The 2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Durban, South Africa. It was originally scheduled from 25 to 27 September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] On 30 December 2020 it was announced the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 16 to 18 April 2021.[3]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Durban | ||
| Dates | 16–18 April | ||
| Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Thomas Moore College | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Namibia | ||
| Third place |  Botswana | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
| Goals scored | 156 (22.29 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Fagan Hansen (24 goals) | ||
| Best player | Dayaan Cassiem | ||
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The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The hosts and defending champions South Africa won the title by defeating Namibia 4–1 in the final.[4]
Teams edit
Results edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6 | +75 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Namibia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 15 | +55 | 6 | |
| 3 | Botswana
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 130 | −130 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
(H) Hosts
Fixtures edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
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Final edit
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
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Namibia
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Botswana
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Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
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| Dayaan Cassiem
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Bongumusa Mngoma
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Fagan Hansen
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Goalscorers edit
There were 156 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 22.3 goals per match.
24 goals
18 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
10 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Source: FIH
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Africa Hockey Qualifier Postponed". allafrica.com. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Events Calendar – African Hockey Federation". africahockey.org. 14 September 2020.
- ^ "AfHF Press Release 30 Dec. 2020 – Revised Event Dates and other important announcements". 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Indoor Africa Cup - Namibia Women and South Africa Men reign supreme". Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor November 2019