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2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

The 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the African qualification tournament for the men's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Pretoria, South Africa from 29 October to 5 November 2023.[2][3][4][5]

2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road To Paris 2024
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityPretoria
Dates29 October – 5 November
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)University of Pretoria
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored104 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Matthew Guise-Brown[1] (11 goals)
Best goalkeeperGhana Benjamin Acquah[1]
Fair play award Uganda[1]
← 2019 (previous)

South Africa, as the winner of the tournament, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]

Qualification

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Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team
FIH World Rankings — — 2   South Africa
  Egypt
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament 6 June 2022 Cancelled[9] 2   Kenya
  Uganda
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament 25 August 2022 Cancelled[10] 2   Ghana
  Nigeria
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament 31 August – 4 September 2022   Harare 2   Zimbabwe
  Zambia
Total 8

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).[11]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 29 2 +27 9 Semi-finals
2   Uganda 3 1 0 2 6 13 −7 3
3   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 6 16 −10 3 Fifth to eighth place classification
4   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 5 15 −10 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[12]
(H) Hosts
29 October 2023
19:00[note 1]
South Africa   10–0   Zimbabwe
D. Cassiem   8'
Guise-Brown   17', 20', 35'
Ntuli   20', 36', 57'
M. Cassiem   29'
Van Tonder   49'
Kraai   58' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
29 October 2023
20:00
Nigeria   0–5[note 2]   Uganda
Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
30 October 2023
16:00
Zimbabwe   2–1   Uganda
M. Kanyangarara   24'
Kamusewu   47' 		Report Batusa   26'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Darren Hubach (RSA)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
30 October 2023
20:00
Nigeria   2–8   South Africa
Samaila   27', 38' Report Mvimbi   4'
Guise-Brown   17', 57'
Sherwood   30'
Ntuli   35'
Kok   46'
D. Cassiem   51'
M. Cassiem   54'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
1 November 2023
14:00
Zimbabwe   3–4   Nigeria
Mpofu   28'
Chomunorwa   31'
Kamusewu   43' 		Report P. John   12'
Samaila   24', 48', 59'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
1 November 2023
20:00
South Africa   11–0   Uganda
De Sousa   13'
Guise-Brown   14', 36', 53'
Ntuli   19'
Horne   24'
Mvimbi   30'
M. Cassiem   45', 49', 60'
Sherwood   58' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Semi-finals
2   Ghana 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Kenya 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Fifth to eighth place classification
4   Zambia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 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 for.[12]
29 October 2023
12:00
Egypt   2–0   Kenya
Adel   40'
H. Ragab   55' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Darren Hubach (RSA)
29 October 2023
14:00[note 3]
Ghana   3–1   Zambia
Abdul   35'
Botsio   39'
Ankomah   41' 		Report Simpanzye   16'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
30 October 2023
10:00
Kenya   1–0   Zambia
Masibo   53' Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Simon Awasa (NGR)
30 October 2023
12:00
Ghana   0–1   Egypt
Report M. Ragab   9'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
1 November 2023
16:00
Egypt   4–1   Zambia
H. Ragab   9', 28', 58'
Mansour   34' 		Report Mpande   44'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
1 November 2023
18:00
Kenya   1–3   Ghana
Ludiali   4' Report Akaba   12', 20'
Baiden   53'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Darren Hubach (RSA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Bracket

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5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
2 November
 
 
  Nigeria5
 
4 November
 
  Zambia1
 
  Nigeria4
 
2 November
 
  Kenya3
 
  Kenya2
 
 
  Zimbabwe1
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 November
 
 
  Zambia2
 
 
  Zimbabwe0

5–8th place semi-finals

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2 November 2023
16:30
Nigeria   5–1   Zambia
Godwin   5'
Samaila   9', 55'
P. John   16'
Linus   35' 		Report Mpande   28'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
2 November 2023
18:45
Kenya   2–1   Zimbabwe
Masambu   22'
Kariuki   31' 		Report Chomunorwa   37'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Seventh place game

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4 November 2023
11:30
Zambia   2–0   Zimbabwe
Simpanzye   21'
Bwali   22' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
Simon Awasa (NGR)

Fifth place game

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4 November 2023
13:45
Nigeria   4–3   Kenya
P. John   6', 35'
Samaila   52'
Ajibua   56' 		Report Onyango   21'
Omari   23'
Wabwire   56'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
  South Africa7
 
5 November
 
  Ghana0
 
  South Africa2
 
3 November
 
  Egypt1
 
  Egypt9
 
 
  Uganda1
 
Third place
 
 
5 November
 
 
  Ghana7
 
 
  Uganda1

Semi-finals

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3 November 2023
14:45
Egypt   9–1   Uganda
El-Ganaini   15', 26'
H. Ragab   21'
Mansour   24'
Gamal   37', 47'
Sayed   45'
Mamdouh   48'
Ghobran   50' 		Report Mugisha   57'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Darren Hubach (RSA)
3 November 2023
19:15
South Africa   7–0   Ghana
Julius   4'
Guise-Brown   18', 46'
Ntuli   19'
Kok   20'
M. Cassiem   50'
Van Tonder   53' 		Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Third place game

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5 November 2023
14:15
Ghana   7–1   Uganda
Tettey   9', 14', 40'
Kwofie   25'
Botsio   34'
Baiden   45'
Opoku   59' 		Report Batusa   35'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Darren Hubach (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Final

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5 November 2023
18:45
South Africa   2–1   Egypt
Guise-Brown   1'
Julius   51' 		Report Ghobran   3'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification
1   South Africa (H) 2024 Summer Olympics
2   Egypt 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
3   Ghana
4   Uganda
5   Nigeria
6   Kenya
7   Zambia
8   Zimbabwe
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

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There were 104 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match.

11 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The start time was moved back due to a lightning.[13]
  2. ^ Nigeria did not show up to the game and game was counted as a forfeit with a score of 5–0 in favour of Uganda.[14]
  3. ^ The match was delayed due to lightning.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c @africanhockeyfederation (6 November 2024). "Congratulations 🎉 to the Award Winners of the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) in Pretoria, South Africa" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ webadmin (10 October 2023). "Final Match Schedule - African Hockey Road to Paris 2024". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ @africanhockeyfederation (15 May 2023). "15 May 2023: Revised AfHF 2023 Events Roadmap New hosts & dates announced" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ @africanhockeyfederation (7 September 2023). "The African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W)..." – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "African Hockey Road to Paris Qualifier Confirmed". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024" (PDF).
  7. ^ "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ Beer, Rienk De (6 November 2023). "SA Hockey Paris-bound after African success". TeamSA. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022–2023". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. ^ @afrhockey (25 August 2022). "Due to the late withdrawal of Sierra Leone Men's Team, this tournament was cancelled by the AfHF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) – Final Match Schedule". africahockey.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022
  13. ^ @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "Please note amended start times for the South Africa vs. Zimbabwe times
    17:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Ladies
    19:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Men"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Hockey Cranes get maiden Olympic Qualifier victory". sportsoceanuganda.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 Qualifier. Please note the start of the 14:00 game between Ghana and Zambia has been postponed due to lightning" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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