African Hockey Federation

African Hockey Federation
Abbreviation	AfHF
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Location	Townsend Road Suburbs, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe;
Region served	Africa
Membership	25 member associations
President	Seif El Dine Ahmed
Parent organization	International Hockey Federation
Website	africahockey.org

African Hockey Federation (AfHF) is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 25 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and women's hockey tournament for African nations.^[3]^[4] The main objective of the organization is to make the game of hockey popular in Africa and to increase number of participants.^[5]

Member associations

Algeria
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Egypt
Eswatini
The Gambia
Ghana
Kenya
Libya
Malawi
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Competitions

National teams

Hockey Africa Cup of Nations (Men & Women)
African Games (Men & Women) in cooperation with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
African Olympic Qualifier (Men & Women)
Hockey Juniors Africa Cup of Nations (Men & Women)
African Youth Games in cooperation with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
Indoor Africa Cup (Men & Women)

Junior

Hockey Juniors Africa Cup of Nations (Men & Women)
Field hockey at the African Youth Games in cooperation with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Clubs

Hockey Africa Cup for Club Champions (Men & Women)

Title holders

Men's national teams
Competition	Current	Champions	Runners-up	Next
Hockey Africa Cup of Nations	2022	South Africa	Egypt	2025
Hockey African Games	2023	Egypt	Ghana	TBA
African Olympic Qualifier Tournament	2023	South Africa	Egypt	TBA
Hockey Junior Africa Cup	2024	South Africa	Namibia	2026
Hockey Youth Games	2018	South Africa	Zambia	TBA
Hockey Indoor Africa Cup	2024	Namibia	South Africa	2026
Hockey5s Africa Cup of Nations	2022	Egypt	Nigeria	2026
Women's national teams
Hockey Africa Cup of Nations	2022	South Africa	Ghana	2025
Hockey African Games	2023	Ghana	Nigeria	TBA
African Olympic Qualifier Tournament	2023	South Africa	Nigeria	TBA
Hockey Junior Africa Cup	2024	South Africa	Namibia	2026
Hockey Youth Games	2018	South Africa	Namibia	TBA
Hockey Indoor Africa Cup	2024	South Africa	Namibia	2026
Hockey5s Africa Cup of Nations	2022	Namibia	Zambia	2026

National team rankings

Men's FIH Rankings as of 19 August 2025^[6]
AfHF	FIH	Change	Team	Points
1	14	2	South Africa	2048.09
2	17	1	Egypt	1960.97
3	34		Ghana	1339.03
4	36	1	Nigeria	1258.12
5	60	2	Namibia	1052.31
6	71	2	Kenya	1005.03
7	86		Zambia	932.89
8	88	1	Zimbabwe	922.72
9	90		Uganda	876.79
10	95		Malawi	453.92
Change from 18 June 2025

Women's FIH Rankings as of 19 August 2025^[7]
AfHF	FIH	Change	Team	Points
1	23		South Africa	1441.86
2	33	1	Ghana	1094.59
3	35	1	Kenya	1077.46
4	36		Nigeria	1046.77
5	50		Namibia	882.85
6	53	3	Egypt	870
7	60	3	Zimbabwe	823.47
8	75		Zambia	623.56
9	77		Uganda	494.63
10	78		Malawi	431.02
Change from 4 July 2025

References

^ "Continental Associations". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
^ "Continental Federations – African Hockey Federation" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-22.
^ "Officials of Ghana Hockey promise successful tournament". The Ghanaian Journal. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
^ "African Hockey Federation to honour President Mills". 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
^ "Strategic & Operational Plans (2008-2010)" (PDF). African Hockey Federation. July 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

External links

Official website

[eurohockey-1] "Continental Associations". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

[fihockey-2] "Continental Federations – African Hockey Federation" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-22.

[theghanaianjournal-3] "Officials of Ghana Hockey promise successful tournament". The Ghanaian Journal. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

[modernghana-4] "African Hockey Federation to honour President Mills". 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

[afrhockey-5] "Strategic & Operational Plans (2008-2010)" (PDF). African Hockey Federation. July 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-22.

[FIH_World_Rankings-6] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-7] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

National members of the International Hockey Federation
	Algeria Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Ivory Coast Egypt Eswatini The Gambia Ghana Kenya Libya Malawi Mauritius Morocco Namibia Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
PAHF (Americas)	Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
AsHF (Asia)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Singapore Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
EHF (Europe)	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Gibraltar Great Britain Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Former members: Soviet Union
OHF (Oceania)	Australia Fiji Papua New Guinea New Zealand Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu Former members: American Samoa

International field hockey
FIH World Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Pro League Men Women Nations Cup Men Women Men 2 Women 2 Olympics Hockey5s World Cup Men Women Youth Olympics World Rankings Men Women Achievements by nation FIH Player of the Year Awards
Africa	– Africa Cup of Nations Men Women Men Junior Women Junior
Americas	PAHF – Pan American Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Pan American Challenge Men Women South American Championship Men Women
Asia	AHF – Asia Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Asian Champions Trophy Men Women AHF Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior
Europe	EHF – EuroHockey Championships Men Women Men U21 Women U21 Boys U18 Girls U18 Men II Women II Men III Women III Men IV
Oceania	OHF – Oceania Cup Men Women Junior
Games	African Games Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games Pacific Games Pan American Games South American Games South Asian Games SEA Games
Others	Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Sultan of Johor Cup
Defunct	Champions Trophy Hockey Series World League Men Women Champions Challenge Men I Women I Men II Women II

Sports governing bodies in Africa
Team Sports	Baseball (ABSA) Basketball (FIBA Africa) Cricket (ACA) Football (CAF) Handball (CAHB) Field Hockey () Ice hockey (AIHC) Minifootball (AMC) Roller Hockey (FARS) Rugby (Rugby Africa) Volleyball (CAVB)
Individual Sports	Archery (FAA) Athletics (CAA) Badminton (BCA) Boxing (AFBC) Chess (ACU) Cycling (CAC) Gymnastics (UAG) Judo (UAJ) Karate (UFAK) Sailing (ASCON) Squash (SFA) Swimming (CANA) Taekwondo (ATF) Table tennis (ATTF) Tennis (CAT)
Olympics (ACNOA) - Paralympics (APC)