2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup

The 2021 Men'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 16 to 18 April 2021.[3]

2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates16–18 April
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Thomas Moore College
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored156 (22.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Namibia Fagan Hansen (24 goals)
Best playerSouth Africa Dayaan Cassiem
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The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The hosts and defending champions South Africa won the title by defeating Namibia 4–1 in the final.[4]

Results

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 4 4 0 0 81 6 +75 12 Final
2  Namibia 4 2 0 2 70 15 +55 6
3  Botswana 4 0 0 4 0 130 −130 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) Hosts

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).

16 April 2021
10:30
Namibia  27–0  Botswana
Hermanus field hockey ball 3', 3', 13', 15', 21', 39'
Cleak field hockey ball 3', 12', 12', 14', 37', 37'
F. Hansen field hockey ball 7', 9', 10', 18', 20', 20', 25', 27', 29', 30', 34'
J. Britz field hockey ball 10'
Jacobs field hockey ball 12'
Hatton field hockey ball 17'
Van der Merwe field hockey ball 35'		 Report
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Lefika Bulala (BOT)
16 April 2021
14:30
South Africa  36–0  Botswana
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 1', 3', 5', 5', 15', 26', 27', 38'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 4', 28', 30', 36', 39', 40'
Gabela field hockey ball 6', 17', 20', 25', 33'
Domleo field hockey ball 12'
Eustice field hockey ball 13', 30', 30', 37', 40'
Sibbald field hockey ball 16', 38'
Paulo field hockey ball 18', 20', 23'
Tun field hockey ball 19'
Futcher field hockey ball 20', 22', 24', 26', 36'		 Report
Umpires:
Lefika Bulala (BOT)
Llewellyn Sonie (RSA)
16 April 2021
19:30
South Africa  6–3  Namibia
Domleo field hockey ball 8'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 19'
Futcher field hockey ball 22'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 23', 32'
Paulo field hockey ball 37'		 Report Hermanus field hockey ball 15', 34'
Hatton field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
17 April 2021
10:30
Botswana  0–37  Namibia
Report D. Hansen field hockey ball 2'
Hermanus field hockey ball 2', 3', 13', 14', 23', 35'
J. Britz field hockey ball 4', 28', 29', 37', 38'
Van der Merwe field hockey ball 5', 11', 15', 21', 23'
F. Hansen field hockey ball 7', 9', 18', 19', 20', 26', 27', 36', 39', 40', 40'
Neethling field hockey ball 7', 26'
Cleak field hockey ball 8', 10', 25', 34'
Jacobs field hockey ball 16'
D. Britz field hockey ball 17', 28'
Umpires:
Llewellyn Sonie (RSA)
Peter Caulder (RSA)
17 April 2021
14:30
Botswana  0–30  South Africa
Report Futcher field hockey ball 4', 16', 26', 32', 39'
Abrahams field hockey ball 4', 34', 40'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 6', 8', 19', 22', 29', 36'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 7', 11', 14', 24', 35'
Eustice field hockey ball 7', 23', 37'
Domleo field hockey ball 11', 13'
Sibbald field hockey ball 12', 38'
Gabela field hockey ball 24', 28', 32'
Tun field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
17 April 2021
19:30
Namibia  3–9  South Africa
F. Hansen field hockey ball 4', 26'
J. Britz field hockey ball 38'		 Report D. Cassiem field hockey ball 7', 35', 36', 37'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 17'
Gabela field hockey ball 20', 40'
Futcher field hockey ball 21', 33'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Llewellyn Sonie (RSA)

Final
18 April 2021
16:00
South Africa  4–1  Namibia
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 18'
Futcher field hockey ball 24', 32'
Eustice field hockey ball 25'		 Report Hansen field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Llewellyn Sonie (RSA)

Statistics

Final standings
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Namibia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Botswana
Qualified for the 2022 Men'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
South Africa Dayaan Cassiem South Africa Bongumusa Mngoma Namibia Fagan Hansen

Goalscorers

There were 156 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 22.3 goals per match.

24 goals

  • Namibia Fagan Hansen

18 goals

16 goals

15 goals

  • South Africa Chad Futcher

14 goals

  • Namibia Liam Hermanus

10 goals

  • Namibia Brynn Cleak
  • South Africa Lungani Gabela

9 goals

7 goals

  • Namibia John-Paul Britz

6 goals

  • Namibia Cody van der Merwe

4 goals

  • South Africa Justin Domleo
  • South Africa Steven Paulo
  • South Africa Daniel Sibbald

3 goals

2 goals

  • Namibia David Britz
  • Namibia Dakota Hansen
  • Namibia Owen Hatton
  • Namibia Nico Neethling
  • Namibia Pieter Jacobs
  • South Africa Aiden Tun

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. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "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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