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

This article is about women's event. For men's event, see Field hockey at the 2018 African Youth Games – Boys' tournament.
2018 African Youth Games – Girls' tournament
Tournament details
Host country Algeria
CityAlgiers
Dates19–26 July
Teams6
Venue(s)Stade Ferhani
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored119 (5.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Angela Welham (14 goals)
Field hockey at the
2018 African Youth Games
Tournament
boys

The girls' 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 Youth Olympic Games, with the winner, runner-up and third placed team qualifying.

Qualified teams

  •  Algeria
  •  Ghana
  •  Namibia
  •  Nigeria
  •  South Africa
  •  Zimbabwe

Format

The six teams will be placed into one group. The top four teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams play against each other for 5th and 6th place.

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 5 4 1 0 36 6 +30 13 Semifinals
2  Namibia 5 3 1 1 24 8 +16 10
3  Ghana 5 3 0 2 23 8 +15 9
4  Zimbabwe 5 2 2 1 20 10 +10 8
5  Nigeria 5 1 0 4 2 17 −15 3 5th/6th place
6  Algeria (H) 5 0 0 5 1 57 −56 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts
19 July 2018
10:00
South Africa  19–0  Algeria
De Waal field hockey ball 1', 2', 7', 10', 17'
McLaren field hockey ball 2', 3'
Welham field hockey ball 2', 13', 16', 20', 20'
Hardie field hockey ball 4', 8', 11', 15'
Nkosi field hockey ball 13', 17'
Hendricks field hockey ball 18' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
19 July 2018
11:00
Ghana  4–0  Zimbabwe
Otoo field hockey ball 3'
Akoto field hockey ball 7'
Gbatti field hockey ball 18'
Copson field hockey ball 19' 		Report
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
19 July 2018
14:00
Nigeria  0–4  Namibia
Report Meyer field hockey ball 5'
Cormack field hockey ball 11', 14'
Kruger field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
Rita Katoka (ZAM)
20 July 2018
14:00
Ghana  2–3  Namibia
Donkor field hockey ball 6'
Otoo field hockey ball 9' 		Report Meyer field hockey ball 5'
J. van Rooyen field hockey ball 15'
Myburgh field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
20 July 2018
15:00
South Africa  3–3  Zimbabwe
De Waal field hockey ball 2'
Hardie field hockey ball 5', 17' 		Report Pope field hockey ball 6'
Beekes field hockey ball 11'
N. Terblanche field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
20 July 2018
16:00
Algeria  0–2  Nigeria
Report Christopher field hockey ball 6'
Familusi field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Rita Katoka (ZAM)
21 July 2018
14:00
Namibia  3–3  Zimbabwe
Myburgh field hockey ball 5'
J. van Rooyen field hockey ball 11'
Cormack field hockey ball 14' 		Report Dobbie field hockey ball 8'
A. Terblanche field hockey ball 16'
N. Terblanche field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
21 July 2018
15:00
Nigeria  0–7  South Africa
Report De Waal field hockey ball 2', 17'
Welham field hockey ball 9', 13', 19', 20'
Du Toit field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
21 July 2018
16:00
Algeria  0–13  Ghana
Report Gbatti field hockey ball 1', 2', 6', 7', 16'
Otoo field hockey ball 3', 14'
Quayson field hockey ball 4'
Copson field hockey ball 5'
Akoto field hockey ball 8', 11', 16'
Okine field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Sampou Bitimi (NGA)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
23 July 2018
10:00
Zimbabwe  4–0  Nigeria
Dobbie field hockey ball 3'
Terblanche field hockey ball 8', 9', 18' 		Report
Umpires:
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
23 July 2018
11:00
Ghana  2–5  South Africa
Donkor field hockey ball 5'
Gbatti field hockey ball 16' 		Report Nkosi field hockey ball 5'
Du Toit field hockey ball 8'
Welham field hockey ball 11', 16'
Ramasimong field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Sampou Ebitmi (NGA)
23 July 2018
12:00
Namibia  13–1  Algeria
Myburgh field hockey ball 3', 6', 13', 18'
Cormack field hockey ball 4', 8', 9', 16'
Meyer field hockey ball 5', 20'
J. van Rooyen field hockey ball 11'
Wessels field hockey ball 15'
Schimming field hockey ball 19' 		Report Boualia field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Rita Katoka (ZAM)
Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
24 July 2018
12:00
South Africa  2–1  Namibia
De Waal field hockey ball 10', 12' Report Myburgh field hockey ball 2'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
24 July 2018
13:00
Nigeria  0–2  Ghana
Report Donkor field hockey ball 3'
Gbatti field hockey ball 8'
Umpires:
Shi Him Tang (HKG)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
24 July 2018
14:00
Zimbabwe  10–0  Algeria
Pope field hockey ball 2', 4'
Beekes field hockey ball 4'
Herbst field hockey ball 7', 9'
Dobbie field hockey ball 10', 20'
Trivella field hockey ball 12'
Mtausi field hockey ball 14', 17' 		Report

Fifth and sixth place classification

25 July 2018
14:00
 Nigeria 3–0  Algeria
Familusi field hockey ball 12', 18'
Christopher field hockey ball 15' 		Report
Umpires:
Rita Katoka(ZAM)
Fatma Mahmoud(EGY)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 
 Namibia0
 
 Namibia2
 
 
 Ghana1
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe2
 
 
 Ghana1

Semifinals

25 July 2018
15:00
South Africa  2–0  Zimbabwe
Nkosi field hockey ball 7'
Welham field hockey ball 8' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement(GHA)
Shi Tang(HKG)
25 July 2018
16:00
Namibia  2–1  Ghana
Cormack field hockey ball 5', 17' Report Quayson field hockey ball 8'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor(RSA)
Ebitimi Sampou(NGR)

Third and fourth place

26 July 2018
14:00
Zimbabwe  2–1  Ghana
A. Terblanche field hockey ball 13'
Herbst field hockey ball 15' 		Report Akoto field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Shi Tang(HKG)
Melissa Taylor(RSA)

Final

26 July 2018
15:00
South Africa  2–0  Namibia
Welham field hockey ball 13', 16' Report
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann(GER)
Ebitimi Sampou(NGR)

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Namibia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Zimbabwe
4  Ghana
5  Nigeria
6  Algeria
Team qualified to the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Goalscorers

There have been 119 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.95 goals per match.

14 goals

  • South Africa Angela Welham

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

  • Ghana Asana Gbatti

7 goals

  • Namibia Taramarie Myburgh

6 goals

  • South Africa India Hardie

5 goals

  • Ghana Charity Akoto
  • Zimbabwe Alexi Terblanche

4 goals

  • Ghana Eleanor Otoo
  • Namibia Danja Meyer
  • South Africa Angel Nkosi
  • Zimbabwe Ruvimbo Dobbie

3 goals

  • Ghana Rebecca Donkor
  • Namibia Joane van Rooyen
  • Nigeria Familusi
  • Zimbabwe Simone Herbst
  • Zimbabwe Lilian Pope

2 goals

1 goal

  • Algeria Assia Boualia
  • Ghana Dede Okine
  • Namibia Jahntwa Kruger
  • Namibia Kaela Schimming
  • Namibia Cele Wessels
  • South Africa Ammaarah Hendricks
  • South Africa Mathapelo Ramasimong
  • Zimbabwe Taya Trivella

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "African Youth Games 2018 (W)". tms.fih.ch. 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ Regulations
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