2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

2024 Men's Junior Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryWindhoek
CityNamibia
Dates18–25 April 2025
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Windhoek High School
Final positions
Champions South Africa (6th title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored95 (5.59 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jaydon Brooker (16 goals)
Best player Jaydon Brooker
Best goalkeeper Dan Dillion
Fair play award Namibia[1]
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The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup was the 13th edition of the Men's Junior Africa Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Africa, organized by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament at Windhoek High School in Windhoek, Namibia from 18 to 25 April 2025.[2][3]

The defending champions South Africa won their sixth title after defeating the hosts Namibia 5–0 in the final.[4] Egypt won the bronze medal after defeating Kenya 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2.[5] The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2025 Junior World Cup, with the top three teams qualifying.[6]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[7] Ghana and Nigeria withdrew from the tournament due to financial challenges.[8][9]

 Egypt

Head coach: Ahmed Zakaria

  1. Mohamed Geneidy (GK)
  2. Omar Nasr
  3. Mohamed Hosni
  4. Ahmed Fahmy
  5. Gamal Ali
  6. Ahmed El-Hadi
  7. Said Kamal (C)
  8. Basel Abdelmonem
  9. Mohamed Hassanein
  10. Mohamed Ghanem
  11. Bassem Mokhtar
  12. Ahmed Soliman
  13. Ahmed Fouda
  14. Abdelrahman Kasem
  15. Ebraheem Arafaat (GK)
 Ghana
 Kenya[10]

Head coach: Griffin Amakulie

  1. Hillary Kwalimwa
  2. Alex Ondego
  3. Samuel Mboche
  4. Brian Indimuli
  5. Vincent Wesonga
  6. Gideon Mungai
  7. Kit Garner
  8. Victor Sam
  9. Matthew Momanyi
  10. Noel Lormotum
  11. Paul Odero
  12. Fredrick Ochieng
  13. Isaac Wanjawa
  14. Charles Ashihundu
  15. Josephat Otieno (GK)
  16. Mathias Omwaka (C)
  17. Arnold Nyakango (GK)
 Namibia

Head Coach: Johann Weyhe

  1. Rylan Bombosch (GK)
  2. Krynauw Weber
  3. Giovane Handura
  4. Sean Irwin
  5. Anton Myburgh
  6. Thomas Theron
  7. Ludwig van Rooyen
  8. John-Paul Britz (C)
  9. Gerhard Myburgh
  10. Christian du Raan
  11. Zach Philander
  12. Jack Fourie
  13. Mathew Lassen
  14. Darren Enslin
  15. Owen Hatton
  16. James de Jager
  17. Abraham Graham
  18. Lyle Bruys (GK)
 Nigeria
 South Africa[11]

Head coach: Guy Elliott

  1. Viwe Mbata
  2. Thabang Jeyi
  3. Jamie Seale
  4. Jaydon Brooker
  5. Daniel Neuhoff (C)
  6. Carlon Mentoor
  7. Brett Horn
  8. Ross Montgomery
  9. Damian Knott
  10. Litha Kraai
  11. Daniel Dillon (GK)
  12. Sachin Padayachee
  13. Matthew de Oliveira
  14. Gianluca Virissimo (GK)
  15. Ozair Pillai
  16. Daniel den Bakker
 Zambia

Head coach: Floyd Chomba

  1. Robson Kunda (C, GK)
  2. Jeremiah Mwansa
  3. Manjanja Tembo
  4. Richard Banda
  5. Alex Mwansa
  6. Amos Silavwe
  7. Enock Kaluba
  8. Ntanda Maimbo
  9. Isaac Mutale
  10. Christopher Steinemann
  11. George Jere (C)
  12. Abraham Tagwireyi
  13. Nicholas Mwaba
  14. Justin Mpande
  15. Andrew Tembo
  16. Jackson Chilata (GK)
  17. David Kalunga
  18. Oliver Gale (GK)
 Zimbabwe[12]

Head coach: Prince Mwale

  1. Tochukwu Nnam (GK)
  2. Dayle Nichole
  3. Nathan Davies
  4. Emmanuel Mushosho
  5. Takunda Muchacha
  6. Daniel Erasmus
  7. Tadiwanashe Chigumira
  8. Dhiren Ramabhai
  9. Dhaneel Goven
  10. Justin Steyn
  11. Ngonidzashe Ndadzibaya
  12. Joseph Ncube
  13. Matipa Mawere
  14. John-Mark Benadie
  15. Takudzwa Makudo
  16. Tinashe Munyenyiwa
  17. Shawn Mugavha (GK)
  18. Mutsawashe Kanyangarara (C)

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 5 5 0 0 34 5 +29 15 Final and
2025 Junior World Cup
2  Namibia (H) 5 4 0 1 20 14 +6 12
3  Egypt 5 2 1 2 10 14 −4 7 Third place match
4  Kenya 5 1 2 2 11 16 −5 5
5  Zimbabwe 5 1 1 3 4 12 −8 4
6  Zambia 5 0 0 5 6 24 −18 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]
(H) Hosts

Matches

18 April 2025
13:00
Zimbabwe  0–0  Kenya
Report
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
18 April 2025
17:00
Egypt  1–3  Namibia
Abdelmonem  36' Report Britz  53', 58'
Hatton  58'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
18 April 2025
19:00
South Africa  12–3  Zambia
Montgomery  5', 15', 55'
Mentoor  8', 27', 41', 57'
Seale  8'
Kraai  19', 57'
Mbata  37'
Brooker  48' 		Report Tagwireyi  13', 40'
Mpande  47'
Umpires:
Haitham Selim (EGY)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
19 April 2025
11:00
Zambia  1–2  Zimbabwe
Banda  26' Report Goven  32'
Benadie  60'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Evason Liyayi (KEN)
19 April 2025
13:00
Egypt  4–4  Kenya
Kasem  12'
Hegab  35'
Abdelmonem  57'
Salem  59' 		Report Omwaka  7'
Ochieng  48'
Mungai  51'
Ashihundu  55'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
19 April 2025
15:00
South Africa  8–0  Namibia
Horn  8'
Brooker  14', 24', 25', 26', 33', 35'
Kraai  49' 		Report
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Haitham Selim (EGY)
21 April 2025
11:00
Zambia  1–3  Egypt
A. Mwansa  57' Report Kasem  12', 51'
Hosni  44'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
21 April 2025
13:00
Zimbabwe  1–7  South Africa
Mawere  59' Report Brooker  1', 16', 18', 40', 48'
Jeyi  52'
Kraai  58'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Evason Liyayi (KEN)
21 April 2025
17:00
Kenya  3–5  Namibia
Lormotum  6'
Wesonga  29'
Mudher  46' 		Report Britz  7', 53'
De Jager  15'
Fourie  24'
Graham  45'
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Haitham Selim (EGY)
22 April 2025
11:00
Egypt  0–5  South Africa
Report Kraai  6', 49'
Horn  10'
Brooker  24', 43'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
22 April 2025
13:00
Kenya  2–1  Zambia
Ashihundu  31'
Omwaka  43' 		Report Tagwireyi  22'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
22 April 2025
17:00
Namibia  4–1  Zimbabwe
Hatton  2', 19', 32'
Handura  48' 		Report Mawere  18'
Umpires:
Evason Liyayi (KEN)
Haitham Selim (EGY)
24 April 2025
11:00
Zimbabwe  1–2  Egypt
M. Kanyangarara  24' Report Fouda  20'
Hosni  60+'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Evason Liyayi (KEN)
24 April 2025
17:00
Namibia  8–1  Zambia
Hatton  9'
Van Rooyen  11'
Du Raan  25', 52'
Handura  38'
J. Britz  47'
Lassen  59'
Fourie  60' 		Report Mutale  16'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Haitham Selim (EGY)
24 April 2025
19:00
South Africa  2–1  Kenya
Mentoor  12'
Montgomery  56' 		Report Bhamra  10'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (Nam)
Munashe Mashoko (Zim)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

25 April 2025
14:30
Egypt  2–2  Kenya
El-Hadi  23'
Hegab  51' 		Report Ashihundu  45', 52'
Penalties
Kamal
Hassanein
Hosni
Mokhtar 		4–2 Ashihundu
Omwaka
Momanyi
Indimuli
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)

Final

25 April 2025
19:00
South Africa  5–0  Namibia
Sendzul  5'
Brooker  13', 24'
Montgomery  39'
Mbata  56' 		Report
Umpires:
Haitham Selim (EGY)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
 South Africa 2025 Junior World Cup
 Namibia (H)
 Egypt
4  Kenya
5  Zimbabwe
6  Zambia
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Jaydon Brooker Jaydon Brooker Dan Dillion

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 5.59 goals per match.

16 goals

  • Jaydon Brooker

6 goals

  • Litha Kraai

5 goals

  • John-Paul Britz
  • Owen Hatton
  • Carlon Mentoor
  • Ross Montgomery

4 goals

  • Charles Ashihundu

3 goals

  • Abdelrahman Kasem
  • Abraham Tagwireyi

2 goals

  • Basel Abdelmonem
  • Mohab Hegab
  • Mohamed Hosni
  • Mathias Omwaka
  • Christian du Raan
  • Jack Fourie
  • Giovane Handura
  • Brett Horn
  • Viwe Mbata
  • Matipa Mawere

1 goal

  • Ahmed El-Hadi
  • Ahmed Fouda
  • Ziad Salem
  • Tarankabir Bhamra
  • Noel Lormotum
  • Nirmaan Mudher
  • Gideon Mungai
  • Fredrick Ochieng
  • Vincent Wesonga
  • James de Jager
  • Abraham Graham
  • Mathew Lassen
  • Ludwig van Rooyen
  • Thabang Jeyi
  • Jamie Seale
  • Reuben Sendzul
  • Richard Banda
  • Justin Mpande
  • Isaac Mutale
  • Alex Mwansa
  • John-Mark Benadie
  • Dhaneel Goven
  • Mutsawashe Kanyangarara

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ @juniorafricacup24; (26 April 2025). "Congratulations to the Namibia men's team for winning the Fair Play Award of the tournament!" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ @africanhockeyfederation; (9 November 2024). "Postpone New Date." – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (M&W)". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  4. ^ a b "Junior Africa Cup – Final Recap Windhoek, Namibia". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  5. ^ "AHF: JAC 2024 (M/W) – Kenya U21s fall to Egypt in shootouts, miss out on Junior World Cup spot". hockeywrldnws.com. HockeyWorld News. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ^ @africanhockeyfederation; (21 February 2025). "8 Men & 7 Women nations confirmed to participate with their U21 squads at the 2024 Junior Africa Cup [JAC 2024] in Windhoek, Namibia 🇳🇦 during the period 18-27 April 2025" – via Instagram.
  8. ^ Bediako, Kwame (12 April 2025). "Ghana withdraws from Africa Hockey Cup over financial challenges". gbcghanaonline.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. ^ @africanhockeyfederation; (16 April 2025). "Revised Fixtures" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Kenya hockey union names final squads for 2024 junior Africa Cup in Namibia | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  11. ^ "SA U21 Men's Team announced for Junior Africa Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  12. ^ @zimhockey; (10 February 2025). "TEAMS ANNOUNCEMENT!" – via Instagram.
  13. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). January 2025.
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