2023 Women's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

The 2023 Junior Africa Cup will be an international field hockey competition held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in Ismailia, Egypt.^[1][2][3]

2023 Women's Junior Africa Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Ismailia
Dates	12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)–16 March 2023 (2023-03-16)
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Suez Canal Authority Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (7th title)
Runner-up	Zimbabwe
Third place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	35 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kutlwano May Tamlyn Kock Tanyaradzwa Changa (4 goals)
Best player	Taheera Augousti
Best goalkeeper	Morgan de Jager
← 2016 (previous) (next) 2024 →

The tournament serves as a direct qualifier for the 2023 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.^[4]

The South Africa won a record seven title by defeating Zimbabwe 1–0 in the final.^[5][6][7]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.^[8]

•   South Africa
•   Kenya
•   Nigeria^[9]
•   Zimbabwe
•   Egypt

Results

Pool Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	19	0	+19	9	Final
2	Zimbabwe	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6
3	Egypt (H)	3	1	0	2	2	15	−13	3	Third place match
4	Kenya	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[10]
(H) Hosts

Matches

12 March 2023 10:00 South Africa   3–0   Zimbabwe Kock   5' Le Roux   28' Mokoena   32' Report Umpires: Minami Inamoto (JPN) Charity Majimbo (KEN)

12 March 2023 12:00 Kenya   0–2   Egypt Report Solaiman   8' El Fatiri   13' Umpires: Andrea Nicholson (RSA) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

---

13 March 2023 10:00 Zimbabwe   4–0   Egypt Hares   2' Mujiba   30' Elijah   45' Changa   50' Report Umpires: Minami Inamoto (JPN) Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

13 March 2023 12:00 Kenya   0–5   South Africa Report May   15' Le Roux   34' Kock   35', 48' Coltman   55' Umpires: Haitham Selim (EGY) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

---

15 March 2023 12:00 South Africa   11–0   Egypt May   5', 11', 35' Maree   13' Fourie   17', 48' Fyvie   27' Kock   28' Bodibe   31' Le Roux   45' Swarts   57' Report Umpires: Charity Majimbo (KEN) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

15 March 2023 12:00 Zimbabwe   7–0   Kenya Sithole   4', 21' Mzizi   12' Changa   29' Elijah   36', 52', 60' Report Umpires: Haitham Selim (EGY) Minami Inamoto (JPN)

Final round

Third and fourth place

16 March 2023 10:00 Egypt   2–0   Kenya Solaiman   23' Metwally   58' Report Umpires: Andrea Nicholson (RSA) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

Final

16 March 2023 14:30 South Africa   1–0   Zimbabwe Coltman   48' Report Umpires: Minami Inamoto (JPN) Charity Majimbo (KEN)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[11]

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Kutlwano May	Taheera Augousti	Morgan de Jager   Leané McLaren^[12]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	South Africa	2023 Junior World Cup
2	Zimbabwe
3	Egypt (H)
4	Kenya

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 35 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.

4 goals

•   Tamlyn Kock
•   Kutlwano May
•   Tinodiwanashe Elijah

3 goals

•   Mikkela le Roux

2 goals

•   Rowan Solaiman
•   Jessie Coltman
•   Cerian Fourie
•   Tanyaradzwa Changa
•   Kaylee Sithole

1 goal

•   Sama El Fatiri
•   Mayar Metwally
•   Katlego Bodibe
•   Jenna Fyvie
•   Caylin Maree
•   Ntsopa Mokoena
•   Kayla Swarts
•   Chelsey-Lee Hares
•   Athina Mujiba
•   Khanyisile Mzizi

Source: FIH

See also

• 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

References

1. "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2022 (M&W)".
2. "Egypt to host the 1st African Hockey 5s World Cup in December 2022". 27 September 2022.
3. webadmin (5 January 2023). "Hosting Announcement: JUNIOR AFRICA CUP [JAC] 2023 (M/W) | 12 - 19 March 2023, Ismailia - Egypt". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
4. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
5. "Champions of Africa!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
6. "Zim women's hockey team wins silver at Jnr Africa Cup". The Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
7. Baxter, Jenni (16 March 2023). "Winners! SA U21 women WIN Junior Africa Cup AND qualify for Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile". SAPeople. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
8. @africanhockeyfederation (28 February 2023). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
9. @africanhockeyfederation (3 March 2023). "Revised Fixtures & Dates: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2023 (M/W)" – via Instagram.
10. "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website". International Hockey Federation.
11. "Junior Africa Cup 2023 (W) - Awards". FIH.
12. @africanhockeyfederation (17 March 2023). "Best Goalkeeper (Women) Award 👏🏼 2 Goalkeepers share this award" – via Instagram.