Women's African Olympic Qualifier Explained

Women's African Olympic Qualifier
Last Season:2023 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
Formerly:All-Africa Games
Sport:Field hockey
Inaugural:2007
Teams:8
Confed:AfHF (Africa)
Champ Season:2023
Most Champs: (5 titles)

The Women's African Olympic Qualifier is the qualification tournament for the women's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It is held every four years and was introduced after field hockey was removed from the All-Africa Games program.[1] The first edition was held in Nairobi, Kenya simultaneously with the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2]

Results

Summaries

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=7Finalwidth=1% rowspan=7Third place matchwidth=1% rowspan=7width=4% rowspan=2Number
of teams
width=14%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Runner-upwidth=14%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=14%Fourth place
2007
Details
Nairobi, Kenya5–02–16
2011
Details
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe5–01–1
(4–3 p.s.o.)
4
2015
Details
Randburg, South AfricaRound-robinRound-robin7
2019
Details
Stellenbosch, South AfricaRound-robinRound-robin5
2023
Details
Pretoria, South Africa9–03–17

Top four statistics

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
style=background:#FFF68Fstyle=background:#FFF68F5 (2007, 2011, 2015*, 2019*, 2023*)
2 (2015, 2019)2 (2007, 2011)1 (2023)
2 (2007*, 2011)2 (2015, 2023)1 (2019)
1 (2023)1 (2007)
1 (2019)1 (2011*)
1 (2015)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Nation
2007

2011

2015

2019

2023
Total
3rd3rdbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd4th5
bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd3rd4th3rd5
6th4th5th5th4
4th6thWDbgcolor=silver2nd3
bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st5
7th1
WD WD0
6th1
5th4th5th3rd7th5
Total64757

See also

Notes and References

  1. Vanguard, 16 December 2006: Africa Games pushed a week back *Hockey, baseball, softball fail to get back in
  2. Ghana Hockey Association, 20 April 2007: 2007 All Africa Games - Hockey to be Played Simultaneously in Nairobi