2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.
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| Host country | Egypt | ||
| City | Ismailia | ||
| Dates | 22–29 October | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Ghana | ||
| Third place |  Nigeria | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 48 (4 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Dirkie Chamberlain (8 goals) | ||
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Zambia withdrew before the tournament.[1][2] The winner qualified for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[3]
The five-time defending champions South Africa won their sixth title.[4]
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).[5]
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Ghana |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Kenya |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 | Third place game |
| 4 | Nigeria |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Egypt (H) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
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Final
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa |
2018 World Cup |
| 2 | Ghana |
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| 3 | Nigeria | |
| 4 | Kenya | |
| 5 | Egypt (H) |
Goalscorers
There have been 48 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
- Lilian du Plessis
- Tarryn Glasby
- Nafisatu Umaru
2 goals
- Illse Davids
- Celia Evans
- Candice Manuel
- Vivian Narkuor
1 goal
- Lydia Afriyie
- Pauline Amutebi
- Stephanie Baxter
- Serwaa Boakye
- Quanita Bobbs
- Ikiriko Bomiegha
- Emelia Fosuaa
- Caroline Guchu
- Benedicta Johnson
- Yvonne Karanja
- Nahla Morsy
- Teresa Nekesa Juma
- Maureen Okumu
- Elizabeth Opoku
- Eleho Ovo
- Florence Uwuoezi
- Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
- Sandra Vodoti
Source: FIH
References
- "Ghana and Egypt dominate in Match Day one of Africa Cup of Nations". africahockey.org. 22 October 2017.
- @SA_Hockey_Men (22 October 2017). "SA vs Zambia - men cancelled. Zambia never arrived and have pulled out of Africa Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Egypt to host 2017 Hockey African Cup of Nations". egyptindependent.com. 31 July 2017.
- "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.
- Schedule
- Regulations
External links
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