2015 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)

The 2015 African Olympic Qualifier was the third edition of the African Olympic Qualifier for Men and Women. It was held from 23 October to 1 November 2015 in Randburg, South Africa. Nine teams competed in the men's and seven in the women's tournament. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2015 African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
← 2011 (previous)

On 30 October South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) published a statement reiterating that it will not consider qualifying though the continental qualifying tournament acceptable.[1] SASCOC and the South African Hockey Association had previously specified 2014-15 FIH Hockey World League as the only Olympic selection route for the South Africa men's and women's national field hockey teams.[2]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Men's tournament
2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored223 (9.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Matthew Guise-Brown (16 goals)
← 2011 (previous) (next) 2019 →

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 4 4 0 0 61 0 +61 12 Advance to semifinals
2  Ghana 4 3 0 1 36 6 +30 9
3  Zimbabwe 4 2 0 2 27 23 +4 6 Advance to fifth place game
4  Namibia 4 1 0 3 8 22 −14 3
5  Botswana 4 0 0 4 0 81 −81 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
23 October 2015
16:45
Namibia  5–0 (forfeit)  Botswana
Report
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
23 October 2015
19:00
Zimbabwe  0–16  South Africa
Report Guise-Brown  3', 16', 17', 27', 45'
De Voux  3', 31'
Pautz  5'
Norris-Jones  10', 20', 56'
Panther  29', 49'
Malgraff  52', 54'
Sibbald  58'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
24 October 2015
15:30
Ghana  5–0  Namibia
Botsio  17', 36'
Baiden  46'
Nsalbini  50'
Akaba  59'		 Report
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
24 October 2015
16:45
South Africa  30–0  Botswana
De Voux  1', 7', 7', 29', 45+', 50'
Hykes  9', 38', 57'
Guise-Brown  10', 12', 23', 41'
Panther  15', 15', 35', 43', 44', 55'
Robinson  18', 60'
Eustice  21', 26', 45'
Drummond  22'
Bell  36'
Malgraff  37'
Sibbald  42'
Pautz  54'
Da Grace  59'		 Report
Umpires:
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
26 October 2015
12:15
Ghana  27–0  Botswana
Moses  2', 7', 34'
Sam  3', 15', 38'
Nsalbini  6', 24', 40'
Ntiamoah  17'
Botsio  20', 25', 29', 31', 36', 44', 46', 48'
Ankomah  21'
Asiedu  29'
Adjei  41', 53'
Akaba  41'
Akaba  42', 46'
Baiden  47', 50'		 Report
Umpires:
Abdulkadir Mukaddam (TAN)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
26 October 2015
14:30
Zimbabwe  6–3  Namibia
Williams  7', 38', 58', 59'
Starch  14'
Ullrich  47'		 Report Fick  13'
La  54'
Martins  59'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
27 October 2015
12:15
Botswana  0–19  Zimbabwe
Report Ashley  6', 52', 55'
Ullrich  9', 26', 40', 42'
Mpofu  9'
Williams  15', 30', 35', 36', 48', 59'
Trethowan  29', 36', 45', 45'
Maredza  41'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
27 October 2015
19:00
Ghana  0–4  South Africa
Report Guise-Brown  20', 40'
Pautz  48'
Hykes  50'
Umpires:
Tony Fernandes (KEN)
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
29 October 2015
14:30
Zimbabwe  2–4  Ghana
Mpofu  23'
Matambo  51'		 Report Akaba  10'
Botsio  16'
Tettey  29', 44'
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
29 October 2015
19:00
South Africa  11–0  Namibia
Guise-Brown  3', 24'
Pautz  10', 31'
Halkett  21'
Bell  28', 43'
Hykes  33', 55'
De Voux  42'
Panther  53'		 Report
Umpires:
Abdulkadir Mukaddam (TAN)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 34 1 +33 9 Advance to semifinals
2  Kenya 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3 Advance to fifth place game
4  Tanzania 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
25 October 2015
14:30
Kenya  3–1  Nigeria
Wakhungu  30'
Wokila  33'
Saina  59'		 Report Victor  21'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
25 October 2015
16:45
Egypt  22–0  Tanzania
Sayed  2'
Edris  4', 41'
El-Naggar  5', 54'
Mamdouh  7', 8', 9', 10', 11', 48', 55', 59'
Mohsen  12'
Nasr  15'
El-Hady  24', 31'
Said  33'
Ibrahim  43'
Mansour  40', 52'
Atef  59'		 Report
Umpires:
Tony Fernandes (KEN)
Garba Asura (NGA)
26 October 2015
16:45
Kenya  1–4  Egypt
Msumba  51' Report Edris  8'
Mamdouh  23', 49'
El-Naggar  37'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
27 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania  0–3  Nigeria
Report Victor  13', 42'
Maraz  40'
Umpires:
Scott Tarr (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
28 October 2015
14:30
Tanzania  0–7  Kenya
Report Mutria  11'
Magomere  35', 45'
Msumba  48'
Saina  49', 50'
Wakhura  53'
Umpires:
Garba Asura (NGA)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
28 October 2015
16:45
Egypt  8–0  Nigeria
Mamdouh  5', 13', 27', 35'
Ibrahim  15', 29'
Edris  28'
Essam  42'		 Report
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 October
 
 
 South Africa2
 
1 November
 
 Kenya1
 
 South Africa4
 
31 October
 
 Egypt2
 
 Egypt7
 
 
 Ghana1
 
Third place
 
 
1 November
 
 
 Kenya4
 
 
 Ghana3

7–9th place semifinal
30 October 2015
16:30
Botswana  1–3  Tanzania
Ngara  45' Report Visran  18'
Issa  25'
Mayuma  55'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Garba Asura (NGA)

Semifinals
31 October 2015
14:00
Egypt  7–1  Ghana
Adel  6'
Mamdouh  7'
Said  26'
Edris  30'
Ahmed El-Naggar  35'
Hassan  53', 56'		 Report Baiden  37'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
31 October 2015
16:30
South Africa  2–1  Kenya
Norris-Jones  51'
De Voux  55'		 Report Mutria  48'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Seventh place game
1 November 2015
14:30
Namibia  10–0  Tanzania
Jeffery  15'
Fick  21'
Jacobs  22', 49'
Martins  25', 38'
Kruger  30'
Swartbooi  40'
Cleak  41'
Bartlett  48'		 Report
Umpires:
Garba Asura (NGA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Fifth place game
31 October 2015
19:00
Zimbabwe  2–2  Nigeria
Ullrich  58'
Mutupo  60'		 Report Victor  5'
Maraz  47'
Penalties
Rixon-Fuller
Williams
Mutupo
Ullrich
Maredza
Ullrich 		2–3 Izang
Mamman
Inuwa
Fowobaje
Linus
Inuwa
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)

Third place game
1 November 2015
14:00
Ghana  3–4  Kenya
Nsalbini  17'
Baiden  38'
Sam  50'		 Report Kuloba  10'
Wakhungu  26'
Magomere  34'
Mutria  39'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)

Final
1 November 2015
16:30
Egypt  2–4  South Africa
Ghobran  36'
El-Naggar  48'		 Report Guise-Brown  47', 48', 59'
Norris-Jones  60'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Final standings
Qualified for the 2016 Olympics
Rank Team
 South Africa
 Egypt
 Kenya
4 Ghana
5 Nigeria
6 Zimbabwe
7 Namibia
8 Tanzania
9 Botswana

Women's tournament
2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up Ghana
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored147 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lilian du Plessis (18 goals)
← 2011 (previous) (next) 2019 →

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 6 6 0 0 68 0 +68 18 Qualified to 2016 Summer Olympics
2  Ghana 6 4 1 1 22 7 +15 13
3  Kenya 6 3 1 2 13 18 −5 10
4  Namibia 6 3 0 3 16 10 +6 9
5  Zimbabwe 6 2 0 4 12 15 −3 6
6  Nigeria 6 2 0 4 16 23 −7 6
7  Tanzania 6 0 0 6 0 74 −74 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Results
23 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania  0–9  Zimbabwe
Report Viviers  18', 56', 58'
Evans  20'
Brooke  30+'
Williams  35'
Kaulback  38', 40'
Johnson  43'
Umpires:
Caren Ouma (KEN)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
23 October 2015
16:30
Ghana  2–1  Nigeria
Safoa  18'
Adampa  56'		 Report Ovoh  45'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
23 October 2015
16:45
Kenya  2–0  Namibia
Aura  20'
Omaido  34'		 Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
24 October 2015
12:15
Kenya  2–0  Zimbabwe
Nekesa  5'
Omaido  25'		 Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
24 October 2015
13:15
Ghana  1–0  Namibia
Umaru  53' Report
Umpires:
Jummai Sule (NGA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
24 October 2015
14:30
South Africa  15–0  Nigeria
Coston  6', 45'
Du Plessis  7', 9', 20', 53', 58'
Mayne  11', 28', 53'
Deetlefs  17'
Manuel  33'
Marks  35', 36'
Britz  40'		 Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
26 October 2015
14:00
Ghana  4–0  Zimbabwe
Korwu  27'
Safoa  28'
Opoku  35'
Bamfo  54'		 Report
Umpires:
Caren Ouma (KEN)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
26 October 2015
16:30
Kenya  5–0  Tanzania
Ommala  5'
Karanja  8'
Juma  18'
Omaido  34'
Guchu  38'		 Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Jummai Sule (NGA)
26 October 2015
19:00
South Africa  5–0  Namibia
Walraven  19', 40'
Du Plessis  35'
Deetlefs  42', 48'		 Report
Umpires:
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
27 October 2015
14:30
Ghana  12–0  Tanzania
Opoku  7', 17', 22'
Mills  10'
Boakye  20', 49'
Afriyie  26'
Umaru  27', 60'
Safoa  50', 52', 56'		 Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Jummai Sule (NGA)
27 October 2015
16:30
Namibia  3–1  Nigeria
Venter  2'
Davin  9'
Mengo  18'		 Report Udoh  8'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (NGA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
27 October 2015
16:45
South Africa  6–0  Zimbabwe
Du Plessis  16', 56'
Mayne  22'
Walraven  27'
Manuel  49'
Davids  52'		 Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
29 October 2015
12:15
Zimbabwe  1–2  Namibia
Williams  40' Report Venter  4', 57'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
29 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania  0–10  Nigeria
Report Bulus  9'
Onyedum  12', 33', 48', 52'
Ovoh  20', 38'
Bethel  34'
Nnanna  41'
John  52'
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
29 October 2015
16:45
South Africa  12–0  Kenya
Njogu  9', 16', 60+'
Coston  11', 36', 47'
Juma  20', 44'
Mutiva  26', 28', 30'
Nekesa  48'		 Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
30 October 2015
12:00
Zimbabwe  2–1  Nigeria
Palmer  10'
Williams  27'		 Report Ovoh  39'
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
30 October 2015
14:15
Ghana  3–3  Kenya
Opoku  1'
Umaru  44'
Mills  55'		 Report Nekesa  33'
Karanja  52'
Omaido  53'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
30 October 2015
19:00
South Africa  27–0  Tanzania
Du Plessis  9', 18', 28', 36', 41', 59'
Coston  11', 36', 48'
Manuel  12'
Marks  21', 24', 56'
Britz  22'
Chamberlain  31', 43', 46', 47', 47', 54', 59'
Mayne  43', 58'
Russell  44', 46'
Bright  50'
Davids  51'		 Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Jummai Sule (NGA)
1 November 2015
09:00
Tanzania  0–11  Namibia
Report Van Taak  6'
Duvenhage  10', 17'
Louis  11', 58'
Botha  20', 24', 43', 51'
Brink  44'
Gerber  60'
Umpires:
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
1 November 2015
11:30
South Africa  3–0  Ghana
Mayne  7'
Chamberlain  15'
Du Plessis  31'		 Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
1 November 2015
12:00
Kenya  1–3  Nigeria
Nekesa  3' Report Ovoh  17', 35', 58'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

References
  1. "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". sascoc.co.za. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. "Agreement entered into between SASCOC and SAHA on the selection of athletes" (PDF). sascoc.co.za. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. Regulations
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