2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

The 2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.

2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Ismailia
Dates	22–29 October
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (6th title)
Runner-up	Ghana
Third place	Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	48 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dirkie Chamberlain (8 goals)
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Zambia withdrew before the tournament.^[1][2] The winner qualified for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.^[3]

The five-time defending champions South Africa won their sixth title, after beating Ghana 4–0 in the final. Nigeria won the 3rd-place playoff match against Kenya on penalties after a 3–3 draw in regular time.^[4]

Teams

•  Egypt (hosts)
•  Ghana
•  Kenya
•  Nigeria
•  South Africa
•  Zambia (withdrew)

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).^[5]

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	4	0	0	24	0	+24	12	Final
2	Ghana	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9
3	Kenya	4	2	0	2	3	7	−4	6	Third place game
4	Nigeria	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7	1
5	Egypt (H)	4	0	1	3	1	19	−18	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[6]
(H) Hosts

22 October 2017 12:00 Nigeria  1–1  Egypt Bomiegha  18' Report Morsy  28' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Andrea Nicholson (RSA) Tina Agunda (KEN)

22 October 2017 14:00 Kenya  0–5  South Africa Report Manuel  18', 58' Chamberlain  25', 54' Glasby  36' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Sampou Ebitmi (NGA)

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23 October 2017 12:00 South Africa  5–0  Nigeria Chamberlain  2' Damons  6', 30', 60+' Evans  49' Report Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Tina Agunda (KEN)

23 October 2017 14:00 Kenya  1–2  Ghana Guchu  29' Report Boakye  51' Umaru  54' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Claire Druijts (NED) Fatma Abdel Hamid (EGY)

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25 October 2017 12:00 Ghana  6–0  Egypt Narkuor  10', 18' Opoku  11' Umaru  22', 44' Fosuaa  44' Report Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Sampou Ebitmi (NGA) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

25 October 2017 14:00 Kenya  1–0  Nigeria Amutebi  59' Report Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Fatma Abdel Hamid (EGY)

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26 October 2017 10:00 South Africa  11–0  Egypt Damons  5', 45+' Chamberlain  10', 38', 48', 48' Van Jaarsveldt  13' Bobbs  25' Baxter  35' Du Plessis  41', 59' Report Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Deborah Agunda (KEN) Sampou Ebitmi (NGA)

26 October 2017 12:00 Ghana  1–0  Nigeria Afriyie  33' Report Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Claire Druijts (NED) Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

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28 October 2017 12:00 Ghana  0–3  South Africa Report Evans  4' Davids  7' Chamberlain  18' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Deborah Agunda (KEN)

28 October 2017 14:00 Egypt  0–1  Kenya Report Nekesa  43' Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Claire Druijts (NED)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

29 October 2017 11:00 Kenya  3–3  Nigeria Okumu  24' Vodoti  39' Karanja  52' Report Uwuoezi  20' Ovo  44' Johnson  46' Penalties Kuira Omaido Aura Karanja Aura 1–2 Uwuoezi Irame John Ovo Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Andrea Nicholson (RSA) Fatma Abdel Hamid (EGY)

Final

29 October 2017 13:30 South Africa  4–0  Ghana Davids  19' Du Plessis  25' Glasby  29', 47' Report Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Claire Druijts (NED)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	South Africa	2018 World Cup
2	Ghana
3	Nigeria
4	Kenya
5	Egypt (H)

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

8 goals

• Dirkie Chamberlain

5 goals

• Sulette Damons

3 goals

• Nafisatu Umaru
• Lilian du Plessis
• Tarryn Glasby

2 goals

• Vivian Narkuor
• Illse Davids
• Celia Evans
• Candice Manuel

1 goal

• Nahla Morsy
• Lydia Afriyie
• Serwaa Boakye
• Emelia Fosuaa
• Elizabeth Opoku
• Pauline Amutebi
• Caroline Guchu
• Yvonne Karanja
• Teresa Nekesa Juma
• Maureen Okumu
• Sandra Vodoti
• Ikiriko Bomiegha
• Benedicta Johnson
• Eleho Ovo
• Florence Uwuoezi
• Stephanie Baxter
• Quanita Bobbs
• Sylvia van Jaarsveldt

Source: FIH

See also

• 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

References

1. "Ghana and Egypt dominate in Match Day one of Africa Cup of Nations". africahockey.org. 22 October 2017.
2. @SA_Hockey_Men (22 October 2017). "SA vs Zambia - men cancelled. Zambia never arrived and have pulled out of Africa Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. "Egypt to host 2017 Hockey African Cup of Nations". egyptindependent.com. 31 July 2017.
4. "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.
5. Schedule
6. Regulations

External links

• Official website