2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road To Paris 2024
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityPretoria
Dates29 October – 5 November
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)University of Pretoria
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored104 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Matthew Guise-Brown[1] (11 goals)
Best goalkeeper Benjamin Acquah[1]
Fair play award Uganda[1]
← 2019 (previous)

The 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the African qualification tournament for the men's field hockey event at 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
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
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
29 October 2023
19:00[note 1]
South Africa  10–0  Zimbabwe
D. Cassiem  8'
Guise-Brown  17', 20', 35'
Ntuli  20', 36', 57'
M. Cassiem  29'
Van Tonder  49'
Kraai  58' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
29 October 2023
20:00
Nigeria  0–5[note 2]  Uganda
Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
30 October 2023
16:00
Zimbabwe  2–1  Uganda
M. Kanyangarara  24'
Kamusewu  47' 		Report Batusa  26'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Darren Hubach (RSA)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
30 October 2023
20:00
Nigeria  2–8  South Africa
Samaila  27', 38' Report Mvimbi  4'
Guise-Brown  17', 57'
Sherwood  30'
Ntuli  35'
Kok  46'
D. Cassiem  51'
M. Cassiem  54'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
1 November 2023
14:00
Zimbabwe  3–4  Nigeria
Mpofu  28'
Chomunorwa  31'
Kamusewu  43' 		Report P. John  12'
Samaila  24', 48', 59'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
1 November 2023
20:00
South Africa  11–0  Uganda
De Sousa  13'
Guise-Brown  14', 36', 53'
Ntuli  19'
Horne  24'
Mvimbi  30'
M. Cassiem  45', 49', 60'
Sherwood  58' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]
29 October 2023
12:00
Egypt  2–0  Kenya
Adel  40'
H. Ragab  55' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Darren Hubach (RSA)
29 October 2023
14:00[note 3]
Ghana  3–1  Zambia
Abdul  35'
Botsio  39'
Ankomah  41' 		Report Simpanzye  16'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
30 October 2023
10:00
Kenya  1–0  Zambia
Masibo  53' Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Simon Awasa (NGR)
30 October 2023
12:00
Ghana  0–1  Egypt
Report M. Ragab  9'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
1 November 2023
16:00
Egypt  4–1  Zambia
H. Ragab  9', 28', 58'
Mansour  34' 		Report Mpande  44'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
1 November 2023
18:00
Kenya  1–3  Ghana
Ludiali  4' Report Akaba  12', 20'
Baiden  53'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Darren Hubach (RSA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
2 November
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
4 November
 
 Zambia1
 
 Nigeria4
 
2 November
 
 Kenya3
 
 Kenya2
 
 
 Zimbabwe1
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 November
 
 
 Zambia2
 
 
 Zimbabwe0

5–8th place semi-finals

2 November 2023
16:30
Nigeria  5–1  Zambia
Godwin  5'
Samaila  9', 55'
P. John  16'
Linus  35' 		Report Mpande  28'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
2 November 2023
18:45
Kenya  2–1  Zimbabwe
Masambu  22'
Kariuki  31' 		Report Chomunorwa  37'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Seventh place game

4 November 2023
11:30
Zambia  2–0  Zimbabwe
Simpanzye  21'
Bwali  22' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
Simon Awasa (NGR)

Fifth place game

4 November 2023
13:45
Nigeria  4–3  Kenya
P. John  6', 35'
Samaila  52'
Ajibua  56' 		Report Onyango  21'
Omari  23'
Wabwire  56'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
 South Africa7
 
5 November
 
 Ghana0
 
 South Africa2
 
3 November
 
 Egypt1
 
 Egypt9
 
 
 Uganda1
 
Third place
 
 
5 November
 
 
 Ghana7
 
 
 Uganda1

Semi-finals

3 November 2023
14:45
Egypt  9–1  Uganda
El-Ganaini  15', 26'
H. Ragab  21'
Mansour  24'
Gamal  37', 47'
Sayed  45'
Mamdouh  48'
Ghobran  50' 		Report Mugisha  57'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Darren Hubach (RSA)
3 November 2023
19:15
South Africa  7–0  Ghana
Julius  4'
Guise-Brown  18', 46'
Ntuli  19'
Kok  20'
M. Cassiem  50'
Van Tonder  53' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Third place game

5 November 2023
14:15
Ghana  7–1  Uganda
Tettey  9', 14', 40'
Kwofie  25'
Botsio  34'
Baiden  45'
Opoku  59' 		Report Batusa  35'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Darren Hubach (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Final

5 November 2023
18:45
South Africa  2–1  Egypt
Guise-Brown  1'
Julius  51' 		Report Ghobran  3'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
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
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 104 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match.

11 goals

8 goals

  • James Samaila

6 goals

5 goals

  • Hossameldin Ragab

4 goals

  • Peter John

3 goals

  • Francis Tettey

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

  1. ^ The start time was moved back due to a lightning.[13]
  2. ^ Nigeria did not show up to the game and game was counted as a forfeit with a score of 5–0 in favour of Uganda.[14]
  3. ^ The match was delayed due to lightning.[15]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ webadmin (10 October 2023). "Final Match Schedule - African Hockey Road to Paris 2024". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ @africanhockeyfederation; (15 May 2023). "15 May 2023: Revised AfHF 2023 Events Roadmap New hosts & dates announced" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ @africanhockeyfederation; (7 September 2023). "The African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W)..." – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "African Hockey Road to Paris Qualifier Confirmed". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024" (PDF).
  7. ^ "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ Beer, Rienk De (6 November 2023). "SA Hockey Paris-bound after African success". TeamSA. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022–2023". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. ^ @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.
  11. ^ "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) – Final Match Schedule". africahockey.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022
  13. ^ @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.
  14. ^ "Hockey Cranes get maiden Olympic Qualifier victory". sportsoceanuganda.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ @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.
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