Field hockey at the African Games

Field hockey has been an African Games event since the fourth edition in 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. It last featured on the games programme in 2003. It is set to return at the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana.[1]

Field hockey at the African Games
Most recent season or competition:
Field hockey at the 2023 African Games
FormerlyField hockey at the All-Africa Games
SportField hockey
Founded1987
ContinentAfrica (AfHF)
Most recent
champion(s)
M:  Egypt (3nd title)
W:  Ghana (1st title)
Most titlesM:  Egypt (3 titles)
W:  South Africa (3 titles)

Men's tournament

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Results

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Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1987
Details
Nairobi, Kenya  
Kenya
Round-robin  
Zimbabwe
 
Nigeria
Round-robin  
Egypt
7
1991
Details
Cairo, Egypt  
Egypt
Round-robin  
Kenya
 
Zimbabwe
Round-robin  
Ghana
5
1995
Details
Harare, Zimbabwe  
South Africa
Round-robin  
Egypt
 
Kenya
Round-robin  
Zimbabwe
6
1999
Details
Johannesburg, South Africa  
South Africa
Round-robin  
Egypt
 
Kenya
Round-robin  
Zimbabwe
6
2003
Details
Abuja, Nigeria  
Egypt
3–2 (a.e.t.)  
South Africa
 
Ghana
2–1  
Nigeria
5
2023
Details
Accra, Ghana  
Egypt
2–2
(3–1 s.o.)
 
Ghana
 
Nigeria
2–1  
Kenya
4

Summary

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Team Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Fourth place
  Egypt 3 (1991*, 2003, 2023) 2 (1995, 1999) 1 (1987)
  South Africa 2 (1995, 1999*) 1 (2003)
  Kenya 1 (1987*) 1 (1991) 2 (1995, 1999) 1 (2023)
  Zimbabwe 1 (1987) 1 (1991) 2 (1995*, 1999)
  Ghana 1 (2023*) 1 (2003) 1 (1991)
  Nigeria 2 (1987, 2023) 1 (2003*)
* = hosts

Team appearances

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Team  
1987
 
1991
 
1995
 
1999
 
2003
 
2023
Total
  Egypt 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 6
  Ghana 5th 4th 5th 3rd 2nd 5
  Kenya 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 5
  Malawi 6th 1
  Namibia 5th 1
  Nigeria 3rd 5th 6th 4th 3rd 5
  South Africa 1st 1st 2nd WD 4
  Tanzania 6th 1
  Zambia 7th 1
  Zimbabwe 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 5th 6
Total 7 5 6 6 5 4

Women's tournament

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Results

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Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1995
Details
Harare, Zimbabwe  
South Africa
Round-robin  
Zimbabwe
 
Kenya
Round-robin  
Namibia
6
1999
Details
Johannesburg, South Africa  
South Africa
8–0  
Zimbabwe
 
Kenya
3–2  
Namibia
4
2003
Details
Abuja, Nigeria  
South Africa
10–0  
Nigeria
 
Kenya
2–1  
Ghana
6
2023
Details
Accra, Ghana  
Ghana
0–0
(4–3 s.o.)
 
Nigeria
 
Kenya
Only three teams 3

Summary

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Team Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Fourth place
  South Africa 3 (1995, 1999*, 2003)
  Ghana 1 (2023*) 1 (2003)
  Zimbabwe 2 (1995*, 1999)
  Nigeria 2 (2003*, 2023)
  Kenya 4 (1995, 1999, 2003, 2023)
  Namibia 2 (1995, 1999)
* = hosts

Team appearances

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Team  
1995
 
1999
 
2003
 
2023
Total
  Ghana 6th 4th 1st 3
  Kenya 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4
  Namibia 4th 4th 6th 3
  Nigeria 5th 2nd 2nd 3
  South Africa 1st 1st 1st WD 4
  Zimbabwe 2nd 2nd 5th 3
Total 6 4 6 3

Medal table

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Total

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa (RSA)5106
2  Egypt (EGY)3205
3  Kenya (KEN)1168
4  Ghana (GHA)1113
5  Zimbabwe (ZIM)0314
6  Nigeria (NGR)0224
Totals (6 entries)10101030
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt3205
2  South Africa2103
3  Kenya1124
4  Ghana0112
  Zimbabwe0112
6  Nigeria0022
Totals (6 entries)66618

Women

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa3003
2  Ghana1001
3  Nigeria0202
  Zimbabwe0202
5  Kenya0044
Totals (5 entries)44412

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cricket and arm wrestling included on 2023 African Games programme". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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