2023 Women'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 | 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
Venue(s) | Tuks Astro | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | South Africa (5th title) | ||
Runner-up | Nigeria | ||
Third place | Kenya | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Goals scored | 71 (4.73 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Tarryn Lombard[1] (7 goals) | ||
Best goalkeeper | Martha Uko[1] | ||
Fair play award | Zimbabwe[1] | ||
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The 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the
Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the men'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][9]
Qualification
Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
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FIH World Rankings | — | — | 2 | South Africa Ghana |
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament | 6 June 2022 | Cancelled[10] | 2 | Kenya |
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament | 25 August 2022 | Cancelled[11] | 2 | Nigeria Zambia* |
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament | 31 August – 4 September 2022 | Harare | 2 | Zimbabwe Namibia |
Total | 8 |
- ^* – Zambia selected by African Hockey Federation Executive Board to complete 8 teams for the Women Olympic Qualification Tournament
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).[12]
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Africa (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | Fifth to seventh place classification |
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.[13]
(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.[13]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | Fifth to seventh place classification |
4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 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.[13]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[13]
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Fifth to seventh place classification
Bracket
5–7th place semi-final | Fifth place | |||||
4 November | ||||||
Zambia | 0 | |||||
2 November | ||||||
Namibia | 3 | |||||
Zimbabwe | 2 (0) | |||||
Namibia (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
5–7th place semi-final
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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 | 9 | |||||
3 November | ||||||
Nigeria | 0 | |||||
Kenya | 0 | |||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
5 November | ||||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||
Kenya | 3 |
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 | Nigeria | |
3 | Kenya | |
4 | Ghana | |
5 | Namibia | |
6 | Zambia | |
7 | Zimbabwe |
Goalscorers
There were 71 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.73 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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).
- ^ "SA women's hockey team cruise into Paris Olympics in style". timeslive.co.za. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Northwest Africa Qualifier for AAG 2023 (Women) – Cancelled". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "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.