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2024 Women's Indoor Africa Cup

The 2024 Women's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Swakopmund, Namibia. It was originally scheduled from 23 to 26 May 2024.[1][2][3]

2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CitySwakopmund
Dates23–26 May
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)The Dome [de]
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored34 (4.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Namibia Azaylee Philander (6 goals)
Best playerNamibia Kiana-Che Cormack
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Sarah Paget
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South Africa won their one title after defeating the defending champions Namabia in the final 2–1 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3 in regular time.[4][5][6] The top two teams qualified for the 2025 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.[7]

Teams

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

  Botswana
[8]
  Namibia[9][10]
  South Africa[11][12]

Head Coach: AJ Spieringshoek

  Zimbabwe[13]

Head Coach: Christopher Fourie

Results

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Standings

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All times are local (UTC+2).

The pools were announced on 2 May 2024.[14]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 3 2 1 0 20 1 +19 7 Final and
2025 World Cup
2   Namibia (H) 3 2 1 0 18 1 +17 7
3   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 5 26 −21 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.[15]
(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.[8]
23 May 2024
15:30
South Africa   5–0[note 1]   Botswana
Report
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
23 May 2024
18:30
Namibia   12–0   Zimbabwe
Philander   3', 8', 29', 30', 39'
Cormack   3', 7', 14'
Ludwig   18'
Higgs   22', 23'
Bartlett   30' 		Report
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
24 May 2024
15:30
Botswana   0–5[note 1]   Zimbabwe
Report
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
24 May 2024
17:00
Namibia   1–1   South Africa
Philander   4' Report Moabi   13'
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
25 May 2024
12:30
South Africa   14–0   Zimbabwe
Hamza   2', 15', 28', 33'
C. Fourie   7', 38'
T. Fourie   8', 17', 36'
Lardant   13', 22', 40'
Den Bakker   28', 33' 		Report
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
25 May 2024
14:00
Botswana   5–0[note 1]   Namibia
Report

Third and fourth place

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26 May 2024
12:30
Zimbabwe   5–0[note 1]   Botswana
Report

Final

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26 May 2024
15:30
South Africa   3–3   Namibia
T. Fourie   4'
Lardant   8'
Davids   14' 		Report Bartlett   21'
Cormack   32', 33'
Penalties
Den Bakker  
T. Fourie  
Hamza  
T. Fourie   		2–1   Hermanus
  Philander
  Cormack
  Hermanus
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Status
    South Africa Qualified for 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup
    Namibia (H)
    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
  Kiana-Che Cormack   Sarah Paget   Azaylee Philander

Goalscorers

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There were 34 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 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.[8]

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 "SPAR South Africa Indoor Hockey Women Clinch African Championship for the first time in 10 Years". 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. ^ "SA dethrone Namibia in Africa Indoor Cup". New Era. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualification system for 2025 FIH Indoor World Cups" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c @africanhockeyfederation (24 May 2024). "ANNOUNCEMENT" – via Instagram.
  9. ^ @namibiahockeyunion (17 April 2023). "Home turf advantage! Our Namibia Indoor Hockey Women's teams are prepped..." – via Instagram.
  10. ^ Schutz, Helge (24 April 2024). "Home turf adds to Namibia's confidence". The Namibian. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  11. ^ "SPAR South Africa Women's Indoor Hockey Team Unveiled for African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations 2024 | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ^ "SA Indoor Team Unveiled for African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations 2024". gsport4girls. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ @zimhockey (4 May 2024). "Congratulations to the following individuals on their appointment to the Zimbabwe Women's Indoor Hockey team" – via Instagram.
  14. ^ @africanhockeyfederation (2 May 2023). "Fixtures: Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2024 (M&W)" – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). February 2024.
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