ACN 2022 - MATCH SCHEDULESMATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 20, 2022 Nigeria(W) 1 Kenya(W) 2 Zimbabwe(W) 1 Namibia(W) 1 Egypt(M) 3 Uganda(M) 1 Ghana(W) 4 Zambia(W) 0 S. Africa(W) 10 Uganda(W) 0 Nigeria(M) 1 Ghana(M) 1 Match Day 4 - Pictures
ACN 2022 | South Africa first side to seal semi-final berth with victory over Namibia
South Africa took on their Southern African counterparts Namibia on day 2 of the 2022 African Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana. With both sides having won their opening games, a victory for the South Africans would secure a semi-final spot thanks to Zimbabwe’s victory over Uganda. South Africa started the game with good determination and looked more settled on the pitch after struggling in their opening match. Lilian du Plessis put the South Africans ahead as she continues a remarkable goal scoring record at the Continental Championship. The South Africans were made to toil for their second, which eventually came from a penalty corner which was not cleared. Stephanie Botha reacted first and with a low shot fired her first International Goal into the bottom right corner. As coach Inky Zondi was preparing his half time talk, he had to probably change a few sentences though when Tarryn Lombard added the third for South Africa, her second of the tournament and put a bit of gloss onto the scoreboard at the break. South Africa struck the first blow of the second half when Nomnikelo Veto reacted first to a loose ball and assisted Tegan Fourie, who would not miss. 4-0 to the defending champions. If the Namibians were hoping for the barrage to stop, they would be left hopeless as Lombard popped up with a clinical display that gave the Namibians no chance. It was Nomnikelo Veto who made it six of the best when she finished after Robyn Johnson’s shot was saved from close quarters. Although South Africa were still able to win several penalty corners in the last few minutes of the game they were unable to convert any further opportunities and ultimately the match finished 6-0 to the South Africans. As a result of the victory, coupled with Zimbabwe’s win, South Africa are now guaranteed of a place in the semi-finals and their quest to qualify for the FIH Hockey World Cup continues. The team will still have to finish the group stage when they take on Uganda on Thursday at 19:00 South African Time. Phumelela Mbande, captain of the South African team, shared her thoughts on the match. “We were a lot more intentional and ruthless today. We try to improve game on game and our execution was far better. We will continue to learn as we progress through the tournament and look to deliver on our potential!” AFCON 2022 – Day 2 Results Women Pool A South Africa 13-0 Namibia Zimbabwe 5-0 Uganda Pool B Nigeria 2-1 Zambia Kenya 0-5 Ghana (Kenya Forfeit the game) Source: SAHockey.co.za
ACN 2022 – Match Schedule – Day 3
ACN 2022 – Match Schedules – Day 2
ACN 2022 – Match Schedules – DAY 1
ACN 2022 - MATCH SCHEDULES - DAY 1MATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 17, 2022 Namibia(W) 3 Uganda(W) 0 Watch live S. Africa(W) 3 Zimbabwe(W) 0 Watch live Ghana(W) 2 Nigeria(W) 2 Watch live Ghana(M) 1 Uganda(M) 1 Watch live Egypt(M) 4 Nigeria(M) 2 Watch live S. Africa(M) 13 Namibia(M) 0 Watch live ACN 2022 - Day 1 Pictures
ACN 2022 – Match Schedules
ACN 2022 - MATCH SCHEDULESMATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 17, 2022 Namibia(W) 3 Uganda(W) 0 Watch live S. Africa(W) 3 Zimbabwe(W) 0 Watch live Ghana(W) 2 Nigeria(W) 2 Watch live Ghana(M) 1 Uganda(M) 1 Watch live Egypt(M) 4 Nigeria(M) 2 Watch live S. Africa(M) 13 Namibia(M) 0 Watch live MATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 18, 2022 Zimbabwe(W) 5 Uganda(W) 0 Nigeria(W) 2 Zambia(W) 1 Nigeria(M) 10 Uganda(M) 3 Namibia(W) 0 S. Africa(W) 6 Namibia(M) 1 Kenya(M) 4 Ghana(M) 0 Egypt(M) 1 MATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 19, 2022 Kenya(W) 3 Zambia(W) 0 Watch live Kenya(M) 0 S. Africa(M) 0 MATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 20, 2022 Nigeria(W) 1 Kenya(W) 2 Zimbabwe(W) 1 Namibia(W) 1 Egypt(M) 3 Uganda(M) 1 Ghana(W) 4 Zambia(W) 0 S. Africa(W) 10 Uganda(W) 0 Nigeria(M) 1 Ghana(M) 1 Pool Matches and more coming soon!
Technical Panel | ACN 2022 (M/W) 17-23 Jan. 2022
ACN 2022 (M/W) Fixtures
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South Africa reign in Egypt
The male and female team of South Africa beat host Egypt and Ghana in their respective finals to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations held in Ismalia, Egypt earlier today. With the South Africa women already booking a place in next year’s Hockey Women’s World Cup in London after an impressive performance from the Hockey World League Semi-Finals, the men guaranteed their qualification for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 in India after their victory over Egypt. South Africa stayed undefeated in the competition in both categories. The men won three games and played a draw with Egypt in the pool games with the women winning all games. After beating Ghana 3–0 a day before in a match tagged ‘a final before the final’, South Africa were eager to do the double. Ranked 13th in the FIH Hero World Rankings, South Africa played their usual attacking game but Ghana’s defence stood out until the 19th minute when Davids Illse broke the deadlock to put South Africa in front. Lillian du Plessis increased the tally from a penalty corner just before half-time to put her team 2 goals up. Tarryn Glasby put the Champions in a comfortable 3-0 lead with a well-taken goal in the 29th minute before scoring again in the 47th minute to register her brace and South Africa’s fourth. Dirkie Chamberlain, who didn’t score in the final, emerged tournament top scorer with eight goals. South Africa’s win at the Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium earlier today meant they have won the last seven Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Ghana’s female Black Sticks (World Ranking 32) picked up silver to also make it five in a row since 2005. Nigeria’s female team (WR:62) after beating highly ranked opponents, Kenya (WR:42) on shoot-out, went home with the bronze medal. The match produced six goals within regulation time. Okumu (24th min), Vodoti (39th min) and Karanja (52nd min) scored for Kenya with Uwuoezi (20th min), Ovo (44th min) and Johnson (46th min) getting the Goals for Nigeria to make it 3-3. Goals from Beauty Irame and Eleho Ovo during the shoot-out meant Nigeria beat Kenya. The men’s final was a close-fought contest between Egypt and South Africa. In an earlier encounter in this competition, Egypt (WR:19) held South Africa (WR:15) to a 3-3 draw and were very optimistic of beating their southern rivals this time around. For South Africa men, this was an opportunity to win their eighth consecutive title at this event. Egypt started on a bright note when Ahmed Elganaini put them ahead in the 8th minute but Taine Paton restored parity for South Africa in the 39th minute. The game was approaching a shoot-out until Jethro Eustice drove home a penalty corner in the 48th minute to silence the entire stadium. The last 2 minutes saw Egypt throw everything at South Africa but in the end, the champions prevailed and will be on their way to India next year while Egypt will be disappointed for not making it to Bhubaneswar. Ghana (WR: 36) engaged Kenya (WR: 37) in the bronze medal match of the men’s category. A high scoring match saw Ghana beat their close rivals by 5-3 to win the bronze medal for the fourth time after missing out in 2013 and 2015. Constant Wakhura put the Kenyans ahead in the 17th minute. Ghana who had beaten Kenya 3-0 in a pool game earlier, came alive and scored five goals, with Francis Tettey, a brace from Elikem Akaba, Luke Damalie and Emmanual Ankomah all getting on the score sheet. Festus Onyango and Kennedy Munialo scored a goal each to reduce the deficit for the Kenyans but it was too late at the blast of the final whistle. Final Standings Women: South Africa (Gold) Ghana (Silver) Nigeria (Bronze) Kenya Egypt Men: South Africa ( Gold) Egypt (Silver) Ghana (Bronze) Kenya Nigeria
