2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road To Paris 2024 | |||
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Tournament details | |||
Host country | South Africa | ||
City | Pretoria | ||
Dates | 29 October – 5 November | ||
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
Venue(s) | University of Pretoria | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | South Africa (5th title) | ||
Runner-up | Egypt | ||
Third place | Ghana | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 20 | ||
Goals scored | 104 (5.2 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Matthew Guise-Brown[1] (11 goals) | ||
Best goalkeeper | Benjamin Acquah[1] | ||
Fair play award | Uganda[1] | ||
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The 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the
Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Pretoria, South Africa from 29 October to 5 November 2023.[2][3][4][5]
South Africa, as the winner of the tournament, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]
Qualification
Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
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FIH World Rankings | — | — | 2 | South Africa Egypt |
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament | 6 June 2022 | Cancelled[9] | 2 | Kenya Uganda |
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament | 25 August 2022 | Cancelled[10] | 2 | Ghana Nigeria |
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament | 31 August – 4 September 2022 | Harare | 2 | Zimbabwe Zambia |
Total | 8 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).[11]
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | |
3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | Fifth to eighth place classification |
4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 |
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.[12]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[12]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Fifth to eighth place classification |
4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 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.[12]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[12]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
2 November | ||||||
Nigeria | 5 | |||||
4 November | ||||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||
Nigeria | 4 | |||||
2 November | ||||||
Kenya | 3 | |||||
Kenya | 2 | |||||
Zimbabwe | 1 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
4 November | ||||||
Zambia | 2 | |||||
Zimbabwe | 0 |
5–8th place semi-finals
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Seventh place game
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Fifth place game
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 November | ||||||
South Africa | 7 | |||||
5 November | ||||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||
3 November | ||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||
Egypt | 9 | |||||
Uganda | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
5 November | ||||||
Ghana | 7 | |||||
Uganda | 1 |
Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
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Final standings
Pos | Team | Qualification |
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1 | South Africa (H) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
2 | Egypt | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
3 | Ghana | |
4 | Uganda | |
5 | Nigeria | |
6 | Kenya | |
7 | Zambia | |
8 | Zimbabwe |
Goalscorers
There were 104 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match.
11 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Ziad Adel
- Mahmoud Mamdouh
- Mostafa Ragab
- Amr Sayed
- Malik Abdul
- Emmanuel Ankomah
- Benjamin Kwofie
- Ernest Opoku
- Francis Kariuki
- Ivan Ludiali
- Bethuel Masambu
- Robert Masibo
- Cliffe Omari
- Festus Onyango
- Danstone Wabwire
- Olawale Ajibua
- Sunday Godwin
- Kelvin Linus
- Keenan Horne
- Zenani Kraai
- Matthew De Sousa
- Maxwell Mugisha
- Phillimon Bwali
- Mutsawashe Kanyangarara
- Arnold Mpofu
Source: FIH
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c @africanhockeyfederation (6 November 2024). "Congratulations 🎉 to the Award Winners of the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) in Pretoria, South Africa" – via Instagram.
- ^ webadmin (10 October 2023). "Final Match Schedule - African Hockey Road to Paris 2024". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ @africanhockeyfederation (15 May 2023). "15 May 2023: Revised AfHF 2023 Events Roadmap New hosts & dates announced" – via Instagram.
- ^ @africanhockeyfederation (7 September 2023). "The African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W)..." – via Instagram.
- ^ "African Hockey Road to Paris Qualifier Confirmed". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024" (PDF).
- ^ "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Beer, Rienk De (6 November 2023). "SA Hockey Paris-bound after African success". TeamSA. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022–2023". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ @afrhockey (25 August 2022). "Due to the late withdrawal of Sierra Leone Men's Team, this tournament was cancelled by the AfHF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) – Final Match Schedule". africahockey.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022
- ^ @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "Please note amended start times for the South Africa vs. Zimbabwe times
17:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Ladies
19:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Men" (Tweet) – via Twitter. - ^ "Hockey Cranes get maiden Olympic Qualifier victory". sportsoceanuganda.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 Qualifier. Please note the start of the 14:00 game between Ghana and Zambia has been postponed due to lightning" (Tweet) – via Twitter.