2023_Women's_African_Olympic_Qualifier
The 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the African qualification tournament for the women's field hockey event at 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]
Quick Facts African Hockey Road To Paris 2024, Tournament details ...
| 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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South Africa, as the winner of the tournament, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8][9]
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| 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 Uganda |
| 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 | |||
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- ^* – Zambia selected by African Hockey Federation Executive Board to complete 8 teams for the Women Olympic Qualification Tournament
All times are local (UTC+2).[12]
Pool A
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| 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 |
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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
More information South Africa, 10–0 ...
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More information Nigeria, 0–4 ...
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Pool B
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| 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 |
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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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More information Kenya, 4–0 ...
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More information Namibia, 2–3 ...
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More information Kenya, 3–2 ...
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More information Ghana, 7–1 ...
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| 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
Fifth place game
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| 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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More information South Africa, 7–0 ...
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Third place game
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Final
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa (H) |
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| 2 | Nigeria |
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| 3 | Kenya | |
| 4 | Ghana | |
| 5 | Namibia | |
| 6 | Zambia | |
| 7 | Zimbabwe |
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There were 71 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.73 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
Mavis Berko
Quanita Bobbs
4 goals
3 goals
Jahntwa Kruger
2 goals
- Doris Antwi
Eleanor Chebet- Flavia Mutiva
- Maureen Okumu
- Lucy Wachira
- Charlize Rix
- Tisha Semedo
Comfort Saturday- Jean-Leigh du Toit
- Marie Louw
- Ntsopa Mokoena
- Kristen Paton
- Celia Seerane
Alexei Terblanche
1 goal
- Mercy Ackon
- Lydia Afriyie
- Ernestina Coffie
- Vivian Narkuor
- Grace Bwire
- Caroline Guchu
- Naom Kemunto
- Adoré Meyer
- Benedicta Johnson
- Taheera Augousti
- Paris-Gail Isaacs
- Kayla de Waal
Martha Kalomo- Christine Kaluba
- Margret Munthali
- Carol Nakombe
- Rumbidzaiishe Zimuto
Source: FIH
- @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.
- "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.
- @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.