2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup

2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates16–18 April
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
VenueThomas Moore College
Final positions
Champions South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored156 (22.29 per match)
Top scorerNamibia Fagan Hansen (24 goals)
Best playerSouth Africa Dayaan Cassiem
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The 2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Durban, South Africa. It was originally scheduled from 25 to 27 September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] On 30 December 2020 it was announced the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 16 to 18 April 2021.[3]

The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The hosts and defending champions South Africa won the title by defeating Namibia 4–1 in the final.[4]

Teams

 Botswana
  1. Katlo Busang (C)
  2. Katlego Keerate
  3. Kamogelo Lesaka
  4. Thoriso Bogwasi
  5. Ronan Andrews
  6. Tefo Matobolo
  7. Thabile Molefe
  8. Jairus Jairus (GK)
  9. Tumelo Sekate
  10. Floyd Molebo
  11. Conrad Benn
  12. Tlotla Ponoesele
 Namibia
  1. David Strauss (GK)
  2. Richter van Rooyen (GK)
  3. John-Paul Britz
  4. Owen Hatton
  5. Liam Hermanus
  6. David Britz
  7. Brynn Cleak
  8. Fagan Hansen
  9. Cody van der Merwe
  10. Nico Neethling
  11. Dakota Hansen
  12. Pieter Jacobs
 South Africa
  1. Anton van Loggerenberg (GK)
  2. Mustapha Cassiem
  3. Justin Domleo
  4. Dayaan Cassiem
  5. Steven Paulo
  6. Lungani Gabela
  7. Daniel Sibbald
  8. Rusten Abrahams
  9. Chad Futcher
  10. Jethro Eustice (C)
  11. Bongumusa Mngoma (GK)
  12. Aiden Tun

Results

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 4 4 0 0 81 6 +75 12 Final
2  Namibia 4 2 0 2 70 15 +55 6
3  Botswana 4 0 0 4 0 130 −130 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Namibia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Botswana
Qualified for the 2022 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
South Africa Dayaan Cassiem South Africa Bongumusa Mngoma Namibia Fagan Hansen

Goalscorers

There were 156 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 22.3 goals per match.

24 goals

  • Namibia Fagan Hansen

18 goals

16 goals

15 goals

  • South Africa Chad Futcher

14 goals

  • Namibia Liam Hermanus

10 goals

  • Namibia Brynn Cleak
  • South Africa Lungani Gabela

9 goals

7 goals

  • Namibia John-Paul Britz

6 goals

  • Namibia Cody van der Merwe

4 goals

  • South Africa Justin Domleo
  • South Africa Steven Paulo
  • South Africa Daniel Sibbald

3 goals

2 goals

  • Namibia David Britz
  • Namibia Dakota Hansen
  • Namibia Owen Hatton
  • Namibia Nico Neethling
  • Namibia Pieter Jacobs
  • South Africa Aiden Tun

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Africa Hockey Qualifier Postponed". allafrica.com. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Events Calendar – African Hockey Federation". africahockey.org. 14 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "AfHF Press Release 30 Dec. 2020 – Revised Event Dates and other important announcements". 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Indoor Africa Cup - Namibia Women and South Africa Men reign supreme". Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ↑ FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor November 2019
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