Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
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This article is about men's field hockey tournament. For the women's tournament, see Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations.
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Formerly | Hockey African Cup for Nations |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1974; 51 years ago (1974) |
| First season | 1974 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) |
| Most recent champion(s) | South Africa (8th title) (2022) |
| Most titles | South Africa (8 titles) |
The Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international men's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champions of Africa and qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup.
The first edition was held in 1974.[1]
Qualification
[edit ]The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualify directly for the tournament while the other teams have to play in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualify for the tournament. The three regions are Northeast Africa, Northwest Africa, and Central south Africa.[2]
Results
[edit ]Performances by nation
[edit ]| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 (1993, 1996*, 2000, 2005*, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022) | |||
| Egypt | 2 (1983*, 1989) | 7 (1993, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017*, 2022) | 1 (1996) | |
| Ghana | 1 (1974) | 4 (1983, 2005, 2009*, 2017) | 3 (2000, 2013) | |
| Kenya | 3 (1983, 1989, 1996) | 3 (1993*, 2013*, 1974) | 2 (2017, 2022) | |
| Uganda | 1 (1974) | |||
| Nigeria | 1 (2022) | 4 (1974, 1983, 2005, 2009) | ||
| Zimbabwe | 1 (2000*) | 3 (1989, 1993, 1996) | ||
| Malawi | 1 (1989*) |
Team appearances
[edit ]| Nation | Egypt 1974 |
Egypt 1983 |
Malawi 1989 |
Kenya 1993 |
South Africa 1996 |
Zimbabwe 2000 |
South Africa 2005 |
Ghana 2009 |
Kenya 2013 |
Egypt 2017 |
Ghana 2022 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Egypt | 5th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 12 |
| Ghana | 1st | 3rd | – | – | – | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | Q | 9 |
| Kenya | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 4th | Q | 9 |
| Malawi | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Namibia | – | – | – | – | 5th | 6th | 5th | – | – | – | 7th | Q | 5 |
| Nigeria | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 4th | – | 5th | 3rd | Q | 8 |
| Seychelles | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| South Africa | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 9 |
| Tanzania | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Uganda | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | 6th | Q | 4 |
| Zambia | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | WD | – | Q | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | – | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | – | – | – | – | WD | – | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
See also
[edit ]- Field hockey at the African Games
- Men's African Olympic Qualifier
- Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
References
[edit ]- ^ "AfHF Hockey Africa Cup for Nations officially launched". The Ghanaian Journal. 2009年05月27日.
- ^ Makhandia, Agnes (31 January 2020). "AHF introduces new Cup of Nations qualifying criteria". nation.co.ke. Daily Nation . Retrieved 31 January 2020.
External links
[edit ]- Men Field Hockey Africa Cup Archive – todor66.com
