2023 Men's Nkosi Cup

2023 Men's Nkosi Cup
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Dates	15–18 December
Teams	3
Venue(s)	Wynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	69 (9.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mustapha Cassiem (11 goals)
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The inaugural Nkosi Cup gears up to kick off from 15 to 19 December 2023. Hosted at the prestigious Wynberg Military Sports Stadium.^[1]^[2]

South Africa were the inaugural World Cup winners, beating Namibia in the final, 10–2.^[3]^[4]

Teams

Preliminary round

All times are local (All times are local (UTC+2)

RR

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Namibia	4	3	1	19	11	+8	9	Final
2	South Africa (H)	4	3	1	24	17	+7	9	Final
3	United States	4	0	4	14	29	−15	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 for.^[5]
(H) Hosts

15 December 2023
18:45

Namibia	5–3	United States
Hatton 3' Hermanus 9', 22' Hansen 26' Britz 39'	Report	Kaeppeler 7' Nobereit 31' Harris 39'

16 December 2023
13:15

Namibia	3–4	South Africa
Hatton 22' Barthram 27' Hansen 30'	Report	M. Cassiem 23', 34' Julius 35', 37'

16 December 2023
20:00

United States	5–11	South Africa
Grassi 6' Comiskey 12', 32' Kaeppeler 22', 28'	Report	M. Cassiem 4', 22', 32' Paulo 5' Julius 12', 39' Langford 19', 29', 40' D. Cassiem 33' Hezlett 35'

17 December 2023
15:00

Namibia	5–2	South Africa
Hansen 7', 11', 27' Jacobs 20' Hatton 33'	Report	D. Cassiem 32' M. Cassiem 39'

17 December 2023
19:45

Namibia	6–2	United States
Hermanus 3', 4' Jacobs 7' Barthram 16' Neethling 25' Cleak 33'	Report	Kaeppeler 10', 10'

18 December 2023
20:00

South Africa	7–4	United States
M. Cassiem 4', 28', 29' Paulo 19', 20' Julius 30' Langford 37'	Report	Kaeppeler 10', 20', 37' Nobereit 21'

Final

19 December 2023
20:00

Namibia	2–10	South Africa
Hermanus 30', 38'	Report	Abdulla 11', 34', 39' D. Cassiem 12' M. Cassiem 14', 34' Paulo 24' Julius 25' Langford 38' Gabela 40'

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team
1	South Africa (H)
2	Namibia
3	United States

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 69 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 9.86 goals per match.

11 goals

Mustapha Cassiem

8 goals

Aki Kaeppeler

6 goals

5 goals

Dal Langford

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

^ "Inaugural Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup Announces Fixtures for Men's and Women's Indoor Hockey". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
^ "NCAA: Indoor USMNT Names Roster For 2023 Nkosi Cup In South Africa". Hockey World News. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
^ "Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup – Super South Africa secure thrilling gold". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
^ "SA men secure thrilling gold at Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup". The Namibian. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
^ FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

[1] "Inaugural Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup Announces Fixtures for Men's and Women's Indoor Hockey". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-23.

[2] "NCAA: Indoor USMNT Names Roster For 2023 Nkosi Cup In South Africa". Hockey World News. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-11-23.

[3] "Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup – Super South Africa secure thrilling gold". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-23.

[4] "SA men secure thrilling gold at Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup". The Namibian. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-11-23.

[Regulations-5] FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

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