2015 African Olympic Qualifier African Hockey Championships Host country South Africa City Randburg Dates 23 October – 1 November 2015 Venue(s) Randburg Hockey Stadium
The 2015 African Olympic Qualifier was the third edition of the African Olympic Qualifier for Men and Women . It was held from 23 October to 1 November 2015 in Randburg , South Africa . Nine teams competed in the men's and seven in the women's tournament. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics .
On 30 October South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) published a statement reiterating that it will not consider qualifying though the continental qualifying tournament acceptable.[1] SASCOC and the South African Hockey Association had previously specified 2014-15 FIH Hockey World League as the only Olympic selection route for the South Africa men's and women's national field hockey teams.[2]
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Men's tournament [ edit ] 2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier Host country South Africa City Randburg Dates 23 October – 1 November 2015 Teams 9 (from 1 confederation) Champions South Africa (3rd title) Runner-up Egypt Third place Kenya Matches played 23 Goals scored 223 (9.7 per match) Top scorer(s) Matthew Guise-Brown (16 goals)
Preliminary round [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 South Africa 4 4 0 0 61 0 +61 12 Advance to semifinals 2 Ghana 4 3 0 1 36 6 +30 9 3 Zimbabwe 4 2 0 2 27 23 +4 6 Advance to fifth place game 4 Namibia 4 1 0 3 8 22 −14 3 5 Botswana 4 0 0 4 0 81 −81 0
Source:
FIH.ch Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[3] Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Scott Tarr (RSA)
South Africa 30–0 Botswana De Voux 1' , 7' , 7' , 29' , 45+' , 50' Hykes 9' , 38' , 57' Guise-Brown 10' , 12' , 23' , 41' Panther 15' , 15' , 35' , 43' , 44' , 55' Robinson 18' , 60' Eustice 21' , 26' , 45' Drummond 22' Bell 36' Malgraff 37' Sibbald 42' Pautz 54' Da Grace 59' Report
Umpires: Alfred Akrong (GHA) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Ghana 27–0 Botswana Moses 2' , 7' , 34' Sam 3' , 15' , 38' Nsalbini 6' , 24' , 40' Ntiamoah 17' Botsio 20' , 25' , 29' , 31' , 36' , 44' , 46' , 48' Ankomah 21' Asiedu 29' Adjei 41' , 53' Akaba 41' Akaba 42' , 46' Baiden 47' , 50' Report
Umpires: Abdulkadir Mukaddam (TAN) Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Botswana 0–19 Zimbabwe Report Ashley 6' , 52' , 55' Ullrich 9' , 26' , 40' , 42' Mpofu 9' Williams 15' , 30' , 35' , 36' , 48' , 59' Trethowan 29' , 36' , 45' , 45' Maredza 41'
Umpires: Kirk Mendoza (RSA) Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Umpires: Tony Fernandes (KEN) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Scott Tarr (RSA)
Umpires: Abdulkadir Mukaddam (TAN) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Group B [ edit ] Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Egypt 3 3 0 0 34 1 +33 9 Advance to semifinals 2 Kenya 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6 3 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3 Advance to fifth place game 4 Tanzania 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source:
FIH.ch Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[3] Umpires: Kirk Mendoza (RSA) Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Egypt 22–0 Tanzania Sayed 2' Edris 4' , 41' El-Naggar 5' , 54' Mamdouh 7' , 8' , 9' , 10' , 11' , 48' , 55' , 59' Mohsen 12' Nasr 15' El-Hady 24' , 31' Said 33' Ibrahim 43' Mansour 40' , 52' Atef 59' Report
Umpires: Tony Fernandes (KEN) Garba Asura (NGA)
Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Alfred Akrong (GHA)
Umpires: Scott Tarr (RSA) Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Umpires: Garba Asura (NGA) Alfred Akrong (GHA)
Umpires: Bryn Lowe (ZIM) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Knockout stage [ edit ] 7–9th place semifinal [ edit ] Umpires: Kirk Mendoza (RSA) Garba Asura (NGA)
Semifinals [ edit ] Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Scott Tarr (RSA)
Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Seventh place game [ edit ] Umpires: Garba Asura (NGA) Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Fifth place game [ edit ] Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Alfred Akrong (GHA)
Third place game [ edit ] Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Final standings [ edit ] Goalscorers [ edit ] There have been 218 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 9.48 goals per match.
16 goals
15 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
Women's tournament [ edit ] 2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier Host country South Africa City Randburg Dates 23 October – 1 November 2015 Teams 7 (from 1 confederation) Champions South Africa (3rd title) Runner-up Ghana Third place Kenya Matches played 21 Goals scored 147 (7 per match) Top scorer(s) Lilian du Plessis (18 goals)
Source:
FIH.ch Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[3] Results [ edit ] Umpires: Caren Ouma (KEN) Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
Umpires: Sharne Meyers (ZIM) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Umpires: Jummai Sule (NGA) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Umpires: Sharne Meyers (ZIM) Caren Ouma (KEN)
Umpires: Caren Ouma (KEN) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Jummai Sule (NGA)
Umpires: Deborah Agunda (KEN) Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Umpires: Sharne Meyers (ZIM) Jummai Sule (NGA)
Umpires: Chantelle Britz (NGA) Caren Ouma (KEN)
Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA) Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
Umpires: Sharne Meyers (ZIM) Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Caren Ouma (KEN)
Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
South Africa 27–0 Tanzania Du Plessis 9' , 18' , 28' , 36' , 41' , 59' Coston 11' , 36' , 48' Manuel 12' Marks 21' , 24' , 56' Britz 22' Chamberlain 31' , 43' , 46' , 47' , 47' , 54' , 59' Mayne 43' , 58' Russell 44' , 46' Bright 50' Davids 51' Report
Umpires: Sharne Meyers (ZIM) Jummai Sule (NGA)
Umpires: Deborah Agunda (KEN) Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Caren Ouma (KEN)
Umpires: Chantelle Britz (RSA) Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Goalscorers [ edit ] There have been 147 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 7 goals per match.
18 goals
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]