South Africa men's national field hockey team

South Africa
Nickname(s)	Ama Stokke Stokke
Association	South African Hockey Association
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Head Coach	Siphesihle Ntuli
Assistant coach(es)	Devon van der Merwe; Devin Stanton; Guy Elliott
Manager	Donovan George
Captain	Dayaan Cassiem
Most caps	Gregg Clark (250)
Top scorer	Greg Nicol (209)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	12 1 (18 June 2025)
Highest	10 (2005; 2021)
Lowest	16 (December 2018 – January 2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1996)
Best result	9th (2024)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1994)
Best result	10th (1994, 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	8 (first in 1993)
Best result	1st (1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
African Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1995)
Best result	1st (1995, 1999)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
African Games

The South Africa men's national field hockey team represents South Africa at international field hockey matches and tournaments.^[5]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1980–1991	Banned^[a]
1992	did not qualify
1996	Group stage	10th	5	1	3	3	12	15	Squad
2000	did not qualify
2004	Group stage	10th	7	2	1	4	15	17	Squad
2008	Group stage	12th	6	0	0	6	7	29	Squad
2012	Group stage	11th	6	1	1	4	14	24	Squad
2016	–^[b]
2020	Group stage	10th	5	1	1	3	16	24	Squad
2024	Group stage	9th	5	1	1	3	11	17	Squad
Total	6/11	0 titles	34	6	7	23	75	126	–

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971–1990	Banned^[a]
1994	Group stage	10th
1998	did not qualify
2002	Group stage	13th	9	3	1	5	17	24	squad
2006	Group stage	12th	7	0	2	5	6	19	squad
2010	Group stage	10th	6	1	2	3	17	32	squad
2014	Group stage	11th	6	1	1	4	8	23	squad
2018	Group stage	16th	3	0	1	2	2	11	squad
2023	Group stage	11th	5	1	0	4	11	20	squad

Africa Cup of Nations

1993 –
1996 –
2000 –
2005 –
2009 –
2013 –
2017 –
2022 –
2025 – Q

African Games

1995 –
1999 –
2003 –
2023 – Withdrew^[10]

African Olympic Qualifier

2007 –
2011 –
2015 –
2019 –
2023 –

Commonwealth Games

1998 – 5th place
2002 – 4th place
2006 – 8th place
2010 – 5th place
2014 – 5th place
2018 – 10th place
2022 – 4th place

Hockey World League

2012–13 – 15th place
2014–15 – 22nd place
2016–17 – 18th place

FIH Pro League

2021–22 – 9th place
2023–24 – Withdrew^[11]^[12]

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2022 –
2023–24 –
2024–25 – 8th

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2005 – 7th place
2014 – 6th place
2022 – 6th place

Champions Challenge I

2001 –
2003 –
2005 – 5th place
2009 – 5th place
2011 –
2012 – 7th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. announced their squad on 19 June 2024.^[13]^[14]

Head coach: Cheslyn Gie^[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
2	MF	Mustapha Cassiem	(2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 22)	54	HDM
3	DF	Andrew Hobson	(1998-03-20)20 March 1998 (aged 26)	31	Central
5	DF	Jacques van Tonder	(2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 24)	27	WPCC Badgers
7	FW	Dayaan Cassiem (Captain)	(1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 25)	77	HDM
9	FW	Bradley Sherwood	(1999-05-28)28 May 1999 (aged 25)	42	Oxted
10	FW	Keenan Horne	(1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 32)	119	Paris Jean-Bouin
11	FW	Tevin Kok	(1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (aged 27)	69	Pembroke Wanderers
13	DF	Matthew Guise-Brown	(1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (aged 32)	67	Hampstead & Westminster
19	MF	Ryan Julius	(1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 29)	81	Central
22	DF	Daniel Bell	(1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 29)	106	Daring
23	MF	Nicholas Spooner	(1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 32)	71	Harvestehuder THC
24	MF	Zenani Kraai	(2000-11-05)5 November 2000 (aged 23)	18	Langa
27	FW	Nqobile Ntuli	(1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 28)	103	Harvestehuder THC
29	MF	Samkelo Mvimbi	(1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 25)	58	WPCC Badgers
32	GK	Gowan Jones	(1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 35)	90	Riverside
46	DF	Calvin Davis	(2003-11-22)22 November 2003 (aged 20)	1	Tuks

Gallery

Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969^[16]
Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969
The South African field hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics just before the match against Great Britain
South African players celebrate their qualification for the London Olympics
Glasgow 2014 — Kieran Govers (AUS) and Austin Smith (RSA)

Notes

^ ^a ^b South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.
^ South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[6]^[7] As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "SA Hockey teams seal 2020 Olympic qualification – Daily Worthing". Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Tokyo 2021: deux premières médailles pour l'Afrique du Sud, le Tunisien Hafnaoui à l'arrêt". RFI (in French). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Sihle Ntuli Appointed As Head Coach Of The South African Men's Hockey Team". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
^ "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ "Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
^ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Team SA withdraws hockey from 13th African Games". TeamSA. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
^ "Ireland to join FIH Hockey Pro League, replacing South Africa". International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "South African Hockey declines invitation to the FIH Pro League". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ Lemke, Gary (19 June 2024). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named". TeamSA. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Team roster: South Africa" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Leidse Courant | 21 april 1969 | pagina 14". Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (in Dutch). 21 April 1969. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

External links

[banned-6] South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.

[11] South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[6]^[7] As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[8]^[9]

[1] "SA Hockey teams seal 2020 Olympic qualification – Daily Worthing". Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[2] "Tokyo 2021: deux premières médailles pour l'Afrique du Sud, le Tunisien Hafnaoui à l'arrêt". RFI (in French). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[3] "Sihle Ntuli Appointed As Head Coach Of The South African Men's Hockey Team". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[FIH_World_Rankings-4] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[5] "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[7] "Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[8] "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[9] "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).

[10] "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[teamSA.Hockey-12] "Team SA withdraws hockey from 13th African Games". TeamSA. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

[13] "Ireland to join FIH Hockey Pro League, replacing South Africa". International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[14] "South African Hockey declines invitation to the FIH Pro League". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[15] "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[TeamSA.second-group-16] Lemke, Gary (19 June 2024). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named". TeamSA. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[17] "Team roster: South Africa" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[18] "Leidse Courant | 21 april 1969 | pagina 14". Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (in Dutch). 21 April 1969. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

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