2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup

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2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates16–18 April
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Thomas More College
Final positions
Champions  (3rd title)
Runner-up 
Third place 
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored103 (14.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa (10 goals)
Best playerNamibia
← 2017 (previous)

The 2021 Women's Indoor African Cup was held in Durban, South Africa. It was originally scheduled from 25 to 27 September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] On 30 December 2020 it was announced the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 15 to 18 April 2021.[3]

The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The defending champions won the title by defeating the hosts 2–0 in the final.[4]

Results[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   (H) 4 4 0 0 50 1 +49 12 Final
2   4 2 0 2 51 6 +45 6
3   4 0 0 4 0 94 −94 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 scored.[5]
(H) Host

Fixtures[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

16 April 2021
09:00
  0–26  
Report field hockey ball 3'
Johnson field hockey ball 4'13'15'26'
field hockey ball 5'11'11'
field hockey ball 5'22'24'
field hockey ball 9'38'
field hockey ball 10'20'38'
field hockey ball 19'20'40'40'
Molikoe field hockey ball 22'23'23'24'33'
Seerane field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
16 April 2021
13:00
  30–0  
field hockey ball 2'4'11'26'28'
field hockey ball 4'
field hockey ball 6'8'23'39'
field hockey ball 8'24'24'40'
field hockey ball 17'19'20'25'
field hockey ball 18'18'
field hockey ball 19'29'33'38'
field hockey ball 27'33'
field hockey ball 30'32'
field hockey ball 35'36'
Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Brun Lowe (ZIM)
16 April 2021
18:00
  1–2  
field hockey ball 38' Report Molikoe field hockey ball 12'
field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

17 April 2021
09:00
  18–0  
Molikoe field hockey ball 1'5'37'
field hockey ball 7'12'23'27'
field hockey ball 10'
field hockey ball 13'31'34'40'
Seerane field hockey ball 15'26'
field hockey ball 24'
field hockey ball 25'35'
Johnson field hockey ball 36'
Report
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Lefika Bulala (BOT)
17 April 2021
13:00
  0–20  
Report field hockey ball 4'6'26'31'40'
field hockey ball 8'15'16'22'
field hockey ball 9'21'36'38'
field hockey ball 14'29'
field hockey ball 18'
field hockey ball 20'
field hockey ball 24'37'
field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
17 April 2021
18:00
  4–0  
field hockey ball 5'
field hockey ball 27'31'
Seerane field hockey ball 35'
Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Liana du Plesis (NAM)

Final[]

18 April 2021
14:00
  0–2  
Report field hockey ball 9'
field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  
Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Awards[]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
Namibia Namibia South Africa

Goalscorers[]

There were 103 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 14.7 goals per match.

10 goals

  • South Africa

9 goals

7 goals

  • Namibia

6 goals

  • Namibia
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • South Africa

5 goals

4 goals

  • Namibia
  • Namibia
  • South Africa

3 goals

  • South Africa

2 goals

  • Namibia
  • South Africa

1 goal

  • Namibia

Source: FIH

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Africa Hockey Qualifier Postponed". allafrica.com. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Events Calendar – African Hockey Federation". africahockey.org. 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "AfHF Press Release 30 Dec. 2020 – Revised Event Dates and other important announcements". 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Indoor Africa Cup - Namibia Women and South Africa Men reign supreme". Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor November 2019
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