2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road to Tokyo 2020
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Stellenbosch
Dates	12–18 August
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Stellenbosch University
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (4th title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	87 (5.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Austin Smith (10 goals)
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The 2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier was the fourth 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 Stellenbosch, South Africa from 12 to 18 August 2019.^[1]

The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

South Africa won the tournament for the fourth time.^[3]

Teams[]

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament FIH World Rankings, were expected to participate in the tournament.^[4] Nigeria and Uganda withdrew before the tournament.

Egypt (20)
Ghana (36)
Kenya (48)
Namibia (68)
~~Nigeria~~ (57)
South Africa (14)
~~Uganda~~ (–)
Zimbabwe (61)

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	5	5	0	0	28	4	+24	15	2020 Summer Olympics
2	Egypt	5	4	0	1	24	7	+17	12
3	Ghana	5	3	0	2	12	18	−6	9
4	Zimbabwe	5	1	1	3	8	23	−15	4
5	Kenya	5	1	0	4	9	18	−9	3
6	Namibia	5	0	1	4	6	17	−11	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[5]
(H) Host

Fixtures[]

12 August 2019
13:00

Egypt	6–0	Zimbabwe
4', 5', 34' 52', 58' 54'	Report

Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Sedtric Makati (NAM)

12 August 2019
15:00

Ghana	3–2	Kenya
37' 52' 60+'	Report	28' 51'

Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Scott Tarr (RSA)

12 August 2019
17:00

South Africa	3–1	Namibia
Cassiem 41' Smith 55', 57'	Report	60'

Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)

13 August 2019
13:00

Egypt	7–2	Kenya
3', 7' 6', 45' 24' 34' 37'	Report	33' 40'

Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Sedtric Makati (NAM)

13 August 2019
15:00

Namibia	1–3	Ghana
30+'	Report	25', 50', 53'

Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

13 August 2019
19:00

South Africa	9–0	Zimbabwe
Paton 15' Kok 21' Cassiem 25' Ntuli 26' Panther 28' Horne 36' Smith 38', 40' Drummond 42'	Report

Umpires:
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

15 August 2019
11:00

Kenya	2–3	Zimbabwe
20' 43'	Report	36' 50', 56'

Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)

15 August 2019
13:00

Namibia	1–6	Egypt
41'	Report	3' 7' 27' 34' 50', 60'

Umpires:
Scott Tarr (RSA)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

15 August 2019
17:00

Ghana	1–9	South Africa
59'	Report	Smith 4', 6', 40', 50' Eustice 11', 49' Kok 21', 30' Ntuli 35'

Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

17 August 2019
11:00

Zimbabwe	2–2	Namibia
18' 43'	Report	41' 54'

Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)

17 August 2019
13:00

Ghana	1–3	Egypt
11'	Report	14' 44' 58'

Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Scott Tarr (RSA)

17 August 2019
17:00

South Africa	4–0	Kenya
Smith 30', 33' Cassiem 37' Horne 45'	Report

Umpires:
Sedtric Makati (NAM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

18 August 2019
11:00

Zimbabwe	3–4	Ghana
8' 50' 59'	Report	2' 34' 47', 50'

Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Sedtric Makati (NAM)

18 August 2019
13:00

Kenya	3–1	Namibia
26' 57' 57'	Report	58'

Umpires:
Scott Tarr (RSA)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

18 August 2019
17:00

Egypt	2–3	South Africa
30' 60'	Report	Spooner 47', 48', 50'

Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Goalscorers[]

There were 87 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.8 goals per match.

10 goals

Austin Smith

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References[]

^ "African Road To Tokyo (Men & Women) Calendar". www.africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Tokyo beckons as South Africa's continental success continues". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019

External links[]

AfHF page

[1] "African Road To Tokyo (Men & Women) Calendar". www.africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[2] "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[3] "Tokyo beckons as South Africa's continental success continues". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[4] "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[5] FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019

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