Women's Junior Africa Cup

The Women's Hockey Junior Africa Cup, formerly known as the Junior Africa Cup of Nations, is a women'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.

Women's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Women's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
SportField hockey
Founded1988 (1988)
Inaugural season1988
No. of teams5
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)

Results

Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
Junior Africa Cup for Nations
1989
Details

Zimbabwe
1993
Details
Harare, Zimbabwe
Kenya
1997
Details[2]
Harare, Zimbabwe
South Africa
Round-robin
Zimbabwe

Kenya
Round-robin
Namibia
4
2001
Details
Pretoria, South Africa
South Africa
2004
Details[3]
Pretoria, South Africa
South Africa

Zimbabwe

Namibia

Nigeria
4
2008
Details[4]
Cairo, Egypt
South Africa
6-0
Egypt

Ghana
2-1
Nigeria
6
2012
Details
Randburg, South Africa[5]
South Africa
4-0
Ghana

Namibia
1-0
Kenya
5[6]
Junior Africa Cup
2016
Details
Windhoek, Namibia
South Africa
10–0
Zimbabwe

Namibia
15–0
Tanzania
4
2021 Windhoek, Namibia Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Cancelled 4
2023
Details
Ismailia , Egypt
South Africa
1–0
Zimbabwe

Egypt
2–0
Kenya
4

Summary

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 South Africa 7 (1997, 2001*, 2004*, 2008, 2012*, 2016, 2023)
 Zimbabwe 1 (1989) 4 (1997*, 2004, 2016, 2023)
 Kenya 1 (1993) 1 (1997) 2 (2012, 2023)
 Egypt 1 (2008*) 1 (2023*)
 Namibia 3 (2004, 2012, 2016*) 1 (1997)
 Ghana 1 (2012) 1 (2008)
 Nigeria 2 (2004, 2008)
 Tanzania 1 (2016)


* = host nation

Team appearances

Team
1989
Zimbabwe
1993
Zimbabwe
1997
South Africa
2001
South Africa
2004
Egypt
2008
South Africa
2012
Namibia
2016
Namibia
2021
Egypt
2023
Total
 Egypt-----2nd--3rd2
 Ghana-----3rd2nd--2
 Kenya-1st3rd---4th-4th3
 Namibia--4th-3rd-3rd3rd-4
 Nigeria----4th4th--WD2
 South Africa--31st1st1st1st1st1st1st6
 Tanzania-------4th-1
 Zimbabwe1st-2nd-2nd5th5th2nd2nd6
Total114446544
^‡ – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

See also

References

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