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2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup

The 2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Durban, South Africa. It was originally scheduled from 25 to 27 September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] On 30 December 2020 it was announced the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 15 to 18 April 2021.[3]

2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates16–18 April
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Thomas More College
Final positions
Champions Namibia (2nd title)
Runner-up South Africa
Third place Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored103 (14.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Tegan Fourie (10 goals)
Best playerNamibia Petro Stoffberg
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The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The defending champions Namibia won the title by defeating the hosts South Africa 2–0 in the final.[4]

Teams

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  Botswana
  Namibia
  South Africa

Results

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa (H) 4 4 0 0 50 1 49 12 Final
2   Namibia 4 2 0 2 51 6 45 6
3   Botswana 4 0 0 4 0 94 −94 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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All times are local (UTC 2).

16 April 2021
09:00
Botswana   0–26   South Africa
Report O'Connor   3'
Johnson   4', 13', 15', 26'
Hack   5', 11', 11'
Reed   5', 22', 24'
Raubenheimer   9', 38'
De Oliveira   10', 20', 38'
Fourie   19', 20', 40', 40'
Molikoe   22', 23', 23', 24', 33'
Seerane   39'
Umpires:
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
16 April 2021
13:00
Namibia   30–0   Botswana
Schimming   2', 4', 11', 26', 28'
Kruger   4'
Myburgh   6', 8', 23', 39'
Boshoff   8', 24', 24', 40'
Ludwig   17', 19', 20', 25'
Philander   18', 18'
Meyer   19', 29', 33', 38'
Gillies   27', 33'
Hermanus   30', 32'
Mengo   35', 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Brun Lowe (ZIM)
16 April 2021
18:00
Namibia   1–2   South Africa
Hermanus   38' Report Molikoe   12'
Reed   32'
Umpires:
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
17 April 2021
09:00
South Africa   18–0   Botswana
Molikoe   1', 5', 37'
Fourie   7', 12', 23', 27'
Reed   10'
Raubenheimer   13', 31', 34', 40'
Seerane   15', 26'
O'Connor   24'
Hack   25', 35'
Johnson   36' 		Report
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Lefika Bulala (BOT)
17 April 2021
13:00
Botswana   0–20   Namibia
Report Meyer   4', 6', 26', 31', 40'
Philander   8', 15', 16', 22'
Schimming   9', 21', 36', 38'
Myburgh   14', 29'
Hermanus   18'
Gillies   20'
Ludwig   24', 37'
Boshoff   34'
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
17 April 2021
18:00
South Africa   4–0   Namibia
Hack   5'
Fourie   27', 31'
Seerane   35' 		Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Liana du Plesis (NAM)

Final

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18 April 2021
14:00
South Africa   0–2   Namibia
Report Gillies   9'
Ludwig   26'
Umpires:
Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Rank Team
    Namibia
    South Africa
    Botswana
Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
  Petro Stoffberg   Petro Stoffberg   Tegan Fourie

Goalscorers

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There were 103 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 14.7 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Africa Hockey Qualifier Postponed". allafrica.com. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Events Calendar – African Hockey Federation". africahockey.org. 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "AfHF Press Release 30 Dec. 2020 – Revised Event Dates and other important announcements". 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Indoor Africa Cup - Namibia Women and South Africa Men reign supreme". Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor November 2019
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