs field hockey ball 21'
Glasby field hockey ball 39', 60'
Maddocks field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Binish Hayat (PAK)
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)
21 January 2022
18:00
Ghana  2–1  Zimbabwe
Umaru field hockey ball 25'
Opoku field hockey ball 0' 		Report A. Terblanche field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Sandra Adell (ESP)
Kenneth Tamale (UGA)

Third place game

23 January 2022
12:00
Kenya  0–0  Zimbabwe
Report
Penalties
Kuira Penalty shoot-out scored
Makokha Penalty shoot-out missed
Owiti Penalty shoot-out scored
Chebet Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out missed Williams
Penalty shoot-out missed Grant
Penalty shoot-out scored Elijah
Penalty shoot-out missed Levey
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Kenneth Tamale (UGA)

Final

23 January 2022
16:30
South Africa  3–1  Ghana
Maddocks field hockey ball 15'
Paton field hockey ball 23'
Du Plessis field hockey ball 55' 		Report Opoku field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Sandra Adell (ESP)
Binish Hayat (PAK)

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ghana
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kenya
4  Zimbabwe
5  Nigeria
6  Namibia
7  Zambia
8  Uganda
Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

Goalscorers

There were 69 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 3.63 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The match resulted in a walkover, after the Kenyan team arrived late and did not made it in time for the game.[10]
  2. ^ The match, originally scheduled on 17 January, was postponed to 19 January.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b @AfrHockey (February 16, 2021). "As per the 2nd AfHF Executive Board meeting of 12 Feb. 2021 and given the ongoing Corona virus outbreak impact on our 2021 events Road Map, presenting the 2nd EB Meeting Resolutions & Revised Events Dates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa's Hockey World Cup adventures gets underway". fih.ch. 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 FIH Hockey Women's World Cup in Spain and the Netherlands, 2023 FIH Hockey Men's World Cup in India". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ Makhandia, Agnes (31 January 2020). "AHF introduces new Cup of Nations qualifying criteria". nation.co.ke. Daily Nation. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. ^ "AfHF Presents Roadmap for 2020". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. ^ "AfHF Press Release 30 Dec. 2020 – Revised Event Dates and other important announcements". 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Africa Hockey – FIXTURES | Africa Cup of Nations". African Hockey Federation. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
  9. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021
  10. ^ @hockeyKE (January 18, 2022). "BREAKING: Ghana have been handed a walk-over after Kenya (W) Flagge von Kenia failed to honour the fixture. Their scheduled flight just landed in Accra a few minutes ago" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @AfrHockey (January 17, 2022). "Match 2 KEN VS ZAM (W) which was scheduled for Monday 17th January 2022 at 0900hrs has been rescheduled to be played on Wednesday 19th January 2022 at 0900hrs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.