# African Hockey Federation

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 13 August 2024 :
| AfHF | FIH | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 | 11 | 2 | South Africa | 1981.93 |
| 2 | 18 | | Egypt | 1712.31 |
| 3 | 34 | | Ghana | 1139.03 |
| 4 | 37 | | Nigeria | 1058.12 |
| 5 | 75 | | Kenya | 805.03 |
| 6 | 82 | | Zimbabwe | 783.03 |
| 7 | 84 | | Namibia | 764.68 |
| 8 | 86 | | Zambia | 760.21 |
| 9 | 91 | | Uganda | 676.79 |
| 10 | 95 | | Malawi | 253.92 |
| Change from 22 July 2024 |||||
Women's FIH Rankings as of 13 August 2024 :
| AfHF | FIH | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 | 20 | 2 | South Africa | 1403.03 |
| 2 | 31 | | Ghana | 994.59 |
| 3 | 33 | | Kenya | 977.46 |
| 4 | 36 | | Nigeria | 946.77 |
| 5 | 53 | | Egypt | 770 |
| 6 | 57 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 761.86 |
| 7 | 66 | | Namibia | 724.73 |
| 8 | 74 | | Zambia | 543.29 |
| 9 | 77 | | Uganda | 394.63 |
| 10 | 78 | | Malawi | 331.02 |
| Change from 8 June 2024 |||||