South Africa men's national field hockey team

The South Africa men's national field hockey team represents South Africa at international field hockey matches and tournaments.[4]

South Africa
Nickname(s)AmaStokkie[1][2]
AssociationSouth African Hockey Association
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Head CoachGareth Ewing
Assistant coach(es)Cheslyn Gie
Sihle Ntuli
ManagerMartin van Staden
CaptainKeenan Horne
Most capsGregg Clark (250)
Top scorerGreg Nicol (209)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 13 (4 April 2022)[3]
Highest10 (2005; 2021)
Lowest16 (December 2018 – January 2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 1996)
Best result10th (1996, 2004, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1994)
Best result10th (1994, 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances8 (first in 1993)
Best result1st (1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 ,2022)
African Games
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best result1st (1995, 1999)
Medal record
South Africa at the 2008 Olympics

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

African Games

  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003

African Olympic Qualifier

Commonwealth Games

Hockey World League

Champions Challenge I

Team

2020 Olympic squad

The squad was announced on 27 May 2021.[5]

Head coach: Gareth Ewing[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
2 FW Mustaphaa Cassiem (2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 19) 8 7 Varsity College
3 DF Tyson Dlungwana (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 24) 47 0 Phoenix Hockey Club
5 DF Austin Smith (1985-05-20)20 May 1985 (aged 36) 178 67 Den Bosch
7 DF Timothy Drummond (Captain) (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 33) 145 19 Klein Zwitserland
8 MF Nduduza Lembethe (1996-01-13)13 January 1996 (aged 25) 33 University of Pretoria
10 FW Keenan Horne (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 29) 64 Central
13 DF Matthew Guise-Brown (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (aged 29) 42 25 Hampstead & Westminster
14 MF Rusten Abrahams (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 23) 10 2 University of the Witwatersrand
15 FW Dayaan Cassiem (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 22) 38 15 Gladbacher HTC
17 FW Ryan Julius (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 26) 41 Almeerse HC
18 MF Taine Paton (1989-01-04)4 January 1989 (aged 32) 115 Antwerp
20 FW Tevin Kok (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (aged 24) 35 Kearsney
21 DF Jethro Eustice (1989-11-01)1 November 1989 (aged 31) 128 21 Kearsney
22 DF Daniel Bell (1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 26) 58 11 Royal Daring Hockey Club
23 GK Rassie Pieterse (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 37) 161 Wanderers Hockey Club
24 MF Nicholas Spooner (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 29) 26 Harvestehuder THC
27 FW Nqobile Ntuli (1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 25) 58 25 University of Pretoria
29 MF Samkelo Mvimbi (1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 22) 14 1 University of Pretoria

See also

References

  1. "SA Hockey teams seal 2020 Olympic qualification – Daily Worthing". Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. "Tokyo 2021: deux premières médailles pour l'Afrique du Sud, le Tunisien Hafnaoui à l'arrêt". RFI (in French). 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. "Team Roster South Africa" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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