Men's Junior Africa Cup Explained

Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
Last Season:2023 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
Upcoming Season:2025 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
Formerly:Junior Africa Cup of Nations
Sport:Field hockey
Teams:4
Confed:AfHF (Africa)
Champion: (5th title)
Champ Season:2023
Most Champs: & (5 titles)

The Men's Junior Africa Cup (JAC), formerly known as the Junior Africa Cup of Nations, is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organised by the African Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.

Results

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=16Finalwidth=1% rowspan=16Third place matchwidth=1% rowspan=16width=5% rowspan=2Number of teams
width=14%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Runner-upwidth=14%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Fourth place
1978Ibadan, NigeriaOnly three teams.3
1982Nairobi, KenyaOnly two teams.2
1984Cairo, EgyptOnly three teams.3
1989Morocco4
1993Harare, ZimbabweOnly three teams.3
1997Harare, Zimbabwe4
2001Johannesburg, South Africa4
2004Cairo, Egypt6
2008Cairo, Egypt6
2012
Details
Randburg, South Africa1–1
(4–2 p.s.o.)
4–25
2016
Details
Windhoek, Namibia3–25–35
2021Windhoek, NamibiaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Cancelled5
2023
Details
Ismailia, Egypt2–2
(4–3 p.s.o.)
2–14
2024
Details
Accra, Ghana[3]

Summary

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F5 (1984, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016)5 (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2023)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F5 (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2023)2 (1997, 2016)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (1982)2 (1978, 1993)3 (1984, 1989, 2023)2 (1997, 2012)
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F1 (1978)3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
3 (1982, 1984, 1989)4 (1993, 1997, 2001, 2016)1 (2023)
1 (1978)2 (2001, 2004)
1 (2016)
1 (2008)
1 (1989)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team
1978

1982

1984

1989

1993

1997

2001

2004

2008

2012

2016

2023
Total
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bgcolor=gold1st3rd3rd3rdWD4
bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st3rd3rdbgcolor=silver2nd4th5th6th4th3rd10
5th1
4th1
4th1
3rd4th4thWD3
bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st7
4th1
5th1
bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd3rd3rd3rd6th5th3rd4th10
Total323434466554[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021 . fih.ch . . 14 October 2019.
  2. Web site: AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021 ]. africahockey.org . 6 July 2021 . . 8 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (M&W) ]. 2024-06-03 . African Hockey Federation . en-US.
  4. Web site: Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup: Records .