The Men's Junior Africa Cup (JAC), formerly known as the Junior Africa Cup of Nations, is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organised by the African Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup | |
| Formerly | Junior Africa Cup of Nations |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1978 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  South Africa (5th title) (2023) |
| Most titles |  Egypt & South Africa (5 titles) |
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1978 | Ibadan, Nigeria |  Ghana |
 Kenya |
 Nigeria |
Only three teams. | 3 | |||||
| 1982 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya |
 Zimbabwe |
Only two teams. | 2 | ||||||
| 1984 | Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt |
Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
Only three teams. | 3 | |||||
| 1989 | Morocco | Egypt |
Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
 Morocco |
4 | |||||
| 1993 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Egypt |
Kenya |
Zimbabwe |
Only three teams. | 3 | |||||
| 1997 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Egypt |
 South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
4 | |||||
| 2001 | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa |
Egypt |
Zimbabwe |
Nigeria |
4 | |||||
| 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | South Africa |
Egypt |
Ghana |
Nigeria |
6 | |||||
| 2008 | Cairo, Egypt | South Africa |
Egypt |
Ghana |
 Sudan |
6 | |||||
| 2012 Details |
Randburg, South Africa | South Africa |
1–1 (4–2 p.s.o.) |
Egypt |
Ghana |
4–2 | Kenya |
5 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Windhoek, Namibia | Egypt |
3–2 | South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
5–3 |  Namibia |
5 | |||
| 2021 | Windhoek, Namibia | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] | Cancelled | 5 | |||||||
| 2023 Details |
Ismailia, Egypt | South Africa |
2–2 (4–3 p.s.o.) |
Egypt |
Kenya |
2–1 | Zimbabwe |
4 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Windhoek, Namibia[3] | 4 | |||||||||
Summary
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
5 (1984*, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016) | 5 (2001, 2004*, 2008*, 2012, 2023*) | ||
| South Africa
|
5 (2001*, 2004, 2008, 2012*, 2023) | 2 (1997, 2016) | ||
 Kenya
|
1 (1982*) | 2 (1978, 1993) | 3 (1984, 1989, 2023) | 2 (1997, 2012) |
 Ghana
|
1 (1978) | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) | ||
 Zimbabwe
|
3 (1982, 1984, 1989) | 4 (1993*, 1997*, 2001, 2016) | 1 (2023) | |
 Nigeria
|
1 (1978*) | 2 (2001, 2004) | ||
 Namibia
|
1 (2016*) | |||
 Sudan
|
1 (2008) | |||
 Morocco
|
1 (1989*) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
edit| Team | 1978 |
1982 |
1984 |
1989 |
1993 |
1997 |
2001 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
– | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | – | 10 |
| Ghana
|
1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | – | WD | – | 4 |
| Kenya
|
2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | – | 5th | 6th | 4th | – | 3rd | Q | 10 |
 Libya
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Morocco
|
– | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Namibia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | Q | 1 |
| Nigeria
|
3rd | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | WD | – | 3 |
| South Africa
|
– | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Q | 7 |
| Sudan
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Tanzania
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | 1 |
| Zimbabwe
|
– | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | – | 5th | 3rd | 4th | Q | 10 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | [4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ @africanhockeyfederation (28 August 2024). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup: Records".