2007 African Olympic Field Hockey Qualifier

2007 African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	Kenya
City	Nairobi
Dates	14–22 July
Venue(s)	City Park Hockey Stadium
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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 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[]

2007 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	Kenya
City	Nairobi
Dates	14–22 July
Teams	6 (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 played	18
Goals scored	102 (5.67 per match)
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Pool[]

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

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

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15 July 2007 14:30 Uganda  0–18  Egypt

15 July 2007 16:30 Nigeria  0–2  Ghana

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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

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18 July 2007 14:30 Egypt  1–0  South Africa

18 July 2007 16:30 Kenya  5–0  Uganda

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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

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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[]

Fifth and sixth place[]

21 July 2007 15:30 Nigeria  7–1  Uganda

Third and fourth place[]

22 July 2007 10:30 Kenya  3–2  Ghana

Final[]

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

Final standings[]

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[]

2007 Women's African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	Kenya
City	Nairobi
Dates	14–22 July
Teams	6 (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 played	18
Goals scored	71 (3.94 per match)
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Pool[]

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

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

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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

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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

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18 July 2007 10:30 Nigeria  2–1  Zimbabwe

18 July 2007 12:30 South Africa  7–0  Ghana

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19 July 2007 08:30 Namibia  0–1  Kenya

2–1 July 2007 10:30 Zimbabwe  1–2  Ghana

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20 July 2007 08:30 Nigeria  2–0  Namibia

20 July 2007 10:30 Kenya  0–9  South Africa

Classification round[]

Fifth and sixth place[]

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

Third and fourth place[]

22 July 2007 08:00 Ghana  2–1  Nigeria

Final[]

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

Final standings[]

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[]