2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
| African Hockey Road to Tokyo 2020 | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Stellenbosch | ||
| Dates | 12–18 August | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Stellenbosch University | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Egypt | ||
| Third place |  Ghana | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 87 (5.8 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Austin Smith (10 goals) | ||
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The 2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier was the fourth 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 Stellenbosch, South Africa from 12 to 18 August 2019.[1]
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
South Africa won the tournament for the fourth time.[3]
Teams
The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament FIH World Rankings, were expected to participate in the tournament.[4] Nigeria and Uganda withdrew before the tournament.
- Egypt (20)
- Ghana (36)
Kenya (48)
Namibia (68)
Nigeria- South Africa (14)
Uganda
Zimbabwe (61)
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa (H)
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 15 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Egypt
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ghana
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 9 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 5 | Kenya
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Namibia
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 |
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
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
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Goalscorers
There were 87 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.8 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
- Ahmed El-Ganaini
4 goals
- Amr Ibrahim
- Salya Nsalbini
- Festus Onyango
3 goals
- Mohamed Adel
- Hossam Ghobran
- Elikem Akaba
- Constant Wakhura
- Dayaan Cassiem
- Tevin Kok
- Nicholas Spooner
- Tendayi Maredza
2 goals
- Ahmed El-Naggar
- Amr Sayed
- Ernest Opoku
- Jethro Eustice
- Keenan Horne
- Nqobile Ntuli
- Gift Chomunorwa
1 goal
- Amr El-Hady
- Ahmed Gamal
- Mohamed Ragab
- Ashraf Said
- Michael Baiden
- Johnny Botsio
- Benjamin Kwofie
- Arnold Marango
- Willis Okeyo
- Percy Barthram
- Brynn Cleak
- Dylan Finch
- Pieter Jacobs
- Cody van der Merwe
- Nico Neethling
- Timothy Drummond
- Clinton Panther
- Taine Paton
- Tatenda Kanyangarara
- Rangarirai Mungwiniri
- Tony O'Riordan
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ^ "African Road To Tokyo (Men & Women) Calendar". www.africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo beckons as South Africa's continental success continues". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019