2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Egypt | ||
| City | Ismailia | ||
| Dates | 22–29 October | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Egypt | ||
| Third place |  Ghana | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 73 (6.08 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ahmed El-Ganaini (6 goals) | ||
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Zambia withdrew before the tournament.[1][2] The winner qualified for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.[3]
The six-time defending champions South Africa won their seventh title.[4]
Venue
The location of the Africa Cup of Nations venue was the Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium in Ismailia.
Suez Canal Stadium
Location of the Africa Cup of Nations venue
Squads
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).[5]
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | South Africa |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 | |
| 3 | Ghana |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Third place game |
| 4 |  Kenya |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Nigeria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
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Third and fourth place
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa |
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| 2 | Egypt (H) |
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| 3 | Ghana | |
| 4 | Kenya | |
| 5 | Nigeria |
Goalscorers
There were 73 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.08 goals per match.
6 goals
- Ahmed El-Ganaini
5 goals
4 goals
- Houssam Ghobran
3 goals
- Ahmed El-Naggar
- Elikem Akaba
- Luke Damalie
- Constant Wakhura
- Jethro Eustice
- Nqobile Ntuli
- Taine Paton
2 goals
- Hamada Atef
- Amr El-Hady
- Ahmed Gamal
- Amr Ibrahim
- Mohamed Zaki
- Emmanuel Ankomah
- Ernest Opoku
- Festus Onyango
- Daniel Bell
- Jonathan Robinson
- Reza Rosenberg
1 goal
- Mohamed Husseinen
- Ahmed Mohsen
- Charles Abbiw
- Michael Akuamoah-Boateng
- Michael Baiden
- Alfred Ntiamoah
- Francis Tettey
- Kennedy Mango
- George Mutria
- Muiz Bello
- Oluwatosin Fowobaje
- Michael John
- Mamman Mamman Kolo
- Tim Drummond
- Julian Hykes
Source: FIH
References
- "Ghana and Egypt dominate in Match Day one of Africa Cup of Nations". africahockey.org. 22 October 2017.
- @SA_Hockey_Men (22 October 2017). "SA vs Zambia - men cancelled. Zambia never arrived and have pulled out of Africa Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Egypt to host 2017 Hockey African Cup of Nations". egyptindependent.com. 31 July 2017.
- "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.
- Schedule
- Regulations
External links
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