Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
The Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international men's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champions of Africa and qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup.
| Most recent season or competition: 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Formerly | Hockey African Cup for Nations |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Inaugural season | 1974 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  South Africa (7th title) (2017) |
| Most titles | South Africa (7 titles) |
The first edition was held in 1974.[1]
Qualification
The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualify directly for the tournament while the other teams have to play in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualify for the tournament. The three regions are Northeast Africa, Northwest Africa, and Central south Africa.[2]
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1974 Details |
Cairo, Egypt |  Ghana |
Round-robin |  Kenya |
 Uganda |
Round-robin |  Nigeria |
5 | |||
| 1983 Details |
Cairo, Egypt | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt |
Round-robin | Kenya |
Ghana |
Round-robin |  Zimbabwe |
6 | |||
| 1989 Details |
Blantyre, Malawi |  Egypt |
Round-robin | Kenya |
 Malawi |
Round-robin | Zimbabwe |
5 | |||
| 1993 Details |
Nairobi, Kenya | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa |
Round-robin | Egypt |
Kenya |
Round-robin | Zimbabwe |
5 | |||
| 1996 Details |
Pretoria, South Africa | South Africa |
Round-robin | Kenya |
Egypt |
Round-robin | Zimbabwe |
6 | |||
| 2000 Details |
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | South Africa |
3–2 | Egypt |
Zimbabwe |
1–1 | Ghana |
7 | |||
| 2005 Details |
Pretoria, South Africa | South Africa |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p.s.) |
Egypt |
Ghana |
2–0 | Nigeria |
5 | |||
| 2009 Details |
Accra, Ghana | South Africa |
4–1 | Egypt |
Ghana |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
4 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Nairobi, Kenya | South Africa |
2–0 | Egypt |
Kenya |
4–1 | Ghana |
4 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Ismailia, Egypt | South Africa |
2–1 | Egypt |
Ghana |
5–3 | Kenya |
5 | |||
| 2021 Details |
8 | ||||||||||
Performances by nation
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
7 (1993, 1996*, 2000, 2005*, 2009, 2013, 2017) | |||
| Egypt |
2 (1983*, 1989) | 7 (1993, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017*) | 1 (1996) | |
| Ghana |
1 (1974) | 4 (1983, 2005, 2009*, 2017) | 3 (2000, 2013) | |
| Kenya |
4 (1974, 1983, 1989, 1996) | 3 (1993*, 2013*) | 1 (2017) | |
| Zimbabwe |
1 (2000*) | 4 (1978, 1989, 1993, 1996) | ||
| Malawi |
1 (1989*) | |||
| Uganda |
1 (1974) | |||
| Nigeria |
3 (1974, 2005, 2009) |
Team appearances
| Nation | 1974 |
1983 |
1989 |
1993 |
1996 |
2000 |
2005 |
2009 |
2013 |
2017 |
2021 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana |
– | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Egypt |
5th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 11 |
| Ghana |
1st | 3rd | – | – | – | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | Q | 8 |
| Kenya |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 7 | |
| Malawi |
– | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Namibia |
– | – | – | – | 5th | 6th | 5th | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Nigeria |
4th | 5th | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 4th | – | 5th | Q | 7 |
 Tanzania |
– | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Seychelles |
– | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| South Africa |
– | – | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 8 |
| Uganda |
3rd | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Zambia |
– | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe |
– | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
See also
References
- "AfHF Hockey Africa Cup for Nations officially launched". The Ghanaian Journal. 2009-05-27.
- Makhandia, Agnes (31 January 2020). "AHF introduces new Cup of Nations qualifying criteria". nation.co.ke. Daily Nation. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
External links
- Men Field Hockey Africa Cup Archive - todor66.com
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