2016 Women's Junior Africa cup for Nations

The 2016 Junior Africa Cup for Nations was an international field hockey competition held from 18 to 28 March 2016 in Windhoek, Namibia.[1][2]

2016 Women's Junior Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CityWindhoek
Dates18–28 March
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Windhoek High School
Final positions
Champions South Africa (6th title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored130 (13 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Marie Louw (14 goals)
2012 (previous) (next) 2023

The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2016 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.[3]

Qualified teams

edit

Results

edit

Pool Stage

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 3 3 0 0 42 0 +42 9 Semi-finals
2   Namibia (H) 3 2 0 1 21 3 +18 6
3   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 19 10 +9 3
4   Tanzania 3 0 0 3 0 69 −69 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts

Matches

edit
18 March 2016
17:30
  Tanzania 0-18   Zimbabwe
Report Shaxson   4'65'67'
Elijah   7'9'47'49'56'
Hinze   29'29'35'62'
Groenewald   36'47'59'
Dollar   45'
Diplock   51'
Nativel   54'

19 March 2016
20:00
  Namibia 3-1   Zimbabwe
Brink   9'
Cormack   18'
Heathcote   35'
Report Diplock   64'

20 March 2016
20:00
  Tanzania 0-33   South Africa
Report Glasby   5'27'57'65'67'69'
Louw   6'10'29'32'33'
Smith   7'60'
Fourie   7'26'
Raubenheimer   12'23'24'25'44'67'
Marais   13'39'40'49'
van Wyk   16'16'37'54'
Veto   30'70'
Paton   48'
Dijkstra   51'

21 March 2016
20:00
  Namibia 0-2   South Africa
Report Etherington   10'
Smith   57'

24 March 2016
19:00
  South Africa 7-0   Zimbabwe
Veto   8'
Louw   13'70'
Smith   29'
van Wyk   46'52'
Glasby   56'
Report
24 March 2016
19:00
  Tanzania 0-18   Namibia
Report Duvenhage   3'24'53'
Cormack   5'48'
Niemand   9'16'
Brink   10'66'69'
Brits   11'29'37'46'
Barnard   12'
Holz   21'
Kruger   22'
Heathcote   30'

26 March 2016
17:30
  South Africa 31-0   Tanzania
Glasby   1'3'6'12'54'65'
Fourie   1'40'58'
Louw   4'9'29'31'56'
Marais   7'
Smith   13'63'
Raubenheimer   16'32'33'45'
Dijkstra   20'69'
van Wyk   23'42'50'64'
Tabata   24'
Esterhuyze   38'
Esteves   47'
Paton   66'
Report
26 March 2016
20:00
  Namibia 1-2   Zimbabwe
Brits   8' Report Diplock   11'
Campbell   50'

Classification Stage

edit
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March
 
 
  South Africa31
 
28 March
 
  Tanzania0
 
  South Africa10
 
26 March
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
  Namibia1
 
 
  Zimbabwe2
 
Third place
 
 
27 March
 
 
  Tanzania0
 
 
  Namibia15

Semi-finals

edit
26 March 2016
17:30
South Africa   31–0   Tanzania
Glasby   1'3'6'12'54'65'
Fourie   1'40'58'
Louw   4'9'29'31'56'
Marais   7'
Smith   13'63'
Raubenheimer   16'32'33'45'
Dijkstra   20'69'
Van Wyk   23'42'50'64'
Tabata   24'
Esterhuyze   38'
Esteves   47'
Paton   66'
Report
Umpires:
Silke Pennefather (NAM)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

26 March 2016
20:00
Namibia   1–2   Zimbabwe
Brits   8' Report Diplock   11'
Campbell   50'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

Third and fourth place

edit
27 March 2016
18:00
Tanzania   0–15   Namibia
Report Cormack   3'
Duvenhage   5'45'
S. Ludwig   11'
W. Ludwig   20'
Barnard   22'54'
Holz   23'37'
Brink   26'
Krüger   32'
Hermanus   56'
Brits   59'
Heathcote   63'
Gerber   69'
Umpires:
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

Final

edit
26 March 2016
09:00
South Africa   10–0   Zimbabwe
Fourie   5'53'
Smith   14'47'
Louw   23'68'
Veto   26'
Dijkstra   56'
Van Wyk   62'
Marais   67'
Report
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Vilma Bagsanskiene (LTU)

Statistics

edit

Final standings

edit

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    South Africa 5 5 0 0 83 0 +83 15 2016 Junior World Cup
    Zimbabwe 5 2 0 3 21 21 0 6
    Namibia (H) 5 3 0 2 37 5 +32 9
4   Tanzania 5 0 0 5 0 115 −115 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

edit

There have been 141 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 14.1 goals per match.

14 goals

13 goals

11 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

edit
  1. ^ "2016 Junior African Cup: Women". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Hockey Junior Africa Cup set to start". namibian.com.na. The Namibian. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ Regulations

See also

edit