2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of NationsTournament details |
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Host country | Ghana |
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City | Accra |
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Dates | 17–23 January |
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Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
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Venue(s) | Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium |
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Final positions |
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Champions | South Africa (8th title) |
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Runner-up | Egypt |
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Third place | Nigeria |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 15 |
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Goals scored | 82 (5.47 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Matthew Guise-Brown (7 goals) |
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Best player | Nqobile Ntuli |
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The 2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the 11th edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men'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 women's tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra, Ghana from 17 to 23 January 2022.
South Africa were the defending champions, winning the 2017 edition.[2] They successfully defended their title after beating Egypt in the final.[3] The winner qualified for the 2023 Men'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 played 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]
Preliminary round
The schedule was published on 14 December 2021.[8]
All times are local (UTC±0).
Pool A
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[9]
Umpires: Aziz Adimah (GHA) Stanley Tamale (UGA) | |
Namibia | 1–4 | Kenya | Tjikuniva 18' | Report | Wakhura 14' Iningu 51' Awino 53' Onyango 57' | Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Aziz Adimah (GHA) | |
Umpires: Simon Awasa (NGR) Siyabonga Martins (NAM) | |
Pool B
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2022. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[9]
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Elvis Bwalya (ZAM) | |
Egypt | 4–2 | Nigeria | Sayed 32' Ibrahim 35', 45' Mos. Ragab 42' | Report | P. John 28' Samaila 36' | Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Siyabonga Martins (NAM) | |
Nigeria | 10–3 | Uganda | P. John 9', 59' Samaila 10' Victor 11' Sunday 20' Ibrahim 22', 53' M. John 35' Solomon 40' Godwin 42' | Report | Mugisha 3' Opio 25' Okodi 50' | Umpires: Elvis Bwalya (ZAM) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) | |
Umpires: Simon Awasa (NGR) Erik Etsebeth (RSA) | |
Egypt | 3–1 | Uganda | Mos. Ragab 21' Z. Adel 23' Nasr 47' | Report | Ntumba 21' | Umpires: Erik Etsebeth (RSA) Simon Awasa (NGR) | |
Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Peter Kabaso (KEN) | |
Fifth to seventh place classification
Bracket
Sixth place game
Namibia | 2–3 | Uganda | La Cock 29', 39' | Report | Opio 9', 13' Batusa 34' | Umpires: Erik Etsebeth (RSA) Elvis Bwalya (ZAM) | |
Fifth place game
Ghana | 6–1 | Uganda | Adjei 12', 37' Tettey 23', 44' Kwofie 34' Akaba 58' | Report | Batusa 52' | Umpires: Erik Etsebeth (RSA) Simon Awasa (NGR) | |
First to fourth place classification
Bracket
Semi-finals
Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Peter Kabaso (KEN) | |
Egypt | 5–1 | Kenya | Nasr 11' Ragab 12', 27' M. Adel 37' El-Naggar 43' | Report | Wakhura 51' | Umpires: Aziz Adimah (GHA) Siyabonga Martins (NAM) | |
Third place game
Nigeria | 4–2 | Kenya | Godwin 7' Sunday 18' Ibrahim 31' Samaila 44' | Report | Kipyego 18' Iningu 52' | Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Stanley Tamale (UGA) | |
Final
Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Peter Kabaso (KEN)] | |
Final ranking
Goalscorers
There were 82 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
Mostafa Ragab
Francis Tettey
Peter John
3 goals
Constant Wakhura
Benjamin Ibrahim
James Samaila
Nqobile Ntuli
Richard Pautz
Thomas Opio
2 goals
Ziad Adel
Amr Ibrahim
Mohamed Nasr
Richard Adjei
Allan Iningu
Dian La Cock
Sunday Godwin
Emmanuel Sunday
Ignatius Malgraff
Bradley Sherwood
Nicholas Spooner
Colline Batusa
Timothy Ntumba
1 goal
Mohamed Adel
Ahmed El-Ganaini
Ahmed El-Naggar
Amr Sayed
Emmanuel Akaba
Benjamin Kwofie
Emmanuel Awino
Titus Kipyego
Festus Onyango
Isascar Tjikuniva
Michael John
Dennis Solomon
Kish Victor
Daniel Bell
Timothy Drummond
Le-Neal Jackson
Taine Paton
Maxwell Mugisha
Brian Okodi
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ^ "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa's Hockey World Cup adventures gets underway". fih.ch. 23 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Makhandia, Agnes (31 January 2020). "AHF introduces new Cup of Nations qualifying criteria". nation.co.ke. Daily Nation. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "AfHF Presents Roadmap for 2020". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Africa Hockey – FIXTURES | Africa Cup of Nations". African Hockey Federation. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021