The 2007 African Olympic Qualifier was the first edition of the African field hockey qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics for men and women. It was held from 14 to 22 July 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. The winners of each tournament qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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| Host country | Kenya | ||
| City | Nairobi | ||
| Dates | 14–22 July | ||
| Venue(s) | City Park Hockey Stadium | ||
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2007 All-Africa Games were supposed to be the African qualifier for 2008 Olympics, but as the host country Algeria lacks suitable venues, field hockey was not part of the games, forcing the African Hockey Federation to hold a separate tournament.[1]
Men's tournament
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| Host country | Kenya | ||
| City | Nairobi | ||
| Dates | 14–22 July | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | City Park Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | South Africa (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Egypt | ||
| Third place | Kenya | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 102 (5.67 per match) | ||
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Pool
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | +24 | 11 | |
| 3 | Kenya (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Third place game |
| 4 | Ghana | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Uganda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | −60 | 0 |
All times are local, EAT (UTC+3)
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Classification round
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
edit| Rank | Team |
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| South Africa | |
| Egypt | |
| Kenya | |
| 4 | Ghana |
| 5 | Nigeria |
| 6 | Uganda |
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Olympic qualification tournaments
Women's tournament
edit| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Kenya | ||
| City | Nairobi | ||
| Dates | 14–22 July | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | City Park Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | South Africa (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Kenya | ||
| Third place | Ghana | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 71 (3.94 per match) | ||
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Pool
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | +40 | 15 | Final |
| 2 | Kenya (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ghana | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | Third place game |
| 4 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Namibia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
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Final
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Final standings
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| Kenya | |
| Ghana | |
| 4 | Nigeria |
| 5 | Zimbabwe |
| 6 | Namibia |
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Olympic qualification tournaments
References
edit- ^ Ghanaweb, April 20, 2007: 2007 All Africa Games - Hockey to be Played Simultaneously in Nairobi[permanent dead link]