2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

The 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23–25 June 2017.[1] The competition featured three teams, an increase from 2013 as Zimbabwe featured for the first time ever. South Africa defeated Namibia in the final and secured a place in the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.[2]

2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CitySwakopmund
Dates23 –25 June 2017
Teams3
Venue(s)The Dome
Final positions
Champions South Africa
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Keagan Robinson (7 goals)
Best player Brynn Cleak
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Participating Nations

Three countries participated in this years tournament:[3]

Umpires
  • Lee Barron (England)
  • Peter Caulder (South Africa)
  • Sedric Makati (Namibia)
  • Munashe Mashoko (Zimbabwe)
  • Gary Simmonds - Umpire Manager (South Africa)

Squads

Results

All times are in West Africa Time (UTC+02:00).

Round Robin
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 4 3 1 0 34 6 +28 10 Advance to Final
2  Namibia (H) 4 2 1 1 20 19 +1 7
3  Zimbabwe 4 0 0 4 9 38 −29 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host
23 June 2017
10:00
South Africa  10–2  Zimbabwe
Paton  16', 19', 19'
Robinson  30', 32', 34'
Domleo  33'
Rosenberg  34'
Fairweather  38'
Eustice  40'		 Report Maredza  14'
Tembo  14'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Sedric Makati (NAM)
23 June 2017
15:00
Namibia  3–3  South Africa
Cleak  15'
Jacobs  25'
Martins  27'		 Report Paton  3'
Julius  29'
Abrahams  40'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
23 June 2017
20:00
Namibia  8–3  Zimbabwe
Bartlett  2', 13', 21'
Tjikuniva  6'
Martins  12'
Hansen  17'
Jacobs  33', 38'		 Report Maredza  14'
Tembo  22'
Tholanah  38'
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
24 June 2017
10:00
South Africa  12–0  Zimbabwe
Julius  6', 7', 16', 26', 31'
Robinson  23', 24'
Fairweather  26'
Paton  29', 31'
Eustice  30'
Abrahams  39'		 Report
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
24 June 2017
15:00
South Africa  9–1  Namibia
Eustice  3', 16'
Robinson  5', 38'
Abrahams  8', 22', 37'
Domleo  16'
Mea  33'		 Report Cleak  10'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Lee Barron (ENG)
24 June 2017
20:00
Namibia  8–4  Zimbabwe
Tjikuniva  17', 19', 31', 35'
Hermanus  27', 32'
Martins  28'
Cleak  37'		 Report Sikisa  18'
Tafuma  29'
Maredza  35'
Tholanah  35'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final
25 June 2017
10:00
Namibia  1–2  South Africa
Cleak  24' Report Rosenberg  1'
Domleo  16'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final Standings
Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
RankTeam
1 South Africa
2 Namibia
3 Zimbabwe

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
Brynn Cleak DJ Strauss Keagan Robinson

Statistics

References
  1. "The Stories of African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations". 24 June 2017.
  2. TyronBarnard. "Indoor AFCON 2017 - Golden day for Namibian Women and SA Men - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za.
  3. "Match Centre - FIH". www.fih.ch. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
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