2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CitySwakopmund
Dates23 –25 June 2017
Teams3
Venue(s)The Dome
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)South Africa Keagan Robinson (7 goals)
Best playerNamibia Brynn Cleak
Best goalkeeperNamibia David Strauss
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The 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23–25 June 2017.[1] The competition featured three teams, an increase from 2013 as Zimbabwe featured for the first time ever. South Africa defeated Namibia in the final and secured a place in the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.[2]

Participating nations

Three countries participated in this years tournament:[3]

Umpires

  • Lee Barron (England)
  • Peter Caulder (South Africa)
  • Sedric Makati (Namibia)
  • Munashe Mashoko (Zimbabwe)
  • Gary Simmonds - Umpire Manager (South Africa)

Squads

Results

All times are in West Africa Time (UTC+02:00).

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 4 3 1 0 34 6 +28 10 Advance to Final
2  Namibia (H) 4 2 1 1 20 19 +1 7
3  Zimbabwe 4 0 0 4 9 38 −29 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
23 June 2017
10:00
South Africa  10–2  Zimbabwe
Paton field hockey ball 16', 19', 19'
Robinson field hockey ball 30', 32', 34'
Domleo field hockey ball 33'
Rosenberg field hockey ball 34'
Fairweather field hockey ball 38'
Eustice field hockey ball 40' 		Report Maredza field hockey ball 14'
Tembo field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Sedric Makati (NAM)
23 June 2017
15:00
Namibia  3–3  South Africa
Cleak field hockey ball 15'
Jacobs field hockey ball 25'
Martins field hockey ball 27' 		Report Paton field hockey ball 3'
Julius field hockey ball 29'
Abrahams field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
23 June 2017
20:00
Namibia  8–3  Zimbabwe
Bartlett field hockey ball 2', 13', 21'
Tjikuniva field hockey ball 6'
Martins field hockey ball 12'
Hansen field hockey ball 17'
Jacobs field hockey ball 33', 38' 		Report Maredza field hockey ball 14'
Tembo field hockey ball 22'
Tholanah field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
24 June 2017
10:00
South Africa  12–0  Zimbabwe
Julius field hockey ball 6', 7', 16', 26', 31'
Robinson field hockey ball 23', 24'
Fairweather field hockey ball 26'
Paton field hockey ball 29', 31'
Eustice field hockey ball 30'
Abrahams field hockey ball 39' 		Report
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
24 June 2017
15:00
South Africa  9–1  Namibia
Eustice field hockey ball 3', 16'
Robinson field hockey ball 5', 38'
Abrahams field hockey ball 8', 22', 37'
Domleo field hockey ball 16'
Mea field hockey ball 33' 		Report Cleak field hockey ball 10'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Lee Barron (ENG)
24 June 2017
20:00
Namibia  8–4  Zimbabwe
Tjikuniva field hockey ball 17', 19', 31', 35'
Hermanus field hockey ball 27', 32'
Martins field hockey ball 28'
Cleak field hockey ball 37' 		Report Sikisa field hockey ball 18'
Tafuma field hockey ball 29'
Maredza field hockey ball 35'
Tholanah field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final

25 June 2017
10:00
Namibia  1–2  South Africa
Cleak field hockey ball 24' Report Rosenberg field hockey ball 1'
Domleo field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final standings

Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Rank Team
1  South Africa
2  Namibia
3  Zimbabwe

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
Namibia Brynn Cleak Namibia David Strauss South Africa Keagan Robinson

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "The Stories of African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations". 24 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Barnard, Tyron. "Indoor AFCON 2017 - Golden day for Namibian Women and SA Men - South African Hockey Association". SA Hockey. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2017-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Match Centre - FIH". www.fih.ch. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-11.