2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup

2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Durban
Dates	16–18 April
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Thomas Moore College
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	156 (22.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fagan Hansen (24 goals)
Best player	Dayaan Cassiem
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The 2021 Men's Indoor Africa 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]

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]

Teams

Botswana

Namibia

South Africa

Results

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	4	4	0	81	6	+75	12	Final
2	Namibia	4	2	2	70	15	+55	6	Final
3	Botswana	4	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 3', 3', 13', 15', 21', 39' Cleak 3', 12', 12', 14', 37', 37' F. Hansen 7', 9', 10', 18', 20', 20', 25', 27', 29', 30', 34' J. Britz 10' Jacobs 12' Hatton 17' Van der Merwe 35'	Report

Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Lefika Bulala (BOT)

16 April 2021
14:30

South Africa	36–0	Botswana
M. Cassiem 1', 3', 5', 5', 15', 26', 27', 38' D. Cassiem 4', 28', 30', 36', 39', 40' Gabela 6', 17', 20', 25', 33' Domleo 12' Eustice 13', 30', 30', 37', 40' Sibbald 16', 38' Paulo 18', 20', 23' Tun 19' Futcher 20', 22', 24', 26', 36'	Report

Umpires:
Lefika Bulala (BOT)
Llewellyn Sonie (RSA)

16 April 2021
19:30

South Africa	6–3	Namibia
Domleo 8' D. Cassiem 19' Futcher 22' M. Cassiem 23', 32' Paulo 37'	Report	Hermanus 15', 34' Hatton 29'

Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)

17 April 2021
10:30

Botswana	0–37	Namibia
	Report	D. Hansen 2' Hermanus 2', 3', 13', 14', 23', 35' J. Britz 4', 28', 29', 37', 38' Van der Merwe 5', 11', 15', 21', 23' F. Hansen 7', 9', 18', 19', 20', 26', 27', 36', 39', 40', 40' Neethling 7', 26' Cleak 8', 10', 25', 34' Jacobs 16' D. Britz 17', 28'

Umpires:
Llewellyn Sonie (RSA)
Peter Caulder (RSA)

17 April 2021
14:30

Botswana	0–30	South Africa
	Report	Futcher 4', 16', 26', 32', 39' Abrahams 4', 34', 40' M. Cassiem 6', 8', 19', 22', 29', 36' D. Cassiem 7', 11', 14', 24', 35' Eustice 7', 23', 37' Domleo 11', 13' Sibbald 12', 38' Gabela 24', 28', 32' Tun 27'