Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

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.

Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
FormerlyHockey African Cup for Nations
SportField hockey
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
First season1974
No. of teams8
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)
 South Africa (8th title)
(2022)
Most titles South Africa (8 titles)

The first edition was held in 1974.[1]

Qualification

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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

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Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1974
Details
Cairo, Egypt  
Ghana
Round-robin  
Uganda
 
Kenya
Round-robin  
Nigeria
5
1983
Details
Cairo, Egypt  
Egypt
Round-robin  
Kenya
 
Ghana
Round-robin  
Nigeria
6
1989
Details
Blantyre, Malawi  
Egypt
Round-robin  
Kenya
 
Malawi
Round-robin  
Zimbabwe
5
1993
Details
Nairobi, Kenya  
South Africa
Round-robin  
Egypt
 
Kenya
Round-robin  
Zimbabwe
5
1996
Details
Pretoria, South Africa  
South Africa
Round-robin  
Kenya
 
Egypt
Round-robin  
Zimbabwe
6
2000
Details
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  
South Africa
3–2  
Egypt
 
Zimbabwe
1–1  
Ghana
7
2005
Details
Pretoria, South Africa  
South Africa
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p.s.)
 
Egypt
 
Ghana
2–0  
Nigeria
5
2009
Details
Accra, Ghana  
South Africa
3–1  
Egypt
 
Ghana
3–2 (a.e.t.)  
Nigeria
4
2013
Details
Nairobi, Kenya  
South Africa
2–0  
Egypt
 
Kenya
4–1  
Ghana
4
2017
Details
Ismailia, Egypt  
South Africa
2–1  
Egypt
 
Ghana
5–3  
Kenya
5
2022
Details
Accra, Ghana  
South Africa
1–1
(3–1 s.o.)
 
Egypt
 
Nigeria
4–2  
Kenya
7
2025
Details
TBA 8

Performances by nation

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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

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Nation  
1974
 
1983
 
1989
 
1993
 
1996
 
2000
 
2005
 
2009
 
2013
 
2017
 
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

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References

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  1. ^ "AfHF Hockey Africa Cup for Nations officially launched". The Ghanaian Journal. 2009-05-27.
  2. ^ Makhandia, Agnes (31 January 2020). "AHF introduces new Cup of Nations qualifying criteria". nation.co.ke. Daily Nation. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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