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2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road To Paris 2024 |
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Tournament details |
Host country |
South Africa |
City |
Pretoria |
Dates |
29 October – 5 November |
Teams |
7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) |
Tuks Astro |
Final positions |
Champions |
South Africa (5th title) |
Runner-up |
Nigeria |
Third place |
Kenya |
Tournament statistics |
Matches played |
15 |
Goals scored |
71 (4.73 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Tarryn Lombard (7 goals) |
Best goalkeeper |
Martha Uko |
Fair play award |
Zimbabwe |
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The 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the African qualification tournament for the women's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Pretoria, South Africa from 29 October to 5 November 2023.
South Africa, as the winner of the tournament, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Qualification
Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Berths |
Qualified team |
FIH World Rankings |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
South Africa
Ghana |
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament |
6 June 2022 |
Cancelled |
2 |
Kenya
Uganda |
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament |
25 August 2022 |
Cancelled |
2 |
Nigeria
Zambia |
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament |
31 August – 4 September 2022 |
Harare |
2 |
Zimbabwe
Namibia |
Total |
8 |
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- – Zambia selected by African Hockey Federation Executive Board to complete 8 teams for the Women Olympic Qualification Tournament
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
South Africa |
10–0 |
Zimbabwe |
Bobbs 4', 33', 51'
Mokoena 9', 17'
Lombard 15', 25'
Du Toit 40'
Wood 46'
Louw 59' |
Report |
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Nigeria |
0–4 |
South Africa |
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Report |
Lombard 20'
Wood 23'
Seerane 33'
Paton 53' |
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Zimbabwe |
1–2 |
Nigeria |
A. Terblanche 45' |
Report |
Saturday 39', 55' |
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Pool B
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Ghana |
2–1 |
Namibia |
Berko 13'
Coffie 54' |
Report |
Rix 5' |
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Kenya |
4–0 |
Zambia |
Mutiva 12', 41'
Wachira 30'
Okumu 32' |
Report |
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Namibia |
2–3 |
Zambia |
Semedo 37'
Meyer 47' |
Report |
Kalomo 8'
Nakombe 36'
Kaluba 50' |
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Kenya |
3–2 |
Ghana |
Chebet 1'
Bwire 30'
Okumu 40' |
Report |
Berko 36', 48' |
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Ghana |
7–1 |
Zambia |
Berko 4', 11'
Antwi 26', 30'
Afriyie 37'
Ackon 40'
Narkuor 45' |
Report |
Munthali 4' |
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Namibia |
0–1 |
Kenya |
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Report |
Bwire 53' |
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Fifth to seventh place classification
Bracket
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5–7th place semi-final |
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Fifth place |
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4 November |
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Zambia |
0 |
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2 November |
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Namibia |
3 |
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Zimbabwe |
2 (0) |
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Namibia (p.s.o.) |
2 (3) |
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5–7th place semi-final
Zimbabwe |
2–2 |
Namibia |
A. Terblanche 42'
Zimuto 44' |
Report |
Kruger 30'
Semedo 45' |
Penalties |
N. Terblanche
Viviers
Diplock |
0–3 |
Myburgh
Kruger
Ludwig |
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Fifth place game
Zambia |
0–3 |
Namibia |
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Report |
Kruger 8', 46'
Rix 19' |
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
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Semi-finals |
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Final |
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3 November |
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South Africa |
7 |
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5 November |
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Ghana |
0 |
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South Africa |
9 |
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3 November |
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Nigeria |
0 |
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Kenya |
0 |
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Nigeria |
1 |
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Third place |
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5 November |
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Ghana |
1 |
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Kenya |
3 |
Semi-finals
Kenya |
0–1 |
Nigeria |
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Report |
Johnson 3' |
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South Africa |
7–0 |
Ghana |
Lombard 3'
De Waal 10'
Bobbs 12', 20'
Seerane 29'
Louw 30'
Wood 60' |
Report |
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Third place game
Ghana |
1–3 |
Kenya |
Berko 10' |
Report |
Guchu 3'
Kemunto 7'
Chebet 33' |
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Final
South Africa |
9–0 |
Nigeria |
Lombard 1', 14', 34'
Du Toit 17'
Bobbs 20'
Wood 22'
Augousti 23'
Isaacs 35'
Paton 49' |
Report |
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Final standings
Source:
Goalscorers
There were 71 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.73 goals per match.
7 goals
- Tarryn Lombard
6 goals
- Mavis Berko
- Quanita Bobbs
4 goals
- Bianca Wood
3 goals
- Jahntwa Kruger
2 goals
- Doris Antwi
- Eleanor Chebet
- Flavia Mutiva
- Maureen Okumu
- Lucy Wachira
- Charlize Rix
- Tisha Semedo
- Comfort Saturday
- Jean-Leigh du Toit
- Marié Louw
- Ntsopa Mokoena
- Kristen Paton
- Celia Seerane
- Alexei Terblanche
1 goal
- Mercy Ackon
- Lydia Afriyie
- Ernestina Coffie
- Vivian Narkuor
- Grace Bwire
- Caroline Guchu
- Naom Kemunto
- Adoré Meyer
- Benedicta Johnson
- Taheera Augousti
- Paris-Gail Isaacs
- Kayla de Waal
- Martha Kalomo
- Christine Kaluba
- Margret Munthali
- Carol Nakombe
- Rumbidzaiishe Zimuto
See also