2023 Men's Hockey Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games

Africa men's field hockey competition This article is about the men's event. For the women's event, see 2023 Women's Hockey Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games.

Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games
Tournament details
Host country	Nigeria Zimbabwe
Dates	25 August 2022 (2022-08-25)–4 September 2022 (2022-09-04)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)

The 2023 Men's Hockey Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games will be a series of 3 qualification events for the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana. The tournaments will be held in Nigeria and Zimbabwe between August - September 2022. The winners of each tournament will qualify for the 2023 Africa Games and African Olympic Qualifier.

Qualification

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
6 June 2022	North-East Africa qualifier	Cancelled	2	Kenya Uganda
25–30 August 2022	North-West Africa qualifier	Cancelled	2	Ghana Nigeria ~~Sierra Leone~~
31 August – 4 September 2022	Central-South Africa qualifier	Harare, Zimbabwe	2	Malawi Zimbabwe Zambia

Central-South Africa qualifier

Central-South Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games
Tournament details
Host country	Zimbabwe
City	Harare
Dates	31 August – 4 September 2022
Venue(s)	St. John's College Astro Turf
Final positions
Champions	Zimbabwe
Runner-up	Zambia
Third place	Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	23 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Phillimon Bwali (5 goals)
Best player	Phillimon Bwali
Best goalkeeper	Bradley Heuer

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zambia	2	2	0	8	3	+5	6	Final
2	Zimbabwe (H)	2	1	1	8	4	+4	3	Final
3	Malawi	2	0	2	2	11	−9	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts

Results

31 August 2022
16:00

Zimbabwe	6–1	Malawi
Maredza 13' T. Kanyangarara 17', 37' M. Kanyangarara 24' Chamunorwa 44' Mushayakarara 57'	Report	Chirwa 42'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Abraham Chaya (ZAM)

1 September 2022
14:00

Zambia	3–2	Zimbabwe
Mpande 1' Bwali 54' Moyo 57'	Report	T. Kanyangarara 7' Maredza 60'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Levi Kumwenda (MAW)

3 September 2022
16:00

Malawi	1–5	Zambia
Matavata 25'	Report	Bwali 29', 35', 36' Moyo 32' Chomba 59'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Final

4 September 2022
14:00

Zambia	2–3	Zimbabwe
Bwali 7' Mpande 17'	Report	Maredza 2' Mugore 15' Mushayakarara 60'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Bryn Lowe (ZIM)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Phillimon Bwali	Phillimon Bwali	Bradley Heuer

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 5.75 goals per match.

5 goals

Phillimon Bwali

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

webadmin (2022-06-06). "Revised AfHF Road Map 2022-2023". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
"Zambia hockey team plays Zimbabwe". diggers.news. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"African Road To Tokyo (Men & Women) Calendar". www.africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
"Revised AfHF Road Map 2022-2023". African Hockey Federation. 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
@afrhockey (August 25, 2022). "Due to the late withdrawal of Sierra Leone Men's Team, this tournament was cancelled by the AfHF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
webadmin (2022-08-16). "Central-South Africa Qualifier for All Africa Games AAG 2023 (M/W)". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
"Hockey team brace for regional tourney". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021
"Central-South Africa Qualifier for AAG 2023 (M) - Awards". FIH.

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