# 2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup

The 2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Durban, South Africa. It was originally scheduled from 25 to 27 September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 30 December 2020 it was announced the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 15 to 18 April 2021.
The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. The defending champions Namibia won the title by defeating the hosts South Africa 2–0 in the final.

## Teams

* Victoria Kgomotso
* Irene Jeremiah
* Naledi Makhandlela
* Phoebe Jairus
* Botho Motlhanka
* Refilwe Botipeng
* Lisa Eberhardt (C)
* Tshepiso Jacob (GK)
* Keene Paakane
* Nonofo Marumolwa
* Boitumelo Gabana
* Pieter Jacobs
* Petro Stoffberg (GK)
* Azaylee Philander
* Sunelle Ludwig
* Caitlin Gillies
* Dure Boshoff
* Jivanka Kruger
* Magreth Mengo (C)
* Gillian Hermanus
* Taramarie Myburgh
* Danja Meyer
* Berencia Diamond (GK)
* Kaela Schimming
* Jamie Southgate
* Kelly Reed
* Celia Seerane
* Daniella de Oliveira
* Edith Molikoe
* Cindy Hack (C)
* Cheneal Raubenheimer
* Jessica O'Connor
* Robyn Johnson
* Tegan Fourie
* Charlize Swanepoel (GK)
* Chereé Greyvenstein (GK)

## Results
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | +49 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | Namibia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 6 | +45 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Botswana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | −94 | 0 | |

### Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).
* 16 April 2021 09:00
| Botswana | 0–26 | South Africa |
| | Report | O'Connor 3' Johnson 4', 13', 15', 26' Hack 5', 11', 11' Reed 5', 22', 24' Raubenheimer 9', 38' De Oliveira 10', 20', 38' Fourie 19', 20', 40', 40' Molikoe 22', 23', 23', 24', 33' Seerane 39' |
* Umpires: Liana du Plesis (NAM) Claire Cowan (RSA)
* 16 April 2021 13:00
| Namibia | 30–0 | Botswana |
| Schimming 2', 4', 11', 26', 28' Kruger 4' Myburgh 6', 8', 23', 39' Boshoff 8', 24', 24', 40' Ludwig 17', 19', 20', 25' Philander 18', 18' Meyer 19', 29', 33', 38' Gillies 27', 33' Hermanus 30', 32' Mengo 35', 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Brun Lowe (ZIM)
* 16 April 2021 18:00
| Namibia | 1–2 | South Africa |
| Hermanus 38' | Report | Molikoe 12' Reed 32' |
* Umpires: Liana du Plesis (NAM) Claire Cowan (RSA)
* 17 April 2021 09:00
| South Africa | 18–0 | Botswana |
| Molikoe 1', 5', 37' Fourie 7', 12', 23', 27' Reed 10' Raubenheimer 13', 31', 34', 40' Seerane 15', 26' O'Connor 24' Hack 25', 35' Johnson 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Claire Cowan (RSA) Lefika Bulala (BOT)
* 17 April 2021 13:00
| Botswana | 0–20 | Namibia |
| | Report | Meyer 4', 6', 26', 31', 40' Philander 8', 15', 16', 22' Schimming 9', 21', 36', 38' Myburgh 14', 29' Hermanus 18' Gillies 20' Ludwig 24', 37' Boshoff 34' |
* Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Liana du Plesis (NAM)
* 17 April 2021 18:00
| South Africa | 4–0 | Namibia |
| Hack 5' Fourie 27', 31' Seerane 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Liana du Plesis (NAM)

### Final

* 18 April 2021 14:00
| South Africa | 0–2 | Namibia |
| | Report | Gillies 9' Ludwig 26' |
* Umpires: Liana du Plesis (NAM) Claire Cowan (RSA)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Team
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Botswana
* Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH 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 |
| Petro Stoffberg | Petro Stoffberg | Tegan Fourie |

### Goalscorers

There were 103 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 14.7 goals per match.
10 goals
* Tegan Fourie
9 goals
* Danja Meyer
* Kaela Schimming
* Edith Molikoe
7 goals
* Sunelle Ludwig
6 goals
* Taramarie Myburgh
* Azaylee Philander
* Cheneal Raubenheimer
* Celia Seerane
5 goals
* Dure Boshoff
* Kelly Reed
* Robyn Johnson
4 goals
* Caitlin Gillies
* Gillian Hermanus
* Cindy Hack
3 goals
* Daniella de Oliveira
2 goals
* Magreth Mengo
* Jessica O'Connor
1 goal
* Jivanka Kruger
Source: FIH