2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup Explained

Tournament:2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup
Country:South Africa
Dates:16–18 April
City:Durban
Venues:Thomas More College
Teams:3
Confederations:1
Count:2
Matches:7
Goals:103
Top Scorer: Tegan Fourie
Top Scorer Goals:10
Best Player: Petro Stoffberg
Previous Year:2017
Previous Tournament:2017 Women's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations
Next Year:2024
Next Tournament:2024 Women's Indoor Africa Cup

The 2021 Women'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 15 to 18 April 2021.[3]

The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The defending champions Namibia won the title by defeating the hosts South Africa 2–0 in the final.[4]

Results

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).

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Final

Statistics

Final standings

Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Awards

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

Goalscorers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Africa Hockey Qualifier Postponed. 21 September 2020. allafrica.com. 21 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Events Calendar – African Hockey Federation. 14 September 2020. africahockey.org.
  3. Web site: AfHF Press Release 30 Dec. 2020 – Revised Event Dates and other important announcements . 4 January 2021 . 30 December 2020 . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230171519/https://www.africahockey.org/2020/12/afhf-press-release-30-dec-2020-revised-event-dates-and-other-important-announcements/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Indoor Africa Cup - Namibia Women and South Africa Men reign supreme . 19 April 2021.