2023 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

The 2023 Junior Africa Cup will be an international field hockey competition held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in Ismailia, Egypt.[1][2][3]

2023 Men's Junior Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityIsmailia
Dates12–16 March
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Suez Canal Authority Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa James Flint (5 goals)
Best playerEgypt Hossameldin Ragab
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Reece Govender
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The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2023 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.[4]

South Africa won their fifth title after defeating the defending champions and hosts Egypt in the final 4–3 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2 in regular time.[5]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[6]

Preliminary round

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Final
2  Egypt (H) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 Third place match
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
(H) Hosts

Matches
12 March 2023
15:00
Egypt  1–0  Kenya
Adel field hockey ball 2' Report
Umpires:
Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
12 March 2023
17:00
South Africa  6–0  Zimbabwe
Maseko field hockey ball 17'
Davis field hockey ball 25'
Flint field hockey ball 31', 39', 48'
Mbata field hockey ball 41'		 Report
Umpires:
Carren Koloni (KEN)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
13 March 2023
15:00
Egypt  0–3  South Africa
Report Mentoor field hockey ball 5'
Maseko field hockey ball 30'
Neethling field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
13 March 2023
17:00
Zimbabwe  1–2  Kenya
Ncube field hockey ball 60' Report Omwaka field hockey ball 16'
Momanyi field hockey ball 32'
Wandera field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
15 March 2023
15:00
Zimbabwe  1–3  Egypt
Shumba field hockey ball 58' Report Mokhtar field hockey ball 6'
Adel field hockey ball 57'
Elhadi field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA)
15 March 2023
17:00
South Africa  6–1  Kenya
Mbata field hockey ball 7'
Montgomery field hockey ball 14'
Flint field hockey ball 28'
Davis field hockey ball 45'
Ansell field hockey ball 47'
Neethling field hockey ball 47'		 Report Kimtai field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)

Final round

Third place match
16 March 2023
12:30
Kenya  2–1  Zimbabwe
Momanyi field hockey ball 3'
Omwaka field hockey ball 26'		 Report Sibanda field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)

Final
16 March 2023
16:30
South Africa  2–2  Egypt
Flint field hockey ball 12'
Ditlhakanyane field hockey ball 42'		 Report Ali field hockey ball 51'
Adel field hockey ball 55'
Penalties
Le Forestier Penalty shoot-out missed
Neethling Penalty shoot-out scored
Mthalane Penalty shoot-out missed
Kahder Penalty shoot-out scored
Knott Penalty shoot-out scored
Neethling Penalty shoot-out scored		 4–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Adel
Penalty shoot-out missed Bakr
Penalty shoot-out scored Ragab
Penalty shoot-out scored Ali
Penalty shoot-out scored Mokhtar
Penalty shoot-out missed Adel
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Titus Ngolia (KEN)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
South Africa James Flint Egypt Hossameldin Ragab South Africa Reece Govender

Final standings
Pos Team Qualification
1  South Africa 2023 Junior World Cup
2  Egypt (H)
3  Kenya
4  Zimbabwe
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

5 goals

  • South Africa James Flint

3 goals

  • Egypt Ziad Adel

2 goals

  • Kenya Matthew Momanyi
  • Kenya Mathias Omwaka
  • South Africa Calvin Davis
  • South Africa Tebogo Maseko
  • South Africa Viwe Mbata
  • South Africa Hans Neethling

1 goal

  • Egypt Abdalla Ali
  • Egypt Ahmed Elhadi
  • Egypt Bassem Mokhtar
  • Kenya Sheldon Kimtai
  • Kenya Job Wandera
  • South Africa Nathan Ansell
  • South Africa Leruo Ditlhakanyane
  • South Africa Carlon Mentoor
  • South Africa Ross Montgomery
  • Zimbabwe Joseph Ncube
  • Zimbabwe Onward Shumba
  • Zimbabwe Ray-Royce Sibanda

Source: FIH

See also

References
  1. "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2022 (M&W)".
  2. "Egypt to host the 1st African Hockey 5s World Cup in December 2022". September 27, 2022.
  3. webadmin (2023-01-05). "Hosting Announcement: JUNIOR AFRICA CUP [JAC] 2023 (M/W) | 12 - 19 March 2023, Ismailia - Egypt". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
  5. "Champions of Africa!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. @africanhockeyfederation (28 February 2023). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
  7. @africanhockeyfederation (3 March 2023). "Revised Fixtures & Dates: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (M/W)" – via Instagram.
  8. "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website". International Hockey Federation.
  9. "Junior Africa Cup 2023 (M) - Awards". FIH.
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