2011 African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
CityBulawayo
Dates2–11 September
Venue(s)Khumalo Hockey Stadium
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2015 →

The 2011 African Olympic Qualifier was the second edition of the African field hockey qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics for men and women. It was held from 2 to 11 September in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Six teams competed in the men's tournament, while four women's teams participated. The winner of each tournament qualified for the field hockey competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] More teams were originally entered,[2] but later withdrew.[3]

Men's tournament

2011 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
CityBulawayo
Dates2–11 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored121 (7.12 per match)
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2015 →

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 5 4 1 0 42 5 +37 13 Final
2  Egypt 5 2 3 0 28 8 +20 9
3  Kenya 5 2 2 1 24 14 +10 8 Third place game
4  Ghana 5 2 2 1 16 8 +8 8
5  Zimbabwe (H) 5 0 1 4 1 26 −25 1 Fifth place game
6  Morocco 5 0 1 4 3 53 −50 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
2 September 2011
13:00
South Africa  18–0  Morocco
2 September 2011
15:00
Ghana  2–2  Kenya
2 September 2011
17:00
Egypt  5–0  Zimbabwe
4 September 2011
14:00
Morocco  0–6  Ghana
4 September 2011
16:00
Egypt  3–3  Kenya
4 September 2011
18:00
South Africa  10–0  Zimbabwe
5 September 2011
14:00
Morocco  1–16  Egypt
5 September 2011
16:00
Ghana  0–4  South Africa
5 September 2011
18:00
Kenya  4–0  Zimbabwe
7 September 2011
14:00
Kenya  12–1  Morocco
7 September 2011
16:00
Zimbabwe  0–6  Ghana
7 September 2011
18:00
Egypt  2–2  South Africa
9 September 2011
14:00
South Africa  8–3  Kenya
9 September 2011
16:00
Ghana  2–2  Egypt
9 September 2011
18:00
Zimbabwe  1–1  Morocco

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

10 September 2011
16:00
Zimbabwe  NP  Morocco
  • The game was not played, Zimbabwe finished 5th, Morocco in 6th place.

Third and fourth place

11 September 2011
12:30
Kenya  1–5  Ghana

Final

11 September 2011
17:30
South Africa  1–0  Egypt

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ghana
4  Kenya
5  Zimbabwe
6  Morocco

  Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics

  Qualified for the Olympic qualification tournaments

Women's tournament

2011 Women's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
CityBulawayo
Dates3–11 September
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (2nd title)
Runner-up Kenya
Third place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored35 (4.38 per match)
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2015 →

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 Final
2  Kenya 3 1 1 1 3 10 −7 4
3  Ghana 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2 Third place game
4  Zimbabwe (H) 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
3 September 2011
16:00
South Africa  9–0  Kenya
3 September 2011
18:00
Ghana  0–0  Zimbabwe
5 September 2011
10:00
Ghana  0–3  South Africa
5 September 2011
12:00
Kenya  2–0  Zimbabwe
8 September 2011
14:00
Kenya  1–1  Ghana
8 September 2011
16:00
Zimbabwe  0–7  South Africa

Third place game

10 September 2011
18:30
Ghana  4–3  Zimbabwe

Final

11 September 2011
15:00
South Africa  5–0  Kenya

References

  1. ↑ "SA hockey men and women in search of Africa Cup". sahockey.co.za. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  2. ↑ "African Olympic qualifying tournament begins on Friday". FIH. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. ↑ Match schedule
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