Lausanne, Switzerland: The Hockey5s Oceania Cup 2023 came to an end today in Gold Coast as Australia, New Zealand and Fiji secured the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively, in both men’s and women’s competition! With the top-3 classification, all three teams, across both genders, have now qualified for the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024! In the women’s competition Australia were the dominant team in the round-robin stage, winning all 6 of their matches, with New Zealand following closely behind with 5 wins and 1 loss. Fiji and Papua New Guinea joined the two Oceanic powerhouses in qualifying for the semi-finals with Fiji taking 12 points from their 6 games, while Papua New Guinea took 7 points to finish fourth. New Zealand took on Fiji in the first semi-final, and three goals in each half, helped the Black Sticks ease past Fiji and confirm a spot in the final and seal qualification for the FIH Hockey5s World Cup, where they will also be joined by Australia, who breezed past Papua New Guinea in the second semi-final with a 12-1 win, on the back of hat-tricks by Jamie Zimmerman and Dacia Koelmeyer. The bronze medal match was played between Fiji and Papua New Guinea, and Fiji came out 6-2 victors in a close match, where they rode the hot hand of Lora Bukalidi who bagged a hat-trick that sends Fiji to the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024. The finals were a close affair with Australia scoring the first two goals of the game before New Zealand cut their deficit in half at the stroke of half-time. New Zealand’s search for the equaliser didn’t bear fruit and Australia scored a third with a little over a minute to go in the game, to win the gold medal. In the men’s competition Australia finished at the top of the table, winning all 6 games in the round-robin phase. New Zealand and Fiji finished in second and third positions with 13 and 10 points respectively. Interestingly, New Zealand and Fiji played out an entertaining 5-5 draw in their head-to-head match up in the round robin stage, and would be matched up in the semifinals as well. Solomon Islands finished fourth and would face Australia in the second semifinals. Once again it was New Zealand taking on Fiji in the first semi-final, with New Zealand prevailing in a 6-2 win. Taimana Iversen scored a brace to lead the Black Sticks into the finals and seal qualification for the FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024. New Zealand will be joined in the World Cup by Australia who made light work of their semi-final encounter against Solomon Islands, coming away with a 10-0 victory. Mitchell Pace scored a first-half hat-trick to put the game beyond doubt and Joshua Commins added two late goals in the second half to seal a second hat-trick for the Kookaburras who made the finals as favourites. Fiji dominated the bronze medal match against Solomon Islands, winning 6-1, and joined their female counterparts in qualifying for the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024. The finals produced a thriller with New Zealand shocking the home favourites by taking a 3-goal lead inside the first 8 minutes of the game. But Australia clawed their way back and snatched the lead, scoring 4 unanswered goals over the next 5 minutes! A minute later, New Zealand scored again to draw level. Australian captain Liam Kerr-Nelson stepped up and added two goals in the final 3 minutes of the game to lead the hosts to an incredible 6-4 win over their continental rivals and secured the gold medal! The inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024 will be played in Muscat, Oman from 24-31 January 2024, with 16 teams competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments. In the women’s competition Namibia, South Africa and Zambia from Africa have qualified for the World Cup, alongside hosts Oman. USA, Uruguay and Paraguay have qualified from Pan America while Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine have qualified from Europe. Australia, New Zealand and Fiji have now qualified from Oceania. The final three teams for the World Cup will qualify from Asia, later this year. In the men’s competition Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland from Europe, and Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria from Africa have qualified for the World Cup, alongside hosts Oman. USA, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica are the three qualifiers from Pan America. Australia, New Zealand and Fiji have now qualified from Oceania. The final three teams for the World Cup will qualify from Asia, later this year. #Hockey5s #HockeyInvites #HockeyEquals For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please consult FIH.hockey, follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and download the Watch.Hockey app.

July 6, 2023 – Lausanne, Switzerland: From 10 to 14 July, the seven best teams from Oceania will go head-to-head in Gold Coast, Australia, for the opportunity to be crowned the inaugural champions of the Hockey5s Oceania Cup, with three spots up for grabs in the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024! The event will feature both men’s and women’s competition. Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu will be the teams competing in both men’s and women’s events. Unfortunately Samoa, who were originally a part of the competition, had to withdraw due to visa issues. The tournament begins with the men’s match featuring Tonga taking on Fiji at 11:00 local time (AEST) on 10 July, with the women’s event starting later in the day at 15:00 AEST, with hosts Australia taking on Tonga. The event will feature a round-robin stage with all seven teams playing each other once. The top four teams at the end of the opening stage will qualify for the semi-finals, while the remaining three teams will play in the 5-7 classification matches. Following the semi-finals, the losing semi-finalists will play in the bronze medal match where the winner will join the two finalists in qualifying for the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024. Find out more about the Hockey5s Oceania Cup 2023 by clicking here. The inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024 will be played in Muscat, Oman from 24-31 January 2024, with 16 teams competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments. In the women’s competition Namibia, South Africa and Zambia from Africa have qualified for the World Cup, alongside hosts Oman. USA, Uruguay and Paraguay have qualified from Pan America while Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine have qualified from Europe. Apart from the three teams from Oceania, three further teams from Asia will also qualify for the World Cup later this year. In the men’s competition Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland from Europe, and Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria from Africa have qualified for the World Cup, alongside hosts Oman. USA, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica are the three qualifiers from Pan America. Apart from the three teams from Oceania, three further teams from Asia will also qualify for the World Cup later this year. #Hockey5s #HockeyInvites  #HockeyEquals For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please consult FIH.hockey, follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and download the Watch.Hockey app.

Lausanne, Switzerland: From 4-11 June 2023, the best Pan American hockey5s teams, in both men’s and women’s category, will gather in Kingston, Jamaica for the Hockey5s Pan American Cups (PAC) with three spots, in each gender, up for grabs in the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024. Panama, USA, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago will join hosts Jamaica in both men’s and women’s tournaments, with Puerto Rico (men), Uruguay (women) and Brazil (women) rounding out the competing teams, with 8 sides playing in the men’s tournament and 9 teams in the women’s. The women’s competition will get underway on the afternoon of 4 June with Paraguay taking on Costa Rica at 13:00 local time, while the men’s competition will get underway later on the same afternoon with Guatemala taking on Paraguay in the opening encounter. The teams will be split into two pools in each competition. In the men’s competition Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico and USA will play in Pool A, while Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago are placed in Pool B. In the women’s competition Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay and USA are placed in Pool A, while Brazil, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Uruguay will compete in Pool B. Each team in the pool stage will play the other teams in the pool once. The top four teams in both pools will qualify for the cross-overs. The winning teams from the crossovers will qualify for the semi-finals. The losing semi-finalists will play in the bronze medal match. The two finalists and the bronze medalists in each gender will qualify for the corresponding FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024. For further information about the 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cups, click here. The inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024 will be played in Muscat, Oman from 24-31 January 2024, with 16 teams competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments. In the men’s competition Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland from Europe, and Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria from Africa have qualified for the World Cup, alongside hosts Oman. Apart from the three qualifiers from Pan America, three teams from Oceania and Asia will also qualify for the World Cup. In the women’s competition Namibia, South Africa and Zambia from Africa have qualified for the World Cup, alongside hosts Oman. Apart from the three qualifiers from Pan America, three teams from Europe, Oceania and Asia will also qualify for the World Cup. #HockeyInvites #HockeyEquals #Hockey5s For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please consult FIH.hockey, follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and download the Watch.Hockey app.

6 April 2023 A Signature Ceremony & Press Conference of the FIH Hockey5s Championship scheduled to take place on the Giza Plateau at the foot of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Tournament agreement signature ceremony takes place in the presence of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi – Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports, Eng. Hisham Hatab – President Egyptian Olympic Committee, Mr. Seif Ahmed – FIH EB Member & AfHF President and Mr. Sherif Kamal – President Egyptian Hockey Federation. This FIH Hockey5s demonstration Tour Event is the 2nd after the inaugural tournament that took place in Lausanne, Switzerland 🇨🇭 in 2022 to promote the Hockey 5s format worldwide. Five Nations per gender will be invited to participate including the host Egypt 🇪🇬 International Hockey Federation (FIH) Asian Hockey Federation European Hockey Federation PAHF Pan American Hockey Federation Oceania Hockey Federation الأتحاد المصرى للهوكى EgyHockey Sports News Egypt Ministry of youth and Sports Hockey World News #Hockey5s #AfricaHockeyNews #HockeyInvites

19 December 2022 National five-a-side hockey team will use the upcoming 2023 international assignments as part of their preparations for  the 2024 World Cup after booking a slot for the inaugural show in Oman. Kenya finished third in the qualifiers held in Ismailia, Egypt  over the weekend. Kenya will be accompanied by South Africa and Nigeria, who struck gold and silver respectively at the trials. Coach Mike Malungu said exposure is the only way the team can hone their skills as they  seek competitive edge at the grandest stage. “The 2023 FIH calendar is a beehive of activities. The Africa Games as well as the Junior Africa Cup will come in handy for the boys. We will also sit down with Kenya Hockey Union management next year to generate a programme to keep the boys firing,” Malungu said. Africa Olympic qualifiers will be held in August at a yet to  be known venue while the Africa Cup for Club Champions will be staged in February in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Despite the impressive team performance, Malungu said every player must fight for his slot, including those not involved at the qualifiers. “I was satisfied with teamwork embraced by the athletes. It was even more fulfilling considering that we arrived late for the tournament and missed the opening match against Zambia,” Malungu said. “Mentioning individual players would be a mark of disrespect but everybody was crucial in this intense, short-version of the game. We need thorough preparations since the competition is in a year’s time. Players will have to prove again in training that they are well equipped for the World Cup.” Kenya lost 4-2 against Nigeria and were humiliated 6-1 by Egypt. however, they beat South Africa 3-2, against all odds. The win saw them settle scores with Zambia in the bronze medal playoff. Source: The Star, Kenya

December 15, 2022 The national men’s five-a-side hockey team has qualified for the 2024 FIH Hockey5s World Cup that will be held in Oman. The Kenyans defeated Zambia 5-2 during the bronze medal playoff of the first ever African qualifiers of its kind held in Ismailia, Egypt. Bathuel Masambu scored a brace for Kenya with skipper Ivan Ludiali, Danstone Wabwire and Brian Ogenche adding one each. Katele Shadrick and Bwalva Gift got the consolation goals for Zambia. The Kenyans defeated Zambia 5-2 during the bronze medal playoff of the first ever African qualifiers of its kind held in Ismailia, Egypt Bathuel Masambu scored a brace for Kenya with skipper Ivan Ludiali, Danstone Wabwire and Brian Ogenche adding one each. Katele Shadrick and Bwalva Gift got the consolation goals for Zambia The result saw Kenya secure the third World Cup slot for the African continent, joining the tournament champions Egypt and Nigeria who were runners-up. Namibia won gold in the women’s competition, and along with Zambia and South Africa, qualified for the inaugural global championship. Kenya women, Blades, did not advance to medal matches after finishing bottom of the standings. African Hockey Federation (AfHF) had selected six nations; hosts Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria and Namibia for the qualifying games. This inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup will set up a pinnacle tournament in the Hockey5s format that will run as a quadrennial event. Apart from the hosts Oman, there will be 3 teams each from Africa, Asia, Europe, Pan America and Oceania. | Source: Citizen Digital

December 16, 2022 The South African women’s hockey 5s have qualified for the 2024 FIH Hockey 5s World Cup in Muscat, Oman after beating Egypt in a third-place play-off on Thursday, 15 December 2022. The ladies in green and gold were the first team to qualify for the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s World Cup after beating their opponents 7-0. The team played a total of four games throughout the African qualifiers, losing to Zambia and Namibia. Namibia won gold after beating Zambia 2-1 in the final, with Zambia grabbing silver and South Africa bronze. The FIH Hockey 5s World Cup will take place in January 2024.  Results: African Qualifiers in Egypt Day 1 South Africa 4 – 5 Zambia Day 2 South Africa 2 – 3 Namibia South Africa 5 – 0 Kenya Day 4 South Africa 6 -1 Egypt Play-Offs South Africa 7 – 0 Photo 1 Caption: The South African women’s hockey 5s have qualified for the 2024 FIH Hockey 5s World Cup in Muscat, Oman after beating Egypt in a third-place play-off on Thursday, 15 December 2022. Photo: Egypt Hockey (Facebook) Source: gsport.co.za

December 16, 2022 EGYPT: The 1st African Hockey5s World Cup Qualifiers 2022 came to an end today in Ismailia, Egypt as Namibia won the gold medal, and along with Zambia and South Africa, qualified for the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 in the women’s competition, while Egypt took gold in the men’s competition and were joined by Nigeria and Kenya in qualifying for the World Cup.  Africa Hockey5s World Cup Qualifier 2022 Women In the pool stage of the women’s competition Zambia and Namibia finished in the first two positions, each registering 3 wins and a loss in their 4 matches. South Africa finished third in the pool with 6 points from 2 wins and 2 losses. Egypt finished in the fourth spot, ahead of Kenya on goal difference, with both teams getting a singular win for 3 points. At the end of the pool stage, the top two teams, Zambia and Namibia, qualified for the gold medal match and were assured of a spot in the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024, while South Africa and Egypt would play for the bronze medal with the winner also securing the final spot from Africa for the upcoming inaugural Hockey5s World Cup. In the medal matches played today, South Africa put in an offensive showcase, scoring 7 unanswered goals against Egypt to secure the bronze medal and World Cup qualification. Sylvia van Jaarsveldt was the standout player for South Africa, scoring a hat-trick in the bronze medal match. In the gold medal match Zambia and Namibia met in a closely-contested encounter. Namibia scored the only goal of the first half through a smashing hit scored by Jivanka Kruger. Namibia then doubled their lead in the second half as a loose ball fell to Kaela Schimming who got her angles right to put the ball beyond the keeper. Zambia managed to get a goal back with 3 minutes left on the clock, but the Namibian defense did not get breached a second time and as the clock ran out, Namibia became the champions of the 1st African Hockey5s World Cup Qualifiers.  Africa Hockey5s World Cup Qualifier 2022 Men In the pool stage of the men’s competition Egypt were the standout team, winning all 4 matches, accruing a healthy goal difference of 15! Nigeria finished in the second position with 2 wins, a draw and a solitary loss which came against Egypt. Zambia and Kenya finished third and fourth respectively, with South Africa finishing in the last position after collecting just 1 point from a draw against Zambia. At the end of the pool stage Egypt and Nigeria qualified for the gold medal match and were assured of a spot in the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024, while Zambia and Kenya would play for the bronze medal with the winner also securing the final spot from Africa for the upcoming inaugural Hockey5s World Cup. In the medal matches played today, Kenya outclassed Zambia, winning the contest by a comfortable scoreline of 5-2, to win the bronze medal and grab the final spot available for the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024. Bethuel Musambu was immense for Kenya scoring their second and third goal, to put the game well and truly beyond Zambia’s reach. In the gold medal match, Egypt entered as heavy favorites, having previously defeated Nigeria in their pool match, by a scoreline of 8-6! Egypt blew away the Nigerian defense once again in the finals, scoring 5 unanswered goals in the first half. Nigeria had a mountain to climb if they wanted to make a comeback in the game, but they started off well, scoring in the first minute of the second half, reducing the deficit to 4. The Egyptian team were in an unrelenting mood though, and scored within a minute of conceding, restoring their 5-goal lead. The teams exchanged one more goal apiece in the 18th minute, before Egypt tacked on 2 more goals in the final minute to register a comfortable 9-2 win to secure the gold medal. Egypt captain Amr Syed was the standout player in the finals scoring a hat-trick, while Mostafa Ragab and Hossam Ghobran scored two goals apiece.  FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 The FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 is a 16-team tournament that will be the first ever World Cup played in the Hockey5s format. Apart from the hosts Oman, there will be 3 teams each from Africa, Asia, Europe, Pan America and Oceania. Netherlands, Belgium and Poland have already qualified for the men’s Hockey5s World Cup, from Europe and will be joined by Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya from Africa. Zambia, Namibia and South Africa are the first teams to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. The FIH Hockey5s World Cup will be held in Muscat, Oman in January 2024. Source: Punjab News Express

15 December 2022 The 1st African Hockey5s World Cup Qualifiers 2022 came to an end today in Ismailia, Egypt as Namibia won the gold medal, and along with Zambia and South Africa, qualified for the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 in the women’s competition, while Egypt took gold in the men’s competition and were joined by Nigeria and Kenya in qualifying for the World Cup. Africa Hockey5s World Cup Qualifier 2022 Women In the pool stage of the women’s competition Zambia and Namibia finished in the first two positions, each registering 3 wins and a loss in their 4 matches. South Africa finished third in the pool with 6 points from 2 wins and 2 losses. Egypt finished in the fourth spot, ahead of Kenya on goal difference, with both teams getting a singular win for 3 points. At the end of the pool stage, the top two teams, Zambia and Namibia, qualified for the gold medal match and were assured of a spot in the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024, while South Africa and Egypt would play for the bronze medal with the winner also securing the final spot from Africa for the upcoming inaugural Hockey5s World Cup. In the medal matches played today, South Africa put in an offensive showcase, scoring 7 unanswered goals against Egypt to secure the bronze medal and World Cup qualification. Sylvia van Jaarsveldt was the standout player for South Africa, scoring a hat-trick in the bronze medal match. In the gold medal match Zambia and Namibia met in a closely-contested encounter. Namibia scored the only goal of the first half through a smashing hit scored by Jivanka Kruger. Namibia then doubled their lead in the second half as a loose ball fell to Kaela Schimming who got her angles right to put the ball beyond the keeper. Zambia managed to get a goal back with 3 minutes left on the clock, but the Namibian defense did not get breached a second time and as the clock ran out, Namibia became the champions of the 1st African Hockey5s World Cup Qualifiers. Africa Hockey5s World Cup Qualifier 2022 Men In the pool stage of the men’s competition Egypt were the standout team, winning all 4 matches, accruing a healthy goal difference of 15! Nigeria finished in the second position with 2 wins, a draw and a solitary loss which came against Egypt. Zambia and Kenya finished third and fourth respectively, with South Africa finishing in the last position after collecting just 1 point from a draw against Zambia. At the end of the pool stage Egypt and Nigeria qualified for the gold medal match and were assured of a spot in the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024, while Zambia and Kenya would play for the bronze medal with the winner also securing the final spot from Africa for the upcoming inaugural Hockey5s World Cup. In the medal matches played today, Kenya outclassed Zambia, winning the contest by a comfortable scoreline of 5-2, to win the bronze medal and grab the final spot available for the FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024. Bethuel Musambu was immense for Kenya scoring their second and third goal, to put the game well and truly beyond Zambia’s reach. In the gold medal match, Egypt entered as heavy favorites, having previously defeated Nigeria in their pool match, by a scoreline of 8-6! Egypt blew away the Nigerian defense once again in the finals, scoring 5 unanswered goals in the first half. Nigeria had a mountain to climb if they wanted to make a comeback in the game, but they started off well, scoring in the first minute of the second half, reducing the deficit to 4. The Egyptian team were in an unrelenting mood though, and scored within a minute of conceding, restoring their 5-goal lead. The teams exchanged one more goal apiece in the 18th minute, before Egypt tacked on 2 more goals in the final minute to register a comfortable 9-2 win to secure the gold medal. Egypt captain Amr Syed was the standout player in the finals scoring a hat-trick, while Mostafa Ragab and Hossam Ghobran scored two goals apiece. FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 The FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 is a 16-team tournament that will be the first ever World Cup played in the Hockey5s format. Apart from the hosts Oman, there will be 3 teams each from Africa, Asia, Europe, Pan America and Oceania. Netherlands, Belgium and Poland have already qualified for the men’s Hockey5s World Cup, from Europe and will be joined by Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya from Africa. Zambia, Namibia and South Africa are the first teams to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. The FIH Hockey5s World Cup will be held in Muscat, Oman in January 2024. This inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup will set up a pinnacle tournament in the Hockey5s format that will run as a quadrennial event. #Hockey5s #HockeyEquals #HockeyInvites For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please download the Watch.Hockey app or follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and website.