2016 Women's Junior Africa cup for Nations

The 2016 Junior Africa Cup for Nations was an international field hockey competition held from 18 to 28 March 2016 in Windhoek, Namibia.[1][2]

2016 Women's Junior Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CityWindhoek
Dates18–28 March
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Windhoek High School
Final positions
Champions South Africa
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored130 (13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Marie Louw (14 goals)
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The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2016 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.[3]

Qualified teams
  •  Namibia
  •  South Africa
  •  Tanzania
  •  Zimbabwe

Results

Pool Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 42 0 +42 9 Semi-finals
2  Namibia (H) 3 2 0 1 21 3 +18 6
3  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 19 10 +9 3
4  Tanzania 3 0 0 3 0 69 −69 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Host.

Classification Stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March
 
 
 South Africa31
 
28 March
 
 Tanzania0
 
 South Africa10
 
26 March
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
 Namibia1
 
 
 Zimbabwe2
 
Third place
 
 
27 March
 
 
 Tanzania0
 
 
 Namibia15

Semi-finals
26 March 2016
17:30
South Africa  31–0  Tanzania
Glasby  1', 3', 6', 12', 54', 65'
Fourie  1', 40', 58'
Louw  4', 9', 29', 31', 56'
Marais  7'
Smith  13', 63'
Raubenheimer  16', 32', 33', 45'
Dijkstra  20', 69'
Van Wyk  23', 42', 50', 64'
Tabata  24'
Esterhuyze  38'
Esteves  47'
Paton  66'		 Report
Umpires:
Silke Pennefather (NAM)
Ivona Makar (CRO)
26 March 2016
20:00
Namibia  1–2  Zimbabwe
Brits  8' Report Diplock  11'
Campbell  50'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

Third and fourth place
27 March 2016
18:00
Tanzania  0–15  Namibia
Report Cormack  3'
Duvenhage  5', 45'
S. Ludwig  11'
W. Ludwig  20'
Barnard  22', 54'
Holz  23', 37'
Brink  26'
Krüger  32'
Hermanus  56'
Brits  59'
Heathcote  63'
Gerber  69'
Umpires:
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

Final
26 March 2016
09:00
South Africa  10–0  Zimbabwe
Fourie  5', 53'
Smith  14', 47'
Louw  23', 68'
Veto  26'
Dijkstra  56'
Van Wyk  62'
Marais  67'		 Report
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Vilma Bagsanskiene (LTU)

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 South Africa 5 5 0 0 83 0 +83 15 2016 Junior World Cup
 Zimbabwe 5 2 0 3 21 21 0 6
 Namibia (H) 5 3 0 2 37 5 +32 9
4  Tanzania 5 0 0 5 0 115 −115 0
Source: FIH
(H) Host.

References
  1. "2016 Junior African Cup: Women". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Hockey Junior Africa Cup set to start". namibian.com.na. The Namibian. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. Regulations
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