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2024 Men's Indoor Africa Cup

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2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CitySwakopmund
Dates23–26 May
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)The Dome [de]
Final positions
Champions Namibia (1st title)
Runner-up South Africa
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored40 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Mustapha Cassiem (10 goals)
Best playerNamibia Pieter Jacobs
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Cullin De Jager
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The 2024 Men's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23 to 26 May 2024.[1][2][3]

Namabia won their first title after defeating the defending champions South Africa in the final 4–3 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3 in regular time.[4][5] The top two teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.[6]

Teams

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The following four teams participated in the tournament:[3]

 Botswana
[7]
 Namibia[8][9]
 South Africa[10]

Head Coach: Justin Rosenberg

 Zimbabwe[11]

Head Coach: Antonio Five

Preliminary round

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Standings

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All times are local (UTC+2).

The pools were announced on 2 May 2024.[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 22 4 +18 9 Final and
2025 World Cup
2  Namibia (H) 3 2 0 1 21 6 +15 6
3  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 6 24 −18 3 Third place match
4  Botswana[a] 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0 Disqualified
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.[13]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to the delayed arrival of the Botswana Teams, in accordance with FIH Tournament Regulations for Indoor Competitions have been disqualified from the Indoor Africa Cup 2024.[7]
23 May 2024
17:00
South Africa  5–0[note 1]  Botswana
Report
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Tawedzegwa Chadenga (ZIM)
23 May 2024
20:00
Namibia  12–1  Zimbabwe
Hansen field hockey ball 5', 28'
Van der Merwe field hockey ball 12', 14'
Hatton field hockey ball 16'
Hermanus field hockey ball 17', 34'
JP Britz field hockey ball 18'
D. Britz field hockey ball 31'
Hansen field hockey ball 32', 40'
Cleak field hockey ball 35' 		Report Thindwa field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Mark Becholz (NED)
24 May 2024
18:30
Botswana  0–5[note 1]  Zimbabwe
Report
Umpires:
Tawedzegwa Chadenga (ZIM)
Mark Becholz (NED)
24 May 2024
20:00
Namibia  4–5  South Africa
JP Britz field hockey ball 31'
Hansen field hockey ball 33', 34'
Van der Merwe field hockey ball 40' 		Report Eustice field hockey ball 2'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 9', 14', 20', 21'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
25 May 2024
11:00
South Africa  12–0  Zimbabwe
Hezlett field hockey ball 12', 24'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 15', 16', 17', 23'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 21'
Langford field hockey ball 25', 34'
Neethling field hockey ball 26'
Abdulla field hockey ball 29'
Eustice field hockey ball 31' 		Report
Umpires:
Tawedzegwa Chadenga (ZIM)
Mark Becholz (NED)
25 May 2024
15:30
Botswana  0–5[note 1]  Namibia
Report

First to fourth place classification

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Third and fourth place

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26 May 2024
14:00
Zimbabwe  5–0[note 1]  Botswana
Report

Final

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26 May 2024
17:00
South Africa  3–3  Namibia
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 23', 36'
Langford field hockey ball 24' 		Report Hansen field hockey ball 28', 30+'
Van der Merwe field hockey ball 37'
Penalties
D. Cassiem Penalty shoot-out scored
M. Cassiem Penalty shoot-out scored
Eustice Penalty shoot-out missed
M. Cassiem Penalty shoot-out scored
D. Cassiem Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Van der Merwe
Penalty shoot-out scored JP Britz
Penalty shoot-out missed Cleak
Penalty shoot-out scored JP Britz
Penalty shoot-out scored Van der Merwe
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Mark Becholz (NED)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Namibia (H) 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Zimbabwe
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
Namibia Pieter Jacobs South Africa Cullin De Jager South Africa Mustapha Cassiem

Goalscorers

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There were 40 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The match resulted in a walkover, after the Botswana team arrived late and did not made it in time for the game.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Events Calendar – African Hockey Federation". africahockey.org. 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ @sa_womens_indoor (15 March 2023). "Unveiling our journey to conquer the continent!" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ a b "Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2024 (M&W) Logo revealed". African Hockey Federation. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Namibia Upsets South Africa to Claim Indoor Hockey Men's African Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Namibia and South Africa seal FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2025 spots". International Hockey Federation. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualification system for 2025 FIH Indoor World Cups" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b c @africanhockeyfederation (24 May 2024). "ANNOUNCEMENT" – via Instagram.
  8. ^ @namibiahockeyunion (17 April 2023). "Home turf advantage!" – via Instagram.
  9. ^ Schutz, Helge (24 April 2024). "Home turf adds to Namibia's confidence". The Namibian. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ^ "South African Indoor Hockey Men Set to Defend Crown and Secure World Cup Berth in Swakopmund | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  11. ^ @zimhockey (7 May 2024). "Congratulations to the following individuals on their appointment to the Zimbabwe Men's Indoor Hockey team" – via Instagram.
  12. ^ @africanhockeyfederation (2 May 2023). "Fixtures: Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2024 (M&W)" – via Instagram.
  13. ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). February 2024.
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