2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Ismailia
Dates	22–29 October
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (7th title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	73 (6.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	(6 goals)
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The 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.

Zambia withdrew before the tournament.^[1][2] The winner qualified for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.^[3]

The six-time defending champions South Africa won their seventh title.^[4]

Venue[]

The location of the Africa Cup of Nations venue was the Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium in Ismailia.

Suez Canal Stadium

Location of the Africa Cup of Nations venue

Teams[]

•  Egypt (hosts)
•  Ghana
•  Kenya
•  Nigeria
•  South Africa
•   (withdrew)

Squads[]

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).^[5]

Preliminary round[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	4	3	1	0	24	5	+19	10	Final
2	South Africa	4	3	1	0	20	7	+13	10
3	Ghana	4	2	0	2	10	8	+2	6	Third place game
4	Kenya	4	1	0	3	4	14	−10	3
5	Nigeria	4	0	0	4	4	28	−24	0

22 October 2017 12:00 Ghana  3–0  Kenya  4'  33'  45' Report Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)

22 October 2017 15:00 Egypt  13–1  Nigeria  1', 10', 27'  5', 9' Mohsen  15'  30', 32', 43'  32', 60'  35'  40' Report  41' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Aziz Adimah (GHA)

23 October 2017 13:00 South Africa  8–1  Nigeria Horne  1', 35', 60' Bell  21'  21' Hykes  42' Eustice  45' Robinson  54' Report  50' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)

23 October 2017 15:00 Egypt  4–1  Kenya  2'  4'  50'  54' Report  52' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Jibrin Kolo (NGA) Darren Hubach (RSA)

25 October 2017 13:00 Kenya  2–1  Nigeria  43'  56' Report  39' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aziz Adimah (GHA) Darren Hubach (RSA)

25 October 2017 17:00 South Africa  3–2  Ghana Ntuli  8' Paton  9', 46' Report  1'  44' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Jibrin Kolo (NGA)

26 October 2017 15:00 Egypt  3–3  South Africa  30+'  35'  41' Report Paton  23' Ntuli  28' Horne  48' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Michiel Otten (NED)

26 October 2017 17:00 Nigeria  1–5  Ghana  10' Report  21'  27'  45'  46'  49' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Darren Hubach (RSA) Peter Kabaso (KEN)

28 October 2017 11:00 South Africa  6–1  Kenya Eustice  18'  19' Horne  34', 48' Bell  37' Robinson  46' Report  19' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aziz Adimah (GHA) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)

28 October 2017 15:00 Ghana  0–4  Egypt Report  33', 38'  46'  51' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Jibrin Kolo (NGA)

Classification round[]

Third and fourth place[]

29 October 2017 12:30 Ghana  5–3  Kenya  20'  20', 30'  23'  42' Report  17'  52'  56' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Darren Hubach (RSA)

Final[]

29 October 2017 15:00 Egypt  1–2  South Africa  8' Report Paton  39' Eustice  58' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Michiel Otten (NED)

Final standings[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	South Africa	2018 World Cup
2	Egypt (H)
3	Ghana
4	Kenya
5	Nigeria

Goalscorers[]

There have been 73 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.08 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also[]

• 2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

References[]

External links[]

• Official website