Field hockey at the 2018 African Youth Games – Girls' tournament

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2018 African Youth Games – Girls' tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Algeria
City	Algiers
Dates	19–26 July
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Stade Ferhani
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up
Third place
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	119 (5.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	(14 goals)

The girls' hockey 5s event at the 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers was held at the Stade Ferhani from 19 to 26 July 2018.^[1] The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the Youth Olympic Games, with the winner, runner-up and third placed team qualifying.

Qualified teams[]

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•  South Africa
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Format[]

The six teams will be placed into one group. The top four teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams play against each other for the 5th and 6th place.

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	5	4	1	0	36	6	+30	13	Semifinals
2		5	3	1	1	24	8	+16	10
3		5	3	0	2	23	8	+15	9
4		5	2	2	1	20	10	+10	8
5		5	1	0	4	2	17	−15	3	5th/6th place
6	(H)	5	0	0	5	1	57	−56	0

19 July 2018 10:00 South Africa  19–0    1', 2', 7', 10', 17' McLaren  2', 3'  2', 13', 16', 20', 20'  4', 8', 11', 15'  13', 17'  18' Report Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

19 July 2018 11:00   4–0    3'  7'  18'  19' Report Umpires: Melissa Taylor (RSA) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

19 July 2018 14:00   0–4   Report  5'  11', 14'  18' Umpires: Shi Him Tang (HKG) Rita Katoka (ZAM)

20 July 2018 14:00   2–3    6'  9' Report  5'  15'  18' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Shi Him Tang (HKG)

20 July 2018 15:00 South Africa  3–3    2'  5', 17' Report  6'  11'  14' Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

20 July 2018 16:00   0–2   Report  6'  16' Umpires: Melissa Taylor (RSA) Rita Katoka (ZAM)

21 July 2018 14:00   3–3    5'  11'  14' Report  8'  16'  17' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

21 July 2018 15:00   0–7  South Africa Report  2', 17'  9', 13', 19', 20'  15' Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Shi Him Tang (HKG)

21 July 2018 16:00   0–13   Report  1', 2', 6', 7', 16'  3', 14'  4'  5'  8', 11', 16'  18' Umpires: Sampou Bitimi (NGA) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

23 July 2018 10:00   4–0    3'  8', 9', 18' Report Umpires: Shi Him Tang (HKG) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

23 July 2018 11:00   2–5  South Africa  5'  16' Report  5'  8'  11', 16'  17' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Sampou Ebitmi (NGA)

23 July 2018 12:00   13–1    3', 6', 13', 18'  4', 8', 9', 16'  5', 20'  11'  15'  19' Report  15' Umpires: Rita Katoka (ZAM) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

24 July 2018 12:00 South Africa  2–1    10', 12' Report  2' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Cynthia Clement (GHA)

24 July 2018 13:00   0–2   Report  3'  8' Umpires: Shi Him Tang (HKG) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

24 July 2018 14:00   10–0    2', 4'  4'  7', 9'  10', 20'  12'  14', 17' Report

Fifth and sixth place classification[]

25 July 2018 14:00   3–0   Report

First to fourth place classification[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	South Africa	2
		0
					South Africa	2
						0
		2
		1
					Third place
						2
						1

Semifinals[]

25 July 2018 15:00 South Africa  2–0   Report

25 July 2018 16:00   2–1   Report

Third and fourth place[]

26 July 2018 14:00   2–1   Report

Final[]

26 July 2018 15:00 South Africa  2–0   Report

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
	South Africa
4
5
6

Goalscorers[]

There have been 119 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.95 goals per match (as of text).

14 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

Source: FIH

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