# 2017 Women's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

The 2017 Women's Indoor African Cup of Nation was held in Swakopmund, Namibia. It was originally scheduled from 23 to 25 June 2017.
The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup. The defending champions Namibia won the title by defeating the hosts South Africa 3(2)–3(1) in the final.

## Teams

* Petro Stoffberg (GK)
* Jocelle Deysel
* Sunelle Ludwig
* Phea Gerber
* Zalia Duvenhage
* Marcia Venter
* Jerrica Bartlett
* Magreth Mengo (C)
* Ina Louis
* Gillian Hermanus
* Dure Boshoff
* Sonet Crous (GK)
* Hanli Hattingh (GK)
* Amy Greaves
* Kelly Madsen
* Jenna Shuker
* Shelley Higgo
* Eloise Walters
* Heather McEwan
* Cindy Hack (C)
* Kara-Lee Stella
* Jessica O'Connor
* Celia Seerane
* Nicole La Fleur (GK)
* Jaime Haasbroek (GK)
* Lylie Wilde
* Amy Brooke
* Sarah Haycroft
* Nicola Watson
* Michelle Kabaira
* Nicolle Grant
* Cara Ross
* Natasha Meth
* Iman Johnson
* Michelle Williams
* Androniki Hiripis

## Results
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Namibia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | |

### Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).
* 23 Jun 2017 08:45
| South Africa | 7–0 | Botswana |
| Hack 5', 14' Madsen 5' Greaves 9' McEwan 13', 14' | Report | |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Silke Pennefather (NAM)
* 23 Jun 2017 13:45
| South Africa | 4–1 | Namibia |
| McEwan 9' Stella 22' Greaves 26' O'Connor 37' | Report | Venter 16' |
* Umpires: Joy Pieterson (RSA) Salma Barthram (NAM)
* 23 Jun 2017 18:45
| Namibia | 3–1 | Zimbabwe |
| Hermanus 2' Mengo 7' Boshoff 16' | Report | Grant 33' |
* Umpires: Silke Pennefather (NAM) Lyndal Robertson(RSA)
* 24 Jun 2017 08:45
| South Africa | 8–0 | Zimbabwe |
| Walters 1', 2' Stella 9' Higgo 14' O'Connor 19' Evans 20', 24' McEwan 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Silke Pennefather (NAM) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
* 24 Jun 2017 13:45
| Namibia | 0–7 | South Africa |
| | Report | Walters 4', 8' Stella 9' Madsen 14', 40' Greaves 15' McEwan 18' |
* Umpires: Silke Pennefather (NAM) Lyndal Robertson(RSA)
* 24 Jun 2017 18:45
| Namibia | 3–1 | Zimbabwe |
| Venter 1' Hermanus 12' Mengo 28' | Report | Grant 2' |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

### Final

* 25 Jun 2017 08:45
| Namibia | 3–3 | South Africa |
| Venter 2', 44' Hermanus 12' | Report | Hack 4', 33' Higgo 6' |
| Penalties |||
| Hermanus Venter Deysel | 2–1 | Madsen Higgo Evans |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer(AUT) Sharne Mayers(ZIM)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Team
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Botswana
* Qualified for the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
| Maggie Mengo | Jamie Haasbroek | Heather McEwan |

### Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 5.86 goals per match.
5 goals
* Heather McEwan
4 goals
* Cindy Hack
* Kelly Madsen
* Marcia Venter
* Eloise Walter
3 goals
* Amy Greaves
* Gillian Hermanus
* Kara-Lee Stella
2 goals
* Celia Evans
* Nicolle Grant
* Shelley Higgo
* Magreth Mengo
* Jessica O'Connor
1 goal
* Dure Boshoff
Source: FIH