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Field hockey at the 2018 African Youth Games – Boys' tournament

This article is about the men's event. For the women's event, see Field hockey at the 2018 African Youth Games – Girls' tournament.

The boys' hockey5s event at the 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers was held at the Stade Ferhani from 19 to 26 July 2018.[1] The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.

2018 African Youth Games – Boys' tournament
Tournament details
Host country Algeria
CityAlgiers
Dates19–26 July
Teams7
Venue(s)Stade Ferhani
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Zambia
Third place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored83 (4.61 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Peter Jarvis (12 goals)

Qualified teams edit

Uganda was supposed to play in Pool B, but withdrew due to a lack of funds.[2]

Format edit

The eight teams will be split into two groups of four teams. All teams move on to the quarterfinals, and depending on their positions within the pool, they will be playing against a team from the other pool. In the quarterfinals, the four losing teams will be playing for the 5th to 8th place classification, whilst the four winning teams will move on to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knock-out system.

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Africa 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 9
2   Namibia 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 11 11 0 3
4   Algeria 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2018
12:00
South Africa   5–0   Namibia
Postumus   13'
Lewis   14', 19'
Maphumulo   17'
Jarvis   18' 		Report
Umpires:
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
19 July 2018
13:00
Zimbabwe   9–0   Algeria
Davis   3', 12'
Kamusewu   5', 11', 18'
Phiri   6', 7'
Mungore   8'
O'Riordan   19' 		Report
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
Kofi Quagraine (GHA)
20 July 2018
10:00
Zimbabwe   0–6   South Africa
Report Jarvis   1', 3', 13'
Wynford   7'
Cassiem   19'
Lewis   20'
Umpires:
Kofi Quagraine (GHA)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
20 July 2018
11:00
Namibia   4–1   Algeria
van der Merwe   9'
de Villiers   13'
Hansen   17'
McNally   20' 		Report Aichaoudi   5'
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
21 July 2018
12:00
Namibia   5–2   Zimbabwe
Neethling   10+', 12'
Rieckert   13'
van der Merwe   19'
de Villiers   20' 		Report Kamusweu   9'
O'Riordan   16'
Umpires:
Simon Awasa (NGR)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
21 July 2018
13:00
South Africa   9–0   Algeria
Campbell   2'
Maphumulo   4', 12'
Jarvis   6', 7', 16', 19', 20'
Lewis   15' 		Report
Umpires:
Haitham Selim (EGY)
Kofi Quagraine (GHA)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Zambia 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
2   Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3   Kenya 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2018
16:00
Kenya   1–2   Zambia
Omutekete   14' Report Bwali   5'
Mulenga   19'
Umpires:
Gershwin Reid (RSA)
Shigeki Kodoma (JPN)
20 July 2018
12:00
Nigeria   2–1   Kenya
John   2'
Usman   10' 		Report Ludiali   10'
Umpires:
Haitham Selim (EGY)
Gershwin Reid (RSA)
21 July 2018
11:00
Zambia   2–0   Nigeria
Mulenga   3'
Mubanga   4' 		Report
Umpires:
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Fifth place5–7th place semifinalQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
  South Africa–
–
  South Africa5
  Zimbabwe  Nigeria2
  Nigeria1
  Zimbabwe0
  Zimbabwe (PSO)1 (2)  South Africa (PSO)1 (2)
  Namibia1 (0)  Zambia1 (0)
  Namibia1
  Kenya3
  Namibia1  Kenya1Third place
  Algeria0  Zambia4
  Zambia7  Nigeria2
  Algeria0  Kenya3

Quarterfinals edit

23 July 2018
14:00
Namibia   1–3   Kenya
McNally   15' Report Ndwati   9'
Ndombi   10'
Ogenche   18'
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
Kofi Quagraine (GHA)
23 July 2018
15:00
Nigeria   1–0   Zambia
Usman   4' Report
Umpires:
Gershwin Reid (RSA)
Haitham Selim (EGY)
23 July 2018
16:00
Zambia   7–0   Algeria
Mulenga   4'
Bwali   6', 15', 20'
Moyo   7'
Kapeso   13'
Mubanga   17' 		Report
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Simon Awasa (NGA)

5–7th place semifinal edit

24 July 2018
11:00
Namibia   1–0   Algeria
McNally   18' Report
Umpires:
Kofi Quagraine (GHA)
Haitham Selim (EGY)

Fifth place game edit

25 July 2018
13:00
Zimbabwe   1–1   Namibia
Mungore   17' Report de Villiers   19'
Penalties
Davis  
Tugwete   		2–0   Britz
  Hatton
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz(EGY)
Simon Awasa(NGR)

Semifinals edit

24 July 2018
15:00
South Africa   5–2   Nigeria
Jarvis   2', 7', 12'
Wynford   19'
Lewis   19' 		Report John   10', 18'
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso(KEN)
Munashe Mashoko(ZIM)
24 July 2018
16:00
Kenya   1–4   Zambia
Ouma   15' Report Mubanga   6', 9'
Bwali   16', 19'
Umpires:
Shigeki Kodama(JPN)
Gershwin Reid(RSA)

Third place game edit

26 July 2018
13:00
Nigeria   2–3   Kenya
John   11', 19' Report Wanganga   9', 19'
Ogenche   17'
Umpires:
Gershwin Reid(RSA)
Kofi Quagraine(GHA)

Final edit

26 July 2018
16:00
South Africa   1–1   Zambia
M. Cassiem   3' Report Moyo   7'
Penalties
Jarvis  
Wynford  
Cassiem   		2–0   Bwali
  Moyo
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso(KEN)
Hisham Moaaz(EGY)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    South Africa
    Zambia
    Kenya
4   Nigeria
5   Zimbabwe
6   Namibia
7   Algeria
Team qualified to the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Goalscorers edit

There have been 83 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.61 goals per match.

12 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ "African Youth Games 2018 (M)". tms.fih.ch. 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Uganda trims 2018 African Youth Games squad". www.xinhuanet.com. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b Regulations
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