South Africa women's national field hockey team

South Africa
Association	South African Hockey Association
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Head Coach	Giles Bonnet
Assistant coach(es)	Marcelle Keet; Wayne Lombard; Inky Zondi
Manager	Tarryn McCreedy
Captain	Erin Christie; Quanita Bobbs
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	18 2 (12 March 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5 (first in 2000)
Best result	9th (2004)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1998)
Best result	7th (1998)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	7 (first in 1994)
Best result	1st (Six times)
African Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1995)
Best result	1st (1995, 1999, 2003)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
African Games

The South Africa women's national field hockey team represents South Africa in international field hockey matches and tournaments.^[2]

Tournament history edit

Summer Olympics edit

South Africa at the 2012 Olympics v Argentina

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1980-1991	Banned^[a]
1992	did not qualify
1996	did not qualify
2000	Group stage	10th	6	1	1	4	6	11
2004	Group stage	9th	5	2	0	3	9	15
2008	Group stage	11th	6	1	0	5	6	19
2012	Group stage	11th	6	1	0	5	10	16
2016	—^[b]
2020	Group stage	12th	5	0	0	5	5	19
2024	Qualified
Total	6/11	0 titles	28	5	1	22	36	80

World Cup edit

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1974–1993	Banned^[a]
1998	Group stage	7th place	6	2	1	4	12	17
2002	Group stage	13th place	9	3	2	4	17	19
2006	Group stage	12th place	6	0	2	4	3	13
2010	Group stage	10th place	6	1	0	5	11	20
2014	Group stage	9th place	6	2	0	4	13	16
2018	Group stage	15th place	3	0	1	2	3	11
/ 2022	Second round	15th place	5	0	1	4	5	11
Total	7/15	0 titles	41	8	7	27	64	107

Commonwealth Games edit

Commonwealth Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Group stage	5th	5	3	1	1	21	5
2002 Manchester, England	Second round	5th	5	3	0	2	23	12
2006 Melbourne, Australia	Group stage	8th	5	2	1	2	12	10
2010 New Delhi, India	Semifinal	4th	6	2	1	3	16	7
2014 Glasgow, Scotland	Semifinal	4th	6	3	0	3	25	16
2018 Gold Coast, Australia	Group stage	6th	5	1	1	3	4	7
2022 Birmingham, England	Group stage	7th	5	2	0	3	19	13
Total	-	0 titles	37	16	4	17	120	70

Africa Cup of Nations edit

Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Host city	Position
1990	Harare, Zimbabwe	Banned^[a]
1994	Pretoria, South Africa	1st
1998	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st
2005	Pretoria, South Africa	1st
2009	Accra, Ghana	1st
2013	Nairobi, Kenya	1st
2017	Ismailia, Egypt	1st
2022	Accra, Ghana	1st

All-Africa Games edit

Africa Games
All-Africa Games
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Nairobi, Kenya	Banned^[a]
1991	Cairo, Egypt	Banned^[a]
1995	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st
1999	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st
2003	Abuja, Nigeria	1st
Africa Games
Year	Host city	Position
2023	Accra, Ghana	Withdrew

African Olympic Qualifier edit

Africa Games
Year	Host city	Position
2007	Nairobi, Kenya	1st
2011	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	1st
2015	Randburg, South Africa	1st
2019	Stellenbosch, South Africa	1st
2023	Pretoria, South Africa	1st

World League edit

2012–13 – 12th place
2014–15 – 14th place
2016–17 – 10th place

Hockey Nations Cup edit

Hockey Nations Cup
Year	Host city	Position
2022	Valencia, Spain	8th

Champions Trophy edit

2000 – 5th place

Champions Challenge edit

Champions Challenge^[7]
Year	Host city	Position
2002	Johannesburg, South Africa	4th
2003	Catania, Italy	–
2005	Virginia Beach, United States	2nd
2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	–
2009	Cape Town, South Africa	2nd
2011	Dublin, Ireland	5th
2012	Dublin, Ireland	6th
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd

Current squad edit

The following players represented South Africa at the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.^[8]^[9]

Head coach: Giles Bonnet

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Anelle van Deventer	(1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30)	39	0	Northern Blues
33	GK	Marlize van Tonder	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26)	24	0	SG Witsies

8	DF	Erin Christie (Captain)	(1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 32)	84	6	SG Witsies
18	DF	Hannah Pearce	(1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 25)	37	0	Harvard
25	DF	Kirsty Adams	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24)	14	0	NWU
35	DF	Jean-Leigh du Toit	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 24)	19	7	Northern Blues
39	DF	Stephanie Botha	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25)	12	1	Western Province
46	DF	Taheera Augousti	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 18)	7	1	Free State

8	MF	Kristen Paton	(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27)	64	5	SG Witsies
10	MF	Onthatile Zulu	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)	35	0	Northern Blues
17	MF	Charné Maddocks	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 25)	16	2	NWU
28	MF	Quanita Bobbs (Captain)	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30)	163	13	Western Province
41	MF	Marié Louw	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28)	7	0

21	FW	Ongeziwe Mali	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 24)	22	3	Western Province
29	FW	Tarryn Lombard	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 29)	71	25	Western Province
31	FW	Bianca Wood	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24)	27	1	Eastern Province
43	FW	Kayla Swarts	(2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 20)	7	0	SU Maties
45	FW	Ntsopa Mokoena	(2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 19)	7	4	Free State

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.
^ South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[3]^[4] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[5]^[6]

References edit

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
^ Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
^ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
^ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Champions Challenge – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY SQUADS HAVE BEEN SELECTED". sasportspress.co.za. SA Sports Press. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

External links edit

[banned-3] South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.

[8] South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[3]^[4] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[5]^[6]

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[2] "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[4] Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA

[5] Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association

[6] "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).

[7] "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[9] "Champions Challenge – FIH". International Hockey Federation.

[10] "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[11] "SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY SQUADS HAVE BEEN SELECTED". sasportspress.co.za. SA Sports Press. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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