2023 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

2023 Men's Junior Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityIsmailia
Dates12–16 March
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Suez Canal Authority Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) James Flint (5 goals)
Best player Hossameldin Ragab
Best goalkeeper Reece Govender
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The 2023 Junior Africa Cup was an international field hockey competition held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in Ismailia, Egypt.[1][2][3]

The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2023 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.[4]

South Africa won their fifth title after defeating the defending champions and hosts Egypt in the final 4–3 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2 in regular time.[5]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[6]

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Final
2  Egypt (H) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 Third place match
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
(H) Hosts

Matches

12 March 2023
15:00
Egypt  1–0  Kenya
Adel  2' Report
Umpires:
Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
12 March 2023
17:00
South Africa  6–0  Zimbabwe
Maseko  17'
Davis  25'
Flint  31', 39', 48'
Mbata  41' 		Report
Umpires:
Carren Koloni (KEN)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
13 March 2023
15:00
Egypt  0–3  South Africa
Report Mentoor  5'
Maseko  30'
Neethling  55'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
13 March 2023
17:00
Zimbabwe  1–2  Kenya
Ncube  60' Report Omwaka  16'
Momanyi  32'
Wandera  59'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
15 March 2023
15:00
Zimbabwe  1–3  Egypt
Shumba  58' Report Mokhtar  6'
Adel  57'
Elhadi  59'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA)
15 March 2023
17:00
South Africa  6–1  Kenya
Mbata  7'
Montgomery  14'
Flint  28'
Davis  45'
Ansell  47'
Neethling  47' 		Report Kimtai  11'
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)

Final round

Third place match

16 March 2023
12:30
Kenya  2–1  Zimbabwe
Momanyi  3'
Omwaka  26' 		Report Sibanda  22'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)

Final

16 March 2023
16:30
South Africa  2–2  Egypt
Flint  12'
Ditlhakanyane  42' 		Report Ali  51'
Adel  55'
Penalties
Le Forestier
Neethling
Mthalane
Kahder
Knott
Neethling 		4–3 Adel
Bakr
Ragab
Ali
Mokhtar
Adel
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Titus Ngolia (KEN)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
James Flint Hossameldin Ragab Reece Govender

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  South Africa 2023 Junior World Cup
2  Egypt (H)
3  Kenya
4  Zimbabwe
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

5 goals

  • James Flint

3 goals

  • Ziad Adel

2 goals

  • Matthew Momanyi
  • Mathias Omwaka
  • Calvin Davis
  • Tebogo Maseko
  • Viwe Mbata
  • Hans Neethling

1 goal

  • Abdalla Ali
  • Ahmed Elhadi
  • Bassem Mokhtar
  • Sheldon Kimtai
  • Job Wandera
  • Nathan Ansell
  • Leruo Ditlhakanyane
  • Carlon Mentoor
  • Ross Montgomery
  • Joseph Ncube
  • Onward Shumba
  • Ray-Royce Sibanda

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2022 (M&W)".
  2. ^ "Egypt to host the 1st African Hockey 5s World Cup in December 2022". September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ webadmin (2023-01-05). "Hosting Announcement: JUNIOR AFRICA CUP [JAC] 2023 (M/W) | 12 - 19 March 2023, Ismailia - Egypt". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
  5. ^ "Champions of Africa!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. ^ @africanhockeyfederation; (28 February 2023). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
  7. ^ a b @africanhockeyfederation; (3 March 2023). "Revised Fixtures & Dates: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (M/W)" – via Instagram.
  8. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website". International Hockey Federation.
  9. ^ "Junior Africa Cup 2023 (M) - Awards". FIH.
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