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

The girls' hockey 5s 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.

2018 African Youth Games – Girls' tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Algeria
City	Algiers
Dates	19–26 July
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Stade Ferhani
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	119 (5.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Angela Welham (14 goals)

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 the 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) Host.

19 July 2018 10:00 South Africa  19–0  Algeria de Waal  1', 2', 7', 10', 17' McLaren  2', 3' Welham  2', 13', 16', 20', 20' Hardie  4', 8', 11', 15' Nkosi  13', 17' Hendricks  18' Report Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

19 July 2018 11:00 Ghana  4–0  Zimbabwe Otoo  3' Akoto  7' Gbatti  18' Copson  19' Report Umpires: Melissa Taylor (RSA) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

19 July 2018 14:00 Nigeria  0–4  Namibia Report Meyer  5' Cormack  11', 14' Kruger  18' Umpires: Shi Him Tang (HKG) Rita Katoka (ZAM)

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20 July 2018 14:00 Ghana  2–3  Namibia Donkor  6' Otoo  9' Report Meyer  5' van Rooyen  15' Myburgh  18' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Shi Him Tang (HKG)

20 July 2018 15:00 South Africa  3–3  Zimbabwe de Waal  2' Hardie  5', 17' Report Pope  6' Beekes  11' N. Terblanche  14' Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

20 July 2018 16:00 Algeria  0–2  Nigeria Report Christopher  6' Familusi  16' Umpires: Melissa Taylor (RSA) Rita Katoka (ZAM)

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21 July 2018 14:00 Namibia  3–3  Zimbabwe Myburgh  5' van Rooyen  11' Cormack  14' Report Dobbie  8' A. Terblanche  16' N. Terblanche  17' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

21 July 2018 15:00 Nigeria  0–7  South Africa Report de Waal  2', 17' Welham  9', 13', 19', 20' du Toit  15' Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Shi Him Tang (HKG)

21 July 2018 16:00 Algeria  0–13  Ghana Report Gbatti  1', 2', 6', 7', 16' Otoo  3', 14' Quayson  4' Copson  5' Akoto  8', 11', 16' Okine  18' Umpires: Sampou Bitimi (NGA) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

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23 July 2018 10:00 Zimbabwe  4–0  Nigeria Dobbie  3' Terblanche  8', 9', 18' Report Umpires: Shi Him Tang (HKG) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

23 July 2018 11:00 Ghana  2–5  South Africa Donkor  5' Gbatti  16' Report Nkosi  5' du Toit  8' Welham  11', 16' Ramasimong  17' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Sampou Ebitmi (NGA)

23 July 2018 12:00 Namibia  13–1  Algeria Myburgh  3', 6', 13', 18' Cormack  4', 8', 9', 16' Meyer  5', 20' van Rooyen  11' Wessels  15' Schimming  19' Report Boualia  15' Umpires: Rita Katoka (ZAM) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)

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24 July 2018 12:00 South Africa  2–1  Namibia de Waal  10', 12' Report Myburgh  2' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Cynthia Clement (GHA)

24 July 2018 13:00 Nigeria  0–2  Ghana Report Donkor  3' Gbatti  8' Umpires: Shi Him Tang (HKG) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

24 July 2018 14:00 Zimbabwe  10–0  Algeria Report

Fifth and sixth place classification

25 July 2018 14:00  Nigeria 3–0  Algeria Report

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	South Africa	2
	Zimbabwe	0
					South Africa	2
					Namibia	0
	Namibia	2
	Ghana	1
					Third place
					Zimbabwe	2
					Ghana	1

Semifinals

25 July 2018 15:00 South Africa  2–0  Zimbabwe Report

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25 July 2018 16:00 Namibia  2–1  Ghana Report

Third and fourth place

26 July 2018 14:00 Zimbabwe  2–1  Ghana Report

Final

26 July 2018 15:00 South Africa  2–0  Namibia Report

Final standings

Rank	Team
	South Africa
	Namibia
	Zimbabwe
4	Ghana
5	Nigeria
6	Algeria

Team qualified to the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

References

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