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

African Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Randburg
Dates	23 October – 1 November 2015
Venue(s)	Randburg Hockey Stadium
← 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. 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.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Men's tournament

2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Randburg
Dates	23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	223 (9.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Matthew Guise-Brown (16 goals)
← 2011 (previous) (next) 2019 →

Preliminary round

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.

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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.

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)

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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)

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27 October 2015 14:00 Tanzania 0–3 Nigeria Report Victor  13', 42' Maraz  40' Umpires: Scott Tarr (RSA) Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

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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-finals				Final
	31 October
	South Africa	2
					1 November
	Kenya	1
					South Africa	4
	31 October
					Egypt	2
	Egypt	7
	Ghana	1
					Third place
					1 November
					Kenya	4
					Ghana	3

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

Goalscorers

There have been 218 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 9.48 goals per match.

16 goals

• Matthew Guise-Brown

15 goals

• Mahmoud Mamdouh

11 goals

• Johnny Botsio

10 goals

• Jean-Pierre de Voux
• Matthew Williams

9 goals

• Brandon Panther

6 goals

• Julian Hykes
• Warwick Ullrich

5 goals

• Mohamed Edris
• Ahmed El-Naggar
• Michael Baiden
• Salya Nsalbini
• Lloyd Norris-Jones
• Richard Pautz

4 goals

• Benedict Sam
• Kish Victor
• Peter Trethowan

3 goals

• Amr Ibrahim
• Elikem Akaba
• Isaac Moses
• Leon Magomere
• George Mutria
• Brian Saina
• Siyabonga Martins
• Daniel Bell
• Jethro Eustice
• Ignatius Malgraff
• Dominic Ashley

2 goals

• Amr Elhady
• Mohamed Hassan
• Mostafa Mansour
• Ashraf Said
• Richard Adjei
• Emmanuel Akaba
• Francis Tettey
• Zakaria Msumba
• Maxwell Wakhungu
• Lennard Fick
• Pieter Jacobs
• Shanwilu Mu'azu
• Jonathan Robinson
• Daniel Sibbald
• Arnold Mpofu

1 goal

• Eddie Ngara
• Hamada Atef
• Mohamed Essam
• Houssam Ghobran
• Ahmed Mohsen
• Mohamed Nasr
• Amr Sayed
• Mohamed Zaki
• Emmanuel Ankomah
• George Asiedu
• Alfred Ntiamoah
• Derric Kuloba
• Constant Wakhura
• Samwel Wokila
• Russel Bartlett
• Brynn Cleak
• Wayne Jeffery
• Riaan Kruger
• Heinrich Swartbooi
• Dian la Cock
• Tim Drummond
• Rhett Halkett
• Miguel da Graca
• Sultan Issa
• Castro Mayuma
• Deep Visran
• Tendayi Maredza
• Pritchard Matambo
• Donald Mutupo
• Cydreck Starch

Source: FIH

Women's tournament

2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Randburg
Dates	23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up	Ghana
Third place	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	147 (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.

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

Goalscorers

There have been 147 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 7 goals per match.

18 goals

• Lilian du Plessis

10 goals

• Dirkie Chamberlain

8 goals

• Bernadette Coston

7 goals

• Eleho Ovo
• Jade Mayne

6 goals

• Candice Manuel

5 goals

• Elizabeth Opoku
• Martha Sarfoa
• Toni Marks

4 goals

• Nafisatu Umaru
• Audrey Omaido
• Ilanda Botha
• Justina Onyedum

3 goals

• Teresa Nekesa Juma
• Marcia Venter
• Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
• Nicole Walraven
• Roxanne Viviers
• Michelle Williams

2 goals

• Serwaa Boakye
• Theresa Mills
• Zalia Duvenhage
• Ina Louis
• Tanya Britz
• Illse Davids
• Shelley Russell
• Kelly Kaulback

1 goal

• Janet Adampa
• Lydia Afriyie
• Racheal Bamfo
• Joanita Korwu
• Lilian Aura
• Caroline Guchu
• Anne Juma
• Tracy Karanja
• Yvonne Karanja
• Betsy Ommala
• Bernice Brink
• Annalien Davin
• Phea Gerber
• Magreth Mengo
• Dunelle van Taak
• Egw Bethel
• Susan Bulus
• Alfa John
• Stella Nnanna
• Precious Uddoh
• Tarryn Bright
• Celia Evans
• Amy Brooke
• Sarah Evans
• Iman Johnson
• Jenna Palmer

Source: FIH

External links

• FIH.com (Men)
• FIH.com (Women)