2007 African Olympic Field Hockey Qualifier

The 2007 African Olympic Qualifier was the first edition of the African field hockey qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics for men and women. It was held from 14 to 22 July 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. The winners of each tournament qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

2007 African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
CityNairobi
Dates14–22 July
Venue(s)City Park Hockey Stadium
(next) 2011

2007 All-Africa Games were supposed to be the African qualifier for 2008 Olympics, but as the host country Algeria lacks suitable venues, field hockey was not part of the games, forcing the African Hockey Federation to hold a separate tournament.[1]

Men's tournament

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2007 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
CityNairobi
Dates14–22 July
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)City Park Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions  South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up  Egypt
Third place  Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored102 (5.67 per match)
(next) 2011

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 5 4 0 1 31 3 +28 12 Final
2   Egypt 5 3 2 0 25 1 +24 11
3   Kenya (H) 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6 10 Third place game
4   Ghana 5 2 1 2 14 7 +7 7
5   Nigeria 5 1 0 4 8 13 −5 3 Fifth place game
6   Uganda 5 0 0 5 0 60 −60 0
Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3)

14 July 2007
14:30
Ghana   1–4   South Africa
14 July 2007
16:30
Kenya   1–0   Nigeria

15 July 2007
14:30
Uganda   0–18   Egypt
15 July 2007
16:30
Nigeria   0–2   Ghana

16 July 2007
12:30
South Africa   20–0   Uganda
16 July 2007
14:30
Egypt   5–0   Nigeria
16 July 2007
16:30
Ghana   0–2   Kenya

18 July 2007
14:30
Egypt   1–0   South Africa
18 July 2007
16:30
Kenya   5–0   Uganda

19 July 2007
12:30
South Africa   5–1   Nigeria
19 July 2007
14:30
Egypt   0–0   Kenya
19 July 2007
16:30
Uganda   0–10   Ghana

20 July 2007
12:30
South Africa   2–0   Kenya
20 July 2007
14:30
Nigeria   7–0   Uganda
20 July 2007
16:30
Egypt   1–1   Ghana

Classification round

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Fifth and sixth place

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21 July 2007
15:30
Nigeria   7–1   Uganda

Third and fourth place

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22 July 2007
10:30
Kenya   3–2   Ghana

Final

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22 July 2007
15:30
South Africa   2–1   Egypt

Final standings

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Rank Team
    South Africa
    Egypt
    Kenya
4   Ghana
5   Nigeria
6   Uganda

  Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

  Qualified for the Olympic qualification tournaments

Women's tournament

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2007 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
CityNairobi
Dates14–22 July
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)City Park Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions  South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up  Kenya
Third place  Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored71 (3.94 per match)
(next) 2011

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 5 5 0 0 40 0 +40 15 Final
2   Kenya (H) 5 4 0 1 5 9 −4 12
3   Ghana 5 2 1 2 7 12 −5 7 Third place game
4   Nigeria 5 2 1 2 7 14 −7 7
5   Namibia 5 1 0 4 2 12 −10 3 Fifth place game
6   Zimbabwe 5 0 0 5 2 16 −14 0
Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3)

14 July 2007
08:30
South Africa   7–0   Namibia
14 July 2007
10:30
Ghana   3–3   Nigeria
14 July 2007
12:30
Zimbabwe   0–1   Kenya

15 July 2007
08:30
Nigeria   0–8   South Africa
15 July 2007
10:30
Namibia   2–0   Zimbabwe
15 July 2007
12:30
Kenya   1–0   Ghana

17 July 2007
08:30
Ghana   2–0   Namibia
17 July 2007
10:30
Kenya   2–0   Nigeria
17 July 2007
12:30
South Africa   9–0   Zimbabwe

18 July 2007
10:30
Nigeria   2–1   Zimbabwe
18 July 2007
12:30
South Africa   7–0   Ghana

19 July 2007
08:30
Namibia   0–1   Kenya
2–1 July 2007
10:30
Zimbabwe   1–2   Ghana

20 July 2007
08:30
Nigeria   2–0   Namibia
20 July 2007
10:30
Kenya   0–9   South Africa

Classification round

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Fifth and sixth place

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21 July 2007
13:00
Namibia   0–0 (a.e.t.)   Zimbabwe
Penalties
2–4

Third and fourth place

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22 July 2007
08:00
Ghana   2–1   Nigeria

Final

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22 July 2007
13:00
South Africa   5–0   Kenya

Final standings

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Rank Team
    South Africa
    Kenya
    Ghana
4   Nigeria
5   Zimbabwe
6   Namibia

  Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

  Qualified for the Olympic qualification tournaments

References

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