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2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

The 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23–25 June 2017.[1] The competition featured three teams, an increase from 2013 as Zimbabwe featured for the first time ever. South Africa defeated Namibia in the final and secured a place in the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.[2]

2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CitySwakopmund
Dates23 –25 June 2017
Teams3
Venue(s)The Dome
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)South Africa Keagan Robinson (7 goals)
Best playerNamibia Brynn Cleak
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Participating nations edit

Three countries participated in this years tournament:[3]

Umpires edit

  • Lee Barron (England)
  • Peter Caulder (South Africa)
  • Sedric Makati (Namibia)
  • Munashe Mashoko (Zimbabwe)
  • Gary Simmonds - Umpire Manager (South Africa)

Squads edit

Results edit

All times are in West Africa Time (UTC+02:00).

Round robin edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 4 3 1 0 34 6 +28 10 Advance to Final
2   Namibia (H) 4 2 1 1 20 19 +1 7
3   Zimbabwe 4 0 0 4 9 38 −29 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
23 June 2017
10:00
South Africa   10–2   Zimbabwe
Paton   16', 19', 19'
Robinson   30', 32', 34'
Domleo   33'
Rosenberg   34'
Fairweather   38'
Eustice   40' 		Report Maredza   14'
Tembo   14'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Sedric Makati (NAM)
23 June 2017
15:00
Namibia   3–3   South Africa
Cleak   15'
Jacobs   25'
Martins   27' 		Report Paton   3'
Julius   29'
Abrahams   40'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
23 June 2017
20:00
Namibia   8–3   Zimbabwe
Bartlett   2', 13', 21'
Tjikuniva   6'
Martins   12'
Hansen   17'
Jacobs   33', 38' 		Report Maredza   14'
Tembo   22'
Tholanah   38'
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
24 June 2017
10:00
South Africa   12–0   Zimbabwe
Julius   6', 7', 16', 26', 31'
Robinson   23', 24'
Fairweather   26'
Paton   29', 31'
Eustice   30'
Abrahams   39' 		Report
Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
24 June 2017
15:00
South Africa   9–1   Namibia
Eustice   3', 16'
Robinson   5', 38'
Abrahams   8', 22', 37'
Domleo   16'
Mea   33' 		Report Cleak   10'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Lee Barron (ENG)
24 June 2017
20:00
Namibia   8–4   Zimbabwe
Tjikuniva   17', 19', 31', 35'
Hermanus   27', 32'
Martins   28'
Cleak   37' 		Report Sikisa   18'
Tafuma   29'
Maredza   35'
Tholanah   35'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final edit

25 June 2017
10:00
Namibia   1–2   South Africa
Cleak   24' Report Rosenberg   1'
Domleo   16'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final standings edit

Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Rank Team
1   South Africa
2   Namibia
3   Zimbabwe

Awards edit

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
  Brynn Cleak   DJ Strauss   Keagan Robinson

Statistics edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Stories of African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations". 24 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b TyronBarnard. "Indoor AFCON 2017 - Golden day for Namibian Women and SA Men - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za.
  3. ^ "Match Centre - FIH". www.fih.ch. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
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