2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

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]

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
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Keagan Robinson (7 goals)
Best player Brynn Cleak
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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) Host.
23 June 2017
10:00
South Africa  10–2  Zimbabwe
Paton  16', 19', 19'
Robinson  30', 32', 34'
Domleo  33'
Rosenberg  34'
Fairweather  38'
Eustice  40'		 Report Maredza  14'
Tembo  14'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Sedric Makati (NAM)
23 June 2017
15:00
Namibia  3–3  South Africa
Cleak  15'
Jacobs  25'
Martins  27'		 Report Paton  3'
Julius  29'
Abrahams  40'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
23 June 2017
20:00
Namibia  8–3  Zimbabwe
Bartlett  2', 13', 21'
Tjikuniva  6'
Martins  12'
Hansen  17'
Jacobs  33', 38'		 Report Maredza  14'
Tembo  22'
Tholanah  38'
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
24 June 2017
10:00
South Africa  12–0  Zimbabwe
Julius  6', 7', 16', 26', 31'
Robinson  23', 24'
Fairweather  26'
Paton  29', 31'
Eustice  30'
Abrahams  39'		 Report
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
24 June 2017
15:00
South Africa  9–1  Namibia
Eustice  3', 16'
Robinson  5', 38'
Abrahams  8', 22', 37'
Domleo  16'
Mea  33'		 Report Cleak  10'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Lee Barron (ENG)
24 June 2017
20:00
Namibia  8–4  Zimbabwe
Tjikuniva  17', 19', 31', 35'
Hermanus  27', 32'
Martins  28'
Cleak  37'		 Report Sikisa  18'
Tafuma  29'
Maredza  35'
Tholanah  35'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

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

Final Standings
Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
RankTeam
1 South Africa
2 Namibia
3 Zimbabwe

Statistics

References
  1. "The Stories of African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations". 24 June 2017.
  2. TyronBarnard. "Indoor AFCON 2017 - Golden day for Namibian Women and SA Men - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za.
  3. "Match Centre - FIH". www.fih.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
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