| Tournament: | 2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations |
| Country: | Ghana |
| City: | Accra |
| Dates: | 17–23 January |
| Venues: | Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Count: | 8 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 82 |
| Top Scorer: | Matthew Guise-Brown |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 7 |
| Best Player: | Nqobile Ntuli |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
| Next Tournament: | 2025 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations |
The 2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the 11th edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. In February 2021 it was announced that the tournament would be held alongside the women's tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra, Ghana from 17 to 23 January 2022.[1]
South Africa were the defending champions, winning the 2017 edition.[2] They successfully defended their title after beating Egypt in the final.[3] The winner qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4]
The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualified directly for the tournament while the other teams played in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualified for the tournament. The three regions were North-East Africa, North-West Africa, and Central-South Africa.[5] [6]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIH World Rankings | 2 | ||||
| Cancelled[7] | North-West Africa Qualifier | 2 | |||
| Cancelled | North-East Africa Qualifier | 2 | |||
| Cancelled | Central-South Africa Qualifier | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | ||||
The schedule was published on 14 December 2021.[8]
All times are local (UTC±0).
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| Rank | Team | |
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| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 |
| Qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup |