The Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international men's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champions of Africa and qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup.
The first edition was held in 1974.
Qualification The top two highest-ranked teams in the FIH World Rankings qualify directly for the tournament while the other teams have to play in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualify for the tournament. The three regions are Northeast Africa, Northwest Africa, and Central south Africa.
Results YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1974DetailsCairo, EgyptRound-robinRound-robin51983DetailsCairo, EgyptRound-robinRound-robin61989DetailsBlantyre, MalawiRound-robinRound-robin51993DetailsNairobi, KenyaRound-robinRound-robin51996DetailsPretoria, South AfricaRound-robinRound-robin62000DetailsBulawayo, Zimbabwe3–21–172005DetailsPretoria, South Africa0–0 (a.e.t.)(3–2 p.s.)2–052009DetailsAccra, Ghana3–13–2 (a.e.t.)42013DetailsNairobi, Kenya2–04–142017DetailsIsmailia, Egypt2–15–352022DetailsAccra, Ghana1–1(3–1 s.o.)4–272025Details Ismailia, Egypt 5–1 3–1 6
Performances by nation TeamTitlesRunners-upThird-placeFourth-place9 (1993, 1996*, 2000, 2005*, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2025)2 (1983*, 1989)8 (1993, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017*, 2022, 2025*)1 (1996)1 (1974)4 (1983, 2005, 2009*, 2017)3 (2000, 2013)3 (1983, 1989, 1996)3 (1993*, 2013*, 1974)3 (2017, 2022, 2025)1 (1974)2 (2022, 2025)4 (1974, 1983, 2005, 2009)1 (2000*)3 (1989, 1993, 1996)1 (1989*)
Team appearances Nation197419831989199319962000200520092013201720222025Total––––6th–––––––15th1st1st2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd121st3rd–––4th3rd3rd4th3rd5th5th92nd2nd2nd3rd2nd–––3rd4th4th4th9––3rd–––––––––1––––5th6th5th–––7thWD44th4th–––5th4th4th–5th3rd3rd8–––5th––––––––1 Banned1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st9–6th––––––––––13rd––––7th––––6thWD3––5th––––––WD–6th2–5th4th4th4th3rd––––WD–5Total565567544576
See also Field hockey at the African Games Men's African Olympic Qualifier Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations Notes
References
External links Men Field Hockey Africa Cup Archive – todor66.com