2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier

2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Road To Paris 2024
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Pretoria
Dates	29 October – 5 November
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Tuks Astro
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (5th title)
Runner-up	Nigeria
Third place	Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	71 (4.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tarryn Lombard (7 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Martha Uko
Fair play award	Zimbabwe
← 2019 (previous)

The 2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier was the fifth edition of the African qualification tournament for the women's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Pretoria, South Africa from 29 October to 5 November 2023.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

South Africa, as the winner of the tournament, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Qualification

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
FIH World Rankings	—	—	2	South Africa Ghana
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament	6 June 2022	Cancelled^[10]	2	Kenya ~~Uganda~~
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament	25 August 2022	Cancelled^[11]	2	Nigeria Zambia^*
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament	31 August – 4 September 2022	Harare	2	Zimbabwe Namibia
Total			8

^* – Zambia selected by African Hockey Federation Executive Board to complete 8 teams for the Women Olympic Qualification Tournament

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).^[12]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	2	2	0	14	0	+14	6	Semi-finals
2	Nigeria	2	1	1	2	5	−3	3	Semi-finals
3	Zimbabwe	2	0	2	1	12	−11	0	Fifth to seventh place classification

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[13]
(H) Hosts

29 October 2023
17:00^{[note 1]}

South Africa	10–0	Zimbabwe
Bobbs 4', 33', 51' Mokoena 9', 17' Lombard 15', 25' Du Toit 40' Wood 46' Louw 59'	Report

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Charity Majimbo (KEN)

30 October 2023
18:00

Nigeria	0–4	South Africa
	Report	Lombard 20' Wood 23' Seerane 33' Paton 53'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rita Katoka (ZAM)
Charity Majimbo (KEN)

1 November 2023
08:00

Zimbabwe	1–2	Nigeria
A. Terblanche 45'	Report	Saturday 39', 55'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Evelyn Fiador (GHA)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Semi-finals
2	Ghana	3	2	1	11	5	+6	6	Semi-finals
3	Zambia	3	1	2	4	13	−9	3	Fifth to seventh place classification
4	Namibia	3	0	3	3	6	−3	0	Fifth to seventh place classification

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[13]

29 October 2023
08:00

Ghana	2–1	Namibia
Berko 13' Coffie 54'	Report	Rix 5'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

29 October 2023
10:00

Kenya	4–0	Zambia
Mutiva 12', 41' Wachira 30' Okumu 32'	Report

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Irene Handura (NAM)
Evelyn Fiador (GHA)

30 October 2023
08:00

Namibia	2–3	Zambia
Semedo 37' Meyer 47'	Report	Kalomo 8' Nakombe 36' Kaluba 50'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)

30 October 2023
14:00

Kenya	3–2	Ghana
Chebet 1' Bwire 30' Okumu 40'	Report	Berko 36', 48'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

1 November 2023
10:00

Ghana	7–1	Zambia
Berko 4', 11' Antwi 26', 30' Afriyie 37' Ackon 40' Narkuor 45'	Report	Munthali 4'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Irene Handura (NAM)

1 November 2023
12:00

Namibia	0–1	Kenya
	Report	Bwire 53'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)

Fifth to seventh place classification

Bracket

5–7th place semi-final		Fifth place




		4 November

		Zambia	0
2 November
		Namibia	3
Zimbabwe	2 (0)

Namibia (p.s.o.)	2 (3)

5–7th place semi-final

2 November 2023
08:00

Zimbabwe	2–2	Namibia
A. Terblanche 42' Zimuto 44'	Report	Kruger 30' Semedo 45'
Penalties
N. Terblanche Viviers Diplock	0–3	Myburgh Kruger Ludwig

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Rita Katoka (ZAM)
Charity Majimbo (KEN)

Fifth place game

4 November 2023
09:15

Zambia	0–3	Namibia
	Report	Kruger 8', 46' Rix 19'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Charity Majimbo (KEN)
Ebitimi Sampou (NGR)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

3 November

South Africa	7
		5 November
Ghana	0
		South Africa	9
3 November
		Nigeria	0
Kenya	0

Nigeria	1
		Third place

		5 November

		Ghana	1

		Kenya	3

Semi-finals

3 November 2023
12:30

Kenya	0–1	Nigeria
	Report	Johnson 3'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Evelyn Fiador (GHA)

3 November 2023
17:00

South Africa	7–0	Ghana
Lombard 3' De Waal 10' Bobbs 12', 20' Seerane 29' Louw 30' Wood 60'	Report

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Third place game

5 November 2023
12:00

Ghana	1–3	Kenya
Berko 10'	Report	Guchu 3' Kemunto 7' Chebet 33'

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Irene Handura (NAM)

Final

5 November 2023
16:30

South Africa	9–0	Nigeria
Lombard 1', 14', 34' Du Toit 17' Bobbs 20' Wood 22' Augousti 23' Isaacs 35' Paton 49'	Report

University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	2024 Summer Olympics
2	Nigeria
3	Kenya
4	Ghana
5	Namibia
6	Zambia
7	Zimbabwe

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 71 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.73 goals per match.

7 goals

Tarryn Lombard

6 goals

4 goals

Bianca Wood

3 goals

Jahntwa Kruger

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Notes

^ The start time was moved back due to a lightning.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c @africanhockeyfederation (6 November 2024). "Congratulations 🎉 to the Award Winners of the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) in Pretoria, South Africa" – via Instagram.
^ webadmin (10 October 2023). "Final Match Schedule - African Hockey Road to Paris 2024". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ @africanhockeyfederation (15 May 2023). "15 May 2023: Revised AfHF 2023 Events Roadmap New hosts & dates announced" – via Instagram.
^ @africanhockeyfederation (7 September 2023). "The African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W)..." – via Instagram.
^ "African Hockey Road to Paris Qualifier Confirmed". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024" (PDF).
^ "SA women's hockey team cruise into Paris Olympics in style". timeslive.co.za. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ Beer, Rienk De (6 November 2023). "SA Hockey Paris-bound after African success". TeamSA. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022–2023". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Northwest Africa Qualifier for AAG 2023 (Women) – Cancelled". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) – Final Match Schedule". africahockey.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022
^ @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "Please note amended start times for the South Africa vs. Zimbabwe times. 17:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Ladies, 19:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Men" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[15] The start time was moved back due to a lightning.^[14]

[AfricaHockey-1] @africanhockeyfederation (6 November 2024). "Congratulations 🎉 to the Award Winners of the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) in Pretoria, South Africa" – via Instagram.

[2] webadmin (10 October 2023). "Final Match Schedule - African Hockey Road to Paris 2024". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[3] @africanhockeyfederation (15 May 2023). "15 May 2023: Revised AfHF 2023 Events Roadmap New hosts & dates announced" – via Instagram.

[4] @africanhockeyfederation (7 September 2023). "The African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W)..." – via Instagram.

[5] "African Hockey Road to Paris Qualifier Confirmed". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[QUAL-6] "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024" (PDF).

[7] "SA women's hockey team cruise into Paris Olympics in style". timeslive.co.za. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[8] "South Africa seal Olympic Games Paris 2024 Qualification". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[9] Beer, Rienk De (6 November 2023). "SA Hockey Paris-bound after African success". TeamSA. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[10] "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022–2023". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[11] "Northwest Africa Qualifier for AAG 2023 (Women) – Cancelled". African Hockey Federation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[12] "African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 (M/W) – Final Match Schedule". africahockey.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[Regulations22-13] FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

[14] @SA_Hockey (29 October 2023). "Please note amended start times for the South Africa vs. Zimbabwe times. 17:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Ladies, 19:00 RSA vs Zimbabwe Men" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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Qualification

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Fifth to seventh place classification

Bracket

5–7th place semi-final

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

References