South Africa were the defending champions, winning the 2017 edition.[2] They successfully defended their title after being Egypt in the final.[3] The winner qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4]
The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualified directly for the tournament while the other teams played in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualified for the tournament. The three regions were North-East Africa, North-West Africa, and Central-South Africa.[5][6]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2022. Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[9] (H) Host