2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations explained

Tournament:2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Country:Egypt
City:Ismailia
Dates:22–29 October
Venues:Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium
Teams:5
Confederations:1
Count:6
Matches:12
Goals:48
Top Scorer: Dirkie Chamberlain
Top Scorer Goals:8
Previous Year:2013
Previous Tournament:2013 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

The 2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.

Zambia withdrew before the tournament.[1] [2] The winner qualified for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[3]

The five-time defending champions South Africa won their sixth title, after beating Ghana 4–0 in the final. Nigeria won the 3rd-place playoff match against Kenya on penalties after a 3–3 draw in regular time.[4]

Teams

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[5]

Preliminary round

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Classification round

Final

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana and Egypt dominate in Match Day one of Africa Cup of Nations. 22 October 2017. africahockey.org.
  2. SA_Hockey_Men. 922011530656387074. 22 October 2017. SA vs Zambia - men cancelled. Zambia never arrived and have pulled out of Africa Cup.
  3. Web site: Egypt to host 2017 Hockey African Cup of Nations. 31 July 2017. egyptindependent.com.
  4. Web site: South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations. 29 October 2017. fih.ch.
  5. http://www.africahockey.org/africa-cup-of-nations-2017-men-women-match-schedule/ Schedule