2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Namibia
City	Swakopmund
Dates	23 –25 June 2017
Teams	3
Venue(s)	The Dome
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Keagan Robinson (7 goals)
Best player	Brynn Cleak
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The 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23–25 June 2017.^[1] The competition featured three teams, an increase from 2013 as Zimbabwe featured for the first time ever. South Africa defeated Namibia in the final and secured a place in the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.^[2]

Participating nations

Three countries participated in this years tournament:^[3]

•  South Africa
•  Namibia
•  Zimbabwe

Umpires

• Lee Barron (England)
• Peter Caulder (South Africa)
• Sedric Makati (Namibia)
• Munashe Mashoko (Zimbabwe)
• Gary Simmonds - Umpire Manager (South Africa)

Squads

Results

All times are in West Africa Time (UTC+02:00).

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	3	1	0	34	6	+28	10	Advance to Final
2	Namibia (H)	4	2	1	1	20	19	+1	7
3	Zimbabwe	4	0	0	4	9	38	−29	0

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

23 June 2017 10:00 South Africa  10–2  Zimbabwe Paton  16', 19', 19' Robinson  30', 32', 34' Domleo  33' Rosenberg  34' Fairweather  38' Eustice  40' Report Maredza  14' Tembo  14' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Sedric Makati (NAM)

23 June 2017 15:00 Namibia  3–3  South Africa Cleak  15' Jacobs  25' Martins  27' Report Paton  3' Julius  29' Abrahams  40' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

23 June 2017 20:00 Namibia  8–3  Zimbabwe Bartlett  2', 13', 21' Tjikuniva  6' Martins  12' Hansen  17' Jacobs  33', 38' Report Maredza  14' Tembo  22' Tholanah  38' Umpires: Sedrik Makati (NAM) Peter Caulder (RSA)

24 June 2017 10:00 South Africa  12–0  Zimbabwe Julius  6', 7', 16', 26', 31' Robinson  23', 24' Fairweather  26' Paton  29', 31' Eustice  30' Abrahams  39' Report Umpires: Sedrik Makati (NAM) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

24 June 2017 15:00 South Africa  9–1  Namibia Eustice  3', 16' Robinson  5', 38' Abrahams  8', 22', 37' Domleo  16' Mea  33' Report Cleak  10' Umpires: Peter Caulder (RSA) Lee Barron (ENG)

24 June 2017 20:00 Namibia  8–4  Zimbabwe Tjikuniva  17', 19', 31', 35' Hermanus  27', 32' Martins  28' Cleak  37' Report Sikisa  18' Tafuma  29' Maredza  35' Tholanah  35' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final

25 June 2017 10:00 Namibia  1–2  South Africa Cleak  24' Report Rosenberg  1' Domleo  16' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	South Africa
2	Namibia
3	Zimbabwe

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[2]

Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Top goalscorer
Brynn Cleak	DJ Strauss	Keagan Robinson

Statistics

Goal Scorers There have been 66 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 9.43 goals per match. 7 goals Keagan Robinson 6 goals Ryan Julius Wade Paton 5 goals Isascar Tjikuniva Rusten Abrahams 4 goals Brynn Cleak Jethro Eustice 3 goals Russel Bartlett Pieter Jacobs Siyabonga Martins Justin Domleo Tendayi Maredza 2 goals Liam Hermanus Matthew Fairweather Reza Rosenberg Kudzanai Tembo Edwin Tholanah 1 goal Dakota Hansen Mohamed Mea Luckson Sikisa Kanyiwe Tafuma Source: FIH Cards Player Country Red Yellow Green Dakota Hansen 0 1 2 Mohamed Mea 0 1 0 Jethro Eustice 0 0 1 Reza Rosenberg 0 0 1 Rusten Abrahams 0 1 1 Tendayi Mareda 0 0 2 Edwin Tholanah 0 1 0 Kanyiwe Tafuma 0 1 0 Pritchard Matambo 0 0 1 Total 0 5 8

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