2011 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)

The 2011 African Olympic Qualifier was the second edition of the African field hockey qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics for men and women. It was held from 2 to 11 September in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

2011 African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	Zimbabwe
City	Bulawayo
Dates	2–11 September
Venue(s)	Khumalo Hockey Stadium
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2015 →

Six teams competed in the men's tournament, while four women's teams participated. The winner of each tournament qualified for the field hockey competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] More teams^[which?] were originally entered,^[2] but later withdrew.^[3]

Men's tournament

2011 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	Zimbabwe
City	Bulawayo
Dates	2–11 September
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	121 (7.12 per match)
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2015 →

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	5	4	1	0	42	5	+37	13	Final
2	Egypt	5	2	3	0	28	8	+20	9
3	Kenya	5	2	2	1	24	14	+10	8	Third place game
4	Ghana	5	2	2	1	16	8	+8	8
5	Zimbabwe (H)	5	0	1	4	1	26	−25	1	Fifth place game
6	Morocco	5	0	1	4	3	53	−50	1

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

2 September 2011 13:00 South Africa  18–0  Morocco

2 September 2011 15:00 Ghana  2–2  Kenya

2 September 2011 17:00 Egypt  5–0  Zimbabwe

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4 September 2011 14:00 Morocco  0–6  Ghana

4 September 2011 16:00 Egypt  3–3  Kenya

4 September 2011 18:00 South Africa  10–0  Zimbabwe

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5 September 2011 14:00 Morocco  1–16  Egypt

5 September 2011 16:00 Ghana  0–4  South Africa

5 September 2011 18:00 Kenya  4–0  Zimbabwe

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7 September 2011 14:00 Kenya  12–1  Morocco

7 September 2011 16:00 Zimbabwe  0–6  Ghana

7 September 2011 18:00 Egypt  2–2  South Africa

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9 September 2011 14:00 South Africa  8–3  Kenya

9 September 2011 16:00 Ghana  2–2  Egypt

9 September 2011 18:00 Zimbabwe  1–1  Morocco

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

10 September 2011 16:00 Zimbabwe  NP  Morocco

• The game was not played, Zimbabwe finished 5th, Morocco in 6th place.

Third and fourth place

11 September 2011 12:30 Kenya  1–5  Ghana

Final

11 September 2011 17:30 South Africa  1–0  Egypt

Final standings

Rank	Team
	South Africa
	Egypt
	Ghana
4	Kenya
5	Zimbabwe
6	Morocco

  Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics

  Qualified for the Olympic qualification tournaments

Women's tournament

2011 Women's African Olympic Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	Zimbabwe
City	Bulawayo
Dates	3–11 September
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-up	Kenya
Third place	Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	35 (4.38 per match)
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2015 →

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	19	0	+19	9	Final
2	Kenya	3	1	1	1	3	10	−7	4
3	Ghana	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2	Third place game
4	Zimbabwe (H)	3	0	1	2	0	9	−9	1

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

3 September 2011 16:00 South Africa  9–0  Kenya

3 September 2011 18:00 Ghana  0–0  Zimbabwe

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5 September 2011 10:00 Ghana  0–3  South Africa

5 September 2011 12:00 Kenya  2–0  Zimbabwe

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8 September 2011 14:00 Kenya  1–1  Ghana

8 September 2011 16:00 Zimbabwe  0–7  South Africa

Third place game

10 September 2011 18:30 Ghana  4–3  Zimbabwe

Final

11 September 2011 15:00 South Africa  5–0  Kenya

References

1. "SA hockey men and women in search of Africa Cup". sahockey.co.za. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
2. "African Olympic qualifying tournament begins on Friday". FIH. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
3. Match schedule

External links

• African hockey site