2017_Hockey_Africa_Cup_of_Nations
The 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the tenth 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. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Egypt | ||
| City | Ismailia | ||
| Dates | 22–29 October | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Egypt | ||
| Third place |  Ghana | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 73 (6.08 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ahmed El-Ganaini (6 goals) | ||
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Zambia withdrew before the tournament.[1][2] The winner qualified for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.[3]
The six-time defending champions South Africa won their seventh title.[4]
The location of the Africa Cup of Nations venue was the Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium in Ismailia.[citation needed]
Teams
Main article: 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations squads
All times are local (UTC+2).[5]
Preliminary round
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | South Africa |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 | |
| 3 | Ghana |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Third place game |
| 4 |  Kenya |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Nigeria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 0 |
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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
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More information Egypt, 13–1 ...
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More information South Africa, 8–1 ...
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More information Egypt, 4–1 ...
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More information Kenya, 2–1 ...
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More information South Africa, 3–2 ...
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More information Egypt, 3–3 ...
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More information Nigeria, 1–5 ...
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Classification round
Third and fourth place
Final
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa |
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| 2 | Egypt (H) |
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| 3 | Ghana | |
| 4 | Kenya | |
| 5 | Nigeria |
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There were 73 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.08 goals per match.
6 goals
Ahmed El-Ganaini
5 goals
4 goals
- Houssam Ghobran
3 goals
- Ahmed El-Naggar
Elikem Akaba- Luke Damalie
Constant Wakhura
Jethro Eustice- Nqobile Ntuli
- Taine Paton
2 goals
- Hamada Atef
- Amr El-Hady
- Ahmed Gamal
- Amr Ibrahim
- Mohamed Zaki
- Emmanuel Ankomah
- Ernest Opoku
- Festus Onyango
- Daniel Bell
- Jonathan Robinson
- Reza Rosenberg
1 goal
- Mohamed Husseinen
- Ahmed Mohsen
- Charles Abbiw
- Michael Akuamoah-Boateng
- Michael Baiden
- Alfred Ntiamoah
- Francis Tettey
- Kennedy Mango
- George Mutria
Muiz Bello- Oluwatosin Fowobaje
- Michael John
- Mamman Mamman Kolo
- Tim Drummond
- Julian Hykes
Source: FIH
- "Ghana and Egypt dominate in Match Day one of Africa Cup of Nations". africahockey.org. 22 October 2017.
- @SA_Hockey_Men (22 October 2017). "SA vs Zambia - men cancelled. Zambia never arrived and have pulled out of Africa Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Egypt to host 2017 Hockey African Cup of Nations". egyptindependent.com. 31 July 2017.
- "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.