Field hockey at the 2018 African Youth Games – Girls' tournament

The girls' hockey5s event at the 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers was held at the Stade Ferhani from 19 to 26 July 2018.[1] The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the Youth Olympic Games, with the winner, runner-up and third placed team qualifying.

2018 African Youth Games – Girls' tournament
Tournament details
Host country Algeria
CityAlgiers
Dates19–26 July
Teams6
Venue(s)Stade Ferhani
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored119 (5.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Angela Welham (14 goals)

Qualified teams

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Format

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The six teams will be placed into one group. The top four teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams play against each other for 5th and 6th place.

Results

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 5 4 1 0 36 6 +30 13 Semifinals
2   Namibia 5 3 1 1 24 8 +16 10
3   Ghana 5 3 0 2 23 8 +15 9
4   Zimbabwe 5 2 2 1 20 10 +10 8
5   Nigeria 5 1 0 4 2 17 −15 3 5th/6th place
6   Algeria (H) 5 0 0 5 1 57 −56 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts
19 July 2018
10:00
South Africa   19–0   Algeria
De Waal   1'2'7'10'17'
McLaren   2'3'
Welham   2'13'16'20'20'
Hardie   4'8'11'15'
Nkosi   13'17'
Hendricks   18'
Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
19 July 2018
11:00
Ghana   4–0   Zimbabwe
Otoo   3'
Akoto   7'
Gbatti   18'
Copson   19'
Report
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
19 July 2018
14:00
Nigeria   0–4   Namibia
Report Meyer   5'
Cormack   11'14'
Kruger   18'
Umpires:
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
Rita Katoka (ZAM)

20 July 2018
14:00
Ghana   2–3   Namibia
Donkor   6'
Otoo   9'
Report Meyer   5'
J. van Rooyen   15'
Myburgh   18'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
20 July 2018
15:00
South Africa   3–3   Zimbabwe
De Waal   2'
Hardie   5'17'
Report Pope   6'
Beekes   11'
N. Terblanche   14'
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
20 July 2018
16:00
Algeria   0–2   Nigeria
Report Christopher   6'
Familusi   16'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Rita Katoka (ZAM)

21 July 2018
14:00
Namibia   3–3   Zimbabwe
Myburgh   5'
J. van Rooyen   11'
Cormack   14'
Report Dobbie   8'
A. Terblanche   16'
N. Terblanche   17'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
21 July 2018
15:00
Nigeria   0–7   South Africa
Report De Waal   2'17'
Welham   9'13'19'20'
Du Toit   15'
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
21 July 2018
16:00
Algeria   0–13   Ghana
Report Gbatti   1'2'6'7'16'
Otoo   3'14'
Quayson   4'
Copson   5'
Akoto   8'11'16'
Okine   18'
Umpires:
Sampou Bitimi (NGA)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

23 July 2018
10:00
Zimbabwe   4–0   Nigeria
Dobbie   3'
Terblanche   8'9'18'
Report
Umpires:
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
23 July 2018
11:00
Ghana   2–5   South Africa
Donkor   5'
Gbatti   16'
Report Nkosi   5'
Du Toit   8'
Welham   11'16'
Ramasimong   17'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Sampou Ebitmi (NGA)
23 July 2018
12:00
Namibia   13–1   Algeria
Myburgh   3'6'13'18'
Cormack   4'8'9'16'
Meyer   5'20'
J. van Rooyen   11'
Wessels   15'
Schimming   19'
Report Boualia   15'
Umpires:
Rita Katoka (ZAM)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

24 July 2018
12:00
South Africa   2–1   Namibia
De Waal   10'12' Report Myburgh   2'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
24 July 2018
13:00
Nigeria   0–2   Ghana
Report Donkor   3'
Gbatti   8'
Umpires:
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
24 July 2018
14:00
Zimbabwe   10–0   Algeria
Pope   2'4'
Beekes   4'
Herbst   7'9'
Dobbie   10'20'
Trivella   12'
Mtausi   14'17'
Report

Fifth and sixth place classification

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25 July 2018
14:00
  Nigeria 3–0   Algeria
Familusi   12'18'
Christopher   15'
Report
Umpires:
Rita Katoka(ZAM)
Fatma Mahmoud(EGY)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  South Africa2
 
 
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
  South Africa2
 
 
 
  Namibia0
 
  Namibia2
 
 
  Ghana1
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Zimbabwe2
 
 
  Ghana1

Semifinals

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25 July 2018
15:00
South Africa   2–0   Zimbabwe
Nkosi   7'
Welham   8'
Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement(GHA)
Shi Tang(HKG)

25 July 2018
16:00
Namibia   2–1   Ghana
Cormack   5'17' Report Quayson   8'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor(RSA)
Ebitimi Sampou(NGR)

Third and fourth place

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26 July 2018
14:00
Zimbabwe   2–1   Ghana
A. Terblanche   13'
Herbst   15'
Report Akoto   17'
Umpires:
Shi Tang(HKG)
Melissa Taylor(RSA)

Final

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26 July 2018
15:00
South Africa   2–0   Namibia
Welham   13'16' Report
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann(GER)
Ebitimi Sampou(NGR)

Final standings

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Rank Team
    South Africa
    Namibia
    Zimbabwe
4   Ghana
5   Nigeria
6   Algeria
Team qualified to the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Goalscorers

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There have been 119 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.95 goals per match.

14 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "African Youth Games 2018 (W)". tms.fih.ch. 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ Regulations