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2015 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)

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.

2015 African Olympic Qualifier
African Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Venue(s)Randburg Hockey Stadium
← 2011 (previous)

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

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2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up  Egypt
Third place  Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored223 (9.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Matthew Guise-Brown (16 goals)
← 2011 (previous) (next) 2019 →

Preliminary round

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Group A

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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]
23 October 2015
16:45
Namibia   5–0 (forfeit)   Botswana
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Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
23 October 2015
19:00
Zimbabwe   0–16   South Africa
Report Guise-Brown   3', 16', 17', 27', 45'
De Voux   3', 31'
Pautz   5'
Norris-Jones   10', 20', 56'
Panther   29', 49'
Malgraff   52', 54'
Sibbald   58'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
24 October 2015
15:30
Ghana   5–0   Namibia
Botsio   17', 36'
Baiden   46'
Nsalbini   50'
Akaba   59' 		Report
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
24 October 2015
16:45
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)
26 October 2015
12:15
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)
26 October 2015
14:30
Zimbabwe   6–3   Namibia
Williams   7', 38', 58', 59'
Starch   14'
Ullrich   47' 		Report Fick   13'
La   54'
Martins   59'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
27 October 2015
12:15
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)
27 October 2015
19:00
Ghana   0–4   South Africa
Report Guise-Brown   20', 40'
Pautz   48'
Hykes   50'
Umpires:
Tony Fernandes (KEN)
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
29 October 2015
14:30
Zimbabwe   2–4   Ghana
Mpofu   23'
Matambo   51' 		Report Akaba   10'
Botsio   16'
Tettey   29', 44'
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
29 October 2015
19:00
South Africa   11–0   Namibia
Guise-Brown   3', 24'
Pautz   10', 31'
Halkett   21'
Bell   28', 43'
Hykes   33', 55'
De Voux   42'
Panther   53' 		Report
Umpires:
Abdulkadir Mukaddam (TAN)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

Group B

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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]
25 October 2015
14:30
Kenya   3–1   Nigeria
Wakhungu   30'
Wokila   33'
Saina   59' 		Report Victor   21'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
25 October 2015
16:45
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)
26 October 2015
16:45
Kenya   1–4   Egypt
Msumba   51' Report Edris   8'
Mamdouh   23', 49'
El-Naggar   37'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
27 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania   0–3   Nigeria
Report Victor   13', 42'
Maraz   40'
Umpires:
Scott Tarr (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
28 October 2015
14:30
Tanzania   0–7   Kenya
Report Mutria   11'
Magomere   35', 45'
Msumba   48'
Saina   49', 50'
Wakhura   53'
Umpires:
Garba Asura (NGA)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)
28 October 2015
16:45
Egypt   8–0   Nigeria
Mamdouh   5', 13', 27', 35'
Ibrahim   15', 29'
Edris   28'
Essam   42' 		Report
Umpires:
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 October
 
 
  South Africa2
 
1 November
 
  Kenya1
 
  South Africa4
 
31 October
 
  Egypt2
 
  Egypt7
 
 
  Ghana1
 
Third place
 
 
1 November
 
 
  Kenya4
 
 
  Ghana3

7–9th place semifinal

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30 October 2015
16:30
Botswana   1–3   Tanzania
Ngara   45' Report Visran   18'
Issa   25'
Mayuma   55'
Umpires:
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)
Garba Asura (NGA)

Semifinals

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31 October 2015
14:00
Egypt   7–1   Ghana
Adel   6'
Mamdouh   7'
Said   26'
Edris   30'
Ahmed El-Naggar   35'
Hassan   53', 56' 		Report Baiden   37'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Scott Tarr (RSA)
31 October 2015
16:30
South Africa   2–1   Kenya
Norris-Jones   51'
De Voux   55' 		Report Mutria   48'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Seventh place game

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1 November 2015
14:30
Namibia   10–0   Tanzania
Jeffery   15'
Fick   21'
Jacobs   22', 49'
Martins   25', 38'
Kruger   30'
Swartbooi   40'
Cleak   41'
Bartlett   48' 		Report
Umpires:
Garba Asura (NGA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Fifth place game

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31 October 2015
19:00
Zimbabwe   2–2   Nigeria
Ullrich   58'
Mutupo   60' 		Report Victor   5'
Maraz   47'
Penalties
Rixon-Fuller  
Williams  
Mutupo  
Ullrich  
Maredza  
Ullrich   		2–3   Izang
  Mamman
  Inuwa
  Fowobaje
  Linus
  Inuwa
Umpires:
Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
Alfred Akrong (GHA)

Third place game

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1 November 2015
14:00
Ghana   3–4   Kenya
Nsalbini   17'
Baiden   38'
Sam   50' 		Report Kuloba   10'
Wakhungu   26'
Magomere   34'
Mutria   39'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Kirk Mendoza (RSA)

Final

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1 November 2015
16:30
Egypt   2–4   South Africa
Ghobran   36'
El-Naggar   48' 		Report Guise-Brown   47', 48', 59'
Norris-Jones   60'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2016 Olympics
Rank Team
    South Africa
    Egypt
    Kenya
4   Ghana
5   Nigeria
6   Zimbabwe
7   Namibia
8   Tanzania
9   Botswana

Goalscorers

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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

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2015 Men's African Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRandburg
Dates23 October – 1 November 2015
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up  Ghana
Third place  Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored147 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Lilian du Plessis (18 goals)
← 2011 (previous) (next) 2019 →

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 6 6 0 0 68 0 +68 18 Qualified to 2016 Summer Olympics
2   Ghana 6 4 1 1 22 7 +15 13
3   Kenya 6 3 1 2 13 18 −5 10
4   Namibia 6 3 0 3 16 10 +6 9
5   Zimbabwe 6 2 0 4 12 15 −3 6
6   Nigeria 6 2 0 4 16 23 −7 6
7   Tanzania 6 0 0 6 0 74 −74 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Results

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23 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania   0–9   Zimbabwe
Report Viviers   18', 56', 58'
Evans   20'
Brooke   30+'
Williams   35'
Kaulback   38', 40'
Johnson   43'
Umpires:
Caren Ouma (KEN)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
23 October 2015
16:30
Ghana   2–1   Nigeria
Safoa   18'
Adampa   56' 		Report Ovoh   45'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
23 October 2015
16:45
Kenya   2–0   Namibia
Aura   20'
Omaido   34' 		Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
24 October 2015
12:15
Kenya   2–0   Zimbabwe
Nekesa   5'
Omaido   25' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
24 October 2015
13:15
Ghana   1–0   Namibia
Umaru   53' Report
Umpires:
Jummai Sule (NGA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
24 October 2015
14:30
South Africa   15–0   Nigeria
Coston   6', 45'
Du Plessis   7', 9', 20', 53', 58'
Mayne   11', 28', 53'
Deetlefs   17'
Manuel   33'
Marks   35', 36'
Britz   40' 		Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
26 October 2015
14:00
Ghana   4–0   Zimbabwe
Korwu   27'
Safoa   28'
Opoku   35'
Bamfo   54' 		Report
Umpires:
Caren Ouma (KEN)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
26 October 2015
16:30
Kenya   5–0   Tanzania
Ommala   5'
Karanja   8'
Juma   18'
Omaido   34'
Guchu   38' 		Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Jummai Sule (NGA)
26 October 2015
19:00
South Africa   5–0   Namibia
Walraven   19', 40'
Du Plessis   35'
Deetlefs   42', 48' 		Report
Umpires:
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
27 October 2015
14:30
Ghana   12–0   Tanzania
Opoku   7', 17', 22'
Mills   10'
Boakye   20', 49'
Afriyie   26'
Umaru   27', 60'
Safoa   50', 52', 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Jummai Sule (NGA)
27 October 2015
16:30
Namibia   3–1   Nigeria
Venter   2'
Davin   9'
Mengo   18' 		Report Udoh   8'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (NGA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
27 October 2015
16:45
South Africa   6–0   Zimbabwe
Du Plessis   16', 56'
Mayne   22'
Walraven   27'
Manuel   49'
Davids   52' 		Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
29 October 2015
12:15
Zimbabwe   1–2   Namibia
Williams   40' Report Venter   4', 57'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Chantelle Birtz (RSA)
29 October 2015
14:00
Tanzania   0–10   Nigeria
Report Bulus   9'
Onyedum   12', 33', 48', 52'
Ovoh   20', 38'
Bethel   34'
Nnanna   41'
John   52'
Umpires:
Sharne Meyers (ZIM)
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
29 October 2015
16:45
South Africa   12–0   Kenya
Njogu   9', 16', 60+'
Coston   11', 36', 47'
Juma   20', 44'
Mutiva   26', 28', 30'
Nekesa   48' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
30 October 2015
12:00
Zimbabwe   2–1   Nigeria
Palmer   10'
Williams   27' 		Report Ovoh   39'
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
30 October 2015
14:15
Ghana   3–3   Kenya
Opoku   1'
Umaru   44'
Mills   55' 		Report Nekesa   33'
Karanja   52'
Omaido   53'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
30 October 2015
19:00
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)
1 November 2015
09:00
Tanzania   0–11   Namibia
Report Van Taak   6'
Duvenhage   10', 17'
Louis   11', 58'
Botha   20', 24', 43', 51'
Brink   44'
Gerber   60'
Umpires:
Deborah Agunda (KEN)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
1 November 2015
11:30
South Africa   3–0   Ghana
Mayne   7'
Chamberlain   15'
Du Plessis   31' 		Report
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Caren Ouma (KEN)
1 November 2015
12:00
Kenya   1–3   Nigeria
Nekesa   3' Report Ovoh   17', 35', 58'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Goalscorers

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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

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  1. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". sascoc.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Agreement entered into between SASCOC and SAHA on the selection of athletes" (PDF). sascoc.co.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Regulations
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