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African Hockey Federation

Abbreviation	AfHF
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Khumalo Hockey Stadium
Location	Townsend Road Suburbs, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Region served	Africa
Membership	25 member associations
President	Seif El Dine Ahmed
Parent organization	International Hockey Federation
Website	africahockey.org

African Hockey Federation (AfHF) is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 25 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and women's hockey tournament for African nations. The main objective of the organization is to make the game of hockey popular in Africa and to increase number of participants.

Member associations

• Algeria
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Chad
• Egypt
• Eswatini
• The Gambia
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Libya
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Competitions

National teams

• Hockey Africa Cup of Nations (Men & Women)
• African Games (Men & Women) in cooperation with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
• African Olympic Qualifier (Men & Women)
• Hockey Juniors Africa Cup of Nations (Men & Women)
• African Youth Games in cooperation with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
• Indoor Africa Cup (Men & Women)

Junior

• Hockey Juniors Africa Cup of Nations (Men & Women)
• Field hockey at the African Youth Games in cooperation with Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Clubs

• Hockey Africa Cup for Club Champions (Men & Women)

Title holders

Competition		Current	Champions	Runners-up		Next
Men's national teams
Hockey Africa Cup of Nations		2022	South Africa	Egypt		2025
Hockey African Games		2023	Egypt	Ghana		TBA
African Olympic Qualifier Tournament		2023	South Africa	Egypt		TBA
Hockey Junior Africa Cup		2023	South Africa	Egypt		2024
Hockey Youth Games		2018	South Africa	Zambia		TBA
Hockey Indoor Africa Cup		2024	Namibia	South Africa		2026
Hockey5s Africa Cup of Nations		2022	Egypt	Nigeria		TBA
Women's national teams
Hockey Africa Cup of Nations		2022	South Africa	Ghana		2025
Hockey African Games		2023	Ghana	Nigeria		TBA
African Olympic Qualifier Tournament		2023	South Africa	Nigeria		TBA
Hockey Junior Africa Cup		2023	South Africa	Zimbabwe		2024
Hockey Youth Games		2018	South Africa	Namibia		TBA
Hockey Indoor Africa Cup		2024	South Africa	Namibia		2026
Hockey5s Africa Cup of Nations		2022	Namibia	Zambia		TBA

National team rankings

Men's FIH Rankings as of 19 December 2024 AfHF FIH Change Team Points 1 11  South Africa 2081.92 2 17 1  Egypt 1812.31 3 34  Ghana 1239.03 4 38 1  Nigeria 1158.12 5 64 20  Namibia 952.31 6 75  Kenya 805.03 7 87 1  Zambia 832.89 8 89 7  Zimbabwe 822.72 9 91  Uganda 776.79 10 95  Malawi 353.92 Change from 13 August 2024

Women's FIH Rankings as of 19 December 2024 AfHF FIH Change Team Points 1 21 1  South Africa 1503.03 2 32  Ghana 1094.59 3 33  Kenya 1077.46 4 36  Nigeria 1046.77 5 48 18  Namibia 882.85 6 54 1  Egypt 870 7 65 8  Zimbabwe 823.47 8 76 2  Zambia 623.56 9 77  Uganda 494.63 10 78  Malawi 431.02 Change from 13 August 2024

See also

• International Hockey Federation

References

1. "Continental Associations". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
2. "Continental Federations – African Hockey Federation" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-22.
3. "Officials of Ghana Hockey promise successful tournament". The Ghanaian Journal. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
4. "African Hockey Federation to honour President Mills". 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
5. "Strategic & Operational Plans (2008-2010)" (PDF). African Hockey Federation. July 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
6. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
7. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

External links

• Official website

v t e National members of the International Hockey Federation
AfHF (Africa)	Algeria Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Ivory Coast Egypt Eswatini The Gambia Ghana Kenya Libya Malawi Mauritius Morocco Namibia Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
PAHF (Americas)	Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
AsHF (Asia)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Singapore Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
EHF (Europe)	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Gibraltar Great Britain Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Former members: Soviet Union
OHF (Oceania)	Australia Fiji Papua New Guinea New Zealand Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu Former members: American Samoa

v t e International field hockey
FIH World Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Pro League Men Women Nations Cup Men Women Men 2 Women 2 Olympics Hockey5s World Cup Men Women Youth Olympics World Rankings Men Women Achievements by nation FIH Player of the Year Awards
Africa	AfHF – Africa Cup of Nations Men Women Men Junior Women Junior
Americas	PAHF – Pan American Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Pan American Challenge Men Women South American Championship Men Women
Asia	AHF – Asia Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Asian Champions Trophy Men Women AHF Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior
Europe	EHF – EuroHockey Championships Men Women Men U21 Women U21 Youth Men II Women II Men III Women III Men IV
Oceania	OHF – Oceania Cup Men Women Junior
Games	African Games Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games Pacific Games Pan American Games South American Games South Asian Games SEA Games
Others	Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Sultan of Johor Cup
Defunct	Champions Trophy Hockey Series World League Men Women Champions Challenge Men I Women I Men II Women II

• Field hockey organizations
• Field hockey in Africa
• Sports governing bodies in Africa