2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road To Paris 2024
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityPretoria
Dates29 October – 5 November
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)University of Pretoria
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored104 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Matthew Guise-Brown[1] (11 goals)
Best goalkeeperGhana Benjamin Acquah[1]
Fair play award Uganda[1]
← 2019 (previous)

The 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the African qualification tournament for the men's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Pretoria, South Africa from 29 October to 5 November 2023.[2][3][4][5]

South Africa, as the winner of the tournament, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
FIH World Rankings — — 2  South Africa
 Egypt
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament 6 June 2022 Cancelled[9] 2  Kenya
 Uganda
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament 25 August 2022 Cancelled[10] 2  Ghana
 Nigeria
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament 31 August – 4 September 2022 Zimbabwe Harare 2  Zimbabwe
 Zambia
Total 8

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[11]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 29 2 +27 9 Semi-finals
2  Uganda 3 1 0 2 6 13 −7 3
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 6 16 −10 3 Fifth to eighth place classification
4  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 5 15 −10 3
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.[12]
(H) Hosts
29 October 2023
19:00[note 1]
South Africa  10–0  Zimbabwe
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 8'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 17', 20', 35'
Ntuli field hockey ball 20', 36', 57'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 29'
Van Tonder field hockey ball 49'
Kraai field hockey ball 58'		 Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
29 October 2023
20:00
Nigeria  0–5[note 2]  Uganda
Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
30 October 2023
16:00
Zimbabwe  2–1  Uganda
M. Kanyangarara field hockey ball 24'
Kamusewu field hockey ball 47'		 Report Batusa field hockey ball 26'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Darren Hubach (RSA)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
30 October 2023
20:00
Nigeria  2–8  South Africa
Samaila field hockey ball 27', 38' Report Mvimbi field hockey ball 4'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 17', 57'
Sherwood field hockey ball 30'
Ntuli field hockey ball 35'
Kok field hockey ball 46'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 51'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 54'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
1 November 2023
14:00
Zimbabwe  3–4  Nigeria
Mpofu field hockey ball 28'
Chomunorwa field hockey ball 31'
Kamusewu field hockey ball 43'		 Report P. John field hockey ball 12'
Samaila field hockey ball 24', 48', 59'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
1 November 2023
20:00
South Africa  11–0  Uganda
De Sousa field hockey ball 13'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 14', 36', 53'
Ntuli field hockey ball 19'
Horne field hockey ball 24'
Mvimbi field hockey ball 30'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 45', 49', 60'
Sherwood field hockey ball 58'		 Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Semi-finals
2  Ghana 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Fifth to eighth place classification
4  Zambia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 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.[12]
29 October 2023
12:00
Egypt  2–0  Kenya
Adel field hockey ball 40'
H. Ragab field hockey ball 55'		 Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Darren Hubach (RSA)
29 October 2023
14:00[note 3]
Ghana  3–1  Zambia
Abdul field hockey ball 35'
Botsio field hockey ball 39'
Ankomah field hockey ball 41'		 Report Simpanzye field hockey ball 16'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
30 October 2023
10:00
Kenya  1–0  Zambia
Masibo field hockey ball 53' Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Simon Awasa (NGR)
30 October 2023
12:00
Ghana  0–1  Egypt
Report M. Ragab field hockey ball 9'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
1 November 2023
16:00
Egypt  4–1  Zambia
H. Ragab field hockey ball 9', 28', 58'
Mansour field hockey ball 34'		 Report Mpande field hockey ball 44'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
1 November 2023
18:00
Kenya  1–3  Ghana
Ludiali field hockey ball 4' Report Akaba field hockey ball 12', 20'
Baiden field hockey ball 53'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Darren Hubach (RSA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
2 November
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
4 November
 
 Zambia1
 
 Nigeria4
 
2 November
 
 Kenya3
 
 Kenya2
 
 
 Zimbabwe1
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 November
 
 
 Zambia2
 
 
 Zimbabwe0

5–8th place semi-finals

2 November 2023
16:30
Nigeria  5–1  Zambia
Godwin field hockey ball 5'
Samaila field hockey ball 9', 55'
P. John field hockey ball 16'
Linus field hockey ball 35'		 Report Mpande field hockey ball 28'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
2 November 2023
18:45
Kenya  2–1  Zimbabwe
Masambu field hockey ball 22'
Kariuki field hockey ball 31'		 Report Chomunorwa field hockey ball 37'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Seventh place game

4 November 2023
11:30
Zambia  2–0  Zimbabwe
Simpanzye field hockey ball 21'
Bwali field hockey ball 22'		 Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Stanley Tamale (UGA)
Simon Awasa (NGR)

Fifth place game

4 November 2023
13:45
Nigeria  4–3  Kenya
P. John field hockey ball 6', 35'
Samaila field hockey ball 52'
Ajibua field hockey ball 56'		 Report Onyango field hockey ball 21'
Omari field hockey ball 23'
Wabwire field hockey ball 56'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
 South Africa7
 
5 November
 
 Ghana0
 
 South Africa2
 
3 November
 
 Egypt1
 
 Egypt9
 
 
 Uganda1
 
Third place
 
 
5 November
 
 
 Ghana7
 
 
 Uganda1

Semi-finals

3 November 2023
14:45
Egypt  9–1  Uganda
El-Ganaini field hockey ball 15', 26'
H. Ragab field hockey ball 21'
Mansour field hockey ball 24'
Gamal field hockey ball 37', 47'
Sayed field hockey ball 45'
Mamdouh field hockey ball 48'
Ghobran field hockey ball 50'		 Report Mugisha field hockey ball 57'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Darren Hubach (RSA)
3 November 2023
19:15
South Africa  7–0  Ghana
Julius field hockey ball 4'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 18', 46'
Ntuli field hockey ball 19'
Kok field hockey ball 20'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 50'
Van Tonder field hockey ball 53'		 Report
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Third place game

5 November 2023
14:15
Ghana  7–1  Uganda
Tettey field hockey ball 9', 14', 40'
Kwofie field hockey ball 25'
Botsio field hockey ball 34'
Baiden field hockey ball 45'
Opoku field hockey ball 59'		 Report Batusa field hockey ball 35'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Darren Hubach (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Final

5 November 2023
18:45
South Africa  2–1  Egypt
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 1'
Julius field hockey ball 51'		 Report Ghobran field hockey ball 3'
University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 2024 Summer Olympics
2  Egypt 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
3  Ghana
4  Uganda
5  Nigeria
6  Kenya
7  Zambia
8  Zimbabwe
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 104 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match.

11 goals

8 goals

  • Nigeria James Samaila

6 goals

5 goals

  • Egypt Hossameldin Ragab

4 goals

  • Nigeria Peter John

3 goals

  • Ghana Francis Tettey

2 goals

  • Egypt Ahmed El-Ganaini
  • Egypt Ahmed Gamal
  • Egypt Hossam Ghobran
  • Egypt Mostafa Mansour
  • Ghana Elikem Akaba
  • Ghana Michael Baiden
  • Ghana Johnny Botsio
  • South Africa Dayaan Cassiem
  • South Africa Ryan Julius
  • South Africa Tevin Kok
  • South Africa Samkelo Mvimbi
  • South Africa Bradley Sherwood
  • South Africa Jacque van Tonder
  • Uganda Colline Batusa
  • Zambia Alfred Mpande
  • Zambia Joseph Simpanzye
  • Zimbabwe Alec Chomunorwa
  • Zimbabwe Tadiwanashe Kamusewu

1 goal

  • Egypt Ziad Adel
  • Egypt Mahmoud Mamdouh
  • Egypt Mostafa Ragab
  • Egypt Amr Sayed
  • Ghana Malik Abdul
  • Ghana Emmanuel Ankomah
  • Ghana Benjamin Kwofie
  • Ghana Ernest Opoku
  • Kenya Francis Kariuki
  • Kenya Ivan Ludiali
  • Kenya Bethuel Masambu
  • Kenya Robert Masibo
  • Kenya Cliffe Omari
  • Kenya Festus Onyango
  • Kenya Danstone Wabwire
  • Nigeria Olawale Ajibua
  • Nigeria Sunday Godwin
  • Nigeria Kelvin Linus
  • South Africa Keenan Horne
  • South Africa Zenani Kraai
  • South Africa Matthew De Sousa
  • Uganda Maxwell Mugisha
  • Zambia Phillimon Bwali
  • Zimbabwe Mutsawashe Kanyangarara
  • Zimbabwe Arnold Mpofu

Source: FIH

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The start time was moved back due to a lightning.[13]
  2. ↑ Nigeria did not show up to the game and game was counted as a forfeit with a score of 5–0 in favour of Uganda.[14]
  3. ↑ The match was delayed due to lightning.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 @africanhockeyfederation (6 November 2024). "Congratulations 🎉 to the Award Winners of the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) in Pretoria, South Africa" – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ webadmin (10 October 2023). "Final Match Schedule - African Hockey Road to Paris 2024". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ↑ @africanhockeyfederation (15 May 2023). "15 May 2023: Revised AfHF 2023 Events Roadmap New hosts & dates announced" – via Instagram.
  4. ↑ @africanhockeyfederation (7 September 2023). "The African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W)..." – via Instagram.
  5. ↑ "African Hockey Road to Paris Qualifier Confirmed". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Beer, Rienk De (6 November 2023). "SA Hockey Paris-bound after African success". TeamSA. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022–2023". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. ↑ @afrhockey (25 August 2022). "Due to the late withdrawal of Sierra Leone Men's Team, this tournament was cancelled by the AfHF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) – Final Match Schedule". africahockey.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. 1 2 FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022
  13. ↑ @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "Please note amended start times for the South Africa vs. Zimbabwe times
    17:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Ladies
    19:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Men"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Hockey Cranes get maiden Olympic Qualifier victory". sportsoceanuganda.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ↑ @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 Qualifier. Please note the start of the 14:00 game between Ghana and Zambia has been postponed due to lightning" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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