2015 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey) explained

Tournament:2015 African Olympic Qualifier
Other Titles:African Hockey Championships
Country:South Africa
City:Randburg
Dates:23 October – 1 November 2015
Previous Year:2011
Previous Tournament:2011 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)
Venues:Randburg Hockey Stadium

The 2015 African Olympic Qualifier was the third edition of the African Olympic Qualifier for Men and Women. It was held from 23 October to 1 November 2015 in Randburg, South Africa. Nine teams competed in the men's and seven in the women's tournament. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

On 30 October South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) published a statement reiterating that it will not consider qualifying though the continental qualifying tournament acceptable.[1] SASCOC and the South African Hockey Association had previously specified 2014-15 FIH Hockey World League as the only Olympic selection route for the South Africa men's and women's national field hockey teams.[2]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Men's tournament

Tournament:2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Country:South Africa
City:Randburg
Dates:23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams:9
Confederations:1
Count:3
Matches:23
Goals:223
Top Scorer: Matthew Guise-Brown
Top Scorer Goals:16
Previous Year:2011
Previous Tournament:2011 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)#Men's tournament
Next Year:2019
Next Tournament:2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Final

Final standings

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5
6
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9

Goalscorers

Women's tournament

Tournament:2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Country:South Africa
City:Randburg
Dates:23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams:7
Confederations:1
Count:3
Matches:21
Goals:147
Top Scorer: Lilian du Plessis
Top Scorer Goals:18
Previous Year:2011
Previous Tournament:2011 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)#Women's tournament
Next Year:2019
Next Tournament:2019 Women's African Olympic Qualifier

Results

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Goalscorers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association. sascoc.co.za. 8 November 2015. 21 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121071816/http://www.sascoc.co.za/2015/10/30/rio-2016-olympics-selection-criteria-for-sa-hockey-association/. dead.
  2. Web site: Agreement entered into between SASCOC and SAHA on the selection of athletes. sascoc.co.za. 8 November 2015. 22 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922154954/http://www.sascoc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Olympics-SA-Hockey-Association.pdf. dead.