# 2024 Men's Nkosi Cup

The 2024 Nkosi Cup was the second edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international men's indoor hockey tournament in South Africa. It was held in Wynberg Military Base Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 17 December 2024.

## Teams

* Stephen O'Keeffe (C, GK)
* Jakim Bernsden (GK)
* Ryan Williams
* Harry Macmahon
* Jack Haycock
* Ben O'Grady
* Oliver Kidd
* Scott McCabe
* Ross Canning
* Greg Williams
* James Walker
* Craig MacKay
* Richter van Rooyen (GK)
* Roben Kambinda (GK)
* David Britz
* Fagan Hansen
* John-Paul Britz
* Cody van der Merwe
* Nico Neethling
* Dakota Hansen
* Pieter Jacobs (C)
* Matukaramove Kavikairiua
* Delron Handura
* Brynn Cleak (C)
* Max Ruffell (GK)
* Luka Clark
* Benedict van Woerkom
* David Green (C)
* Matthew Symonds
* Daniel Scanlon
* Maks Wyndham-Smith
* Isaac Houlbrooke
* Ben Allen
* Jarryd Russell
* Alexander Sumenko-Bucknell
* Angus Griffin (GK)
* Anton van Loggerenberg (GK)
* Mustapha Cassiem
* Justin Domleo
* Hans Neethling
* Dayaan Cassiem (C)
* Keegan Hezlett
* Litha Kraai
* Dalpiarro Langford
* Rusten Abrahams
* Jethro Eustice
* Cullin de Jager (GK)
* Leruo Ditlhakanyane

## Preliminary round

All times are local (All times are local (UTC+2)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 6 |
| 3 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 0 |
* 13 December 2024 17:15
| Namibia | 7–2 | Ireland |
| Van der Merwe 6' D. Hansen 9' F. Hansen 23', 39' Jacobs 26' Cleak 37' JP Britz 37' | Report | Canning 27' Walker 28' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Baskar Raman (MAS)
* 13 December 2024 19:45
| South Africa | 10–2 | New Zealand |
| Kraai 7', 40' Domleo 9' D. Cassiem 11', 25' Neethling 12', 38' M. Cassiem 24', 38' Hezlett 33' | Report | Houlbrooke 18' Van Woerkom 32' |
* Umpires: Colm Kavanagh (IRL) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
* 14 December 2024 17:15
| New Zealand | 7–3 | Ireland |
| Wyndham-Smith 4', 34' Clark 13' Allen 20', 31' Houlbrooke 33', 38' | Report | Canning 9' MacKay 14', 27' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
* 14 December 2024 19:45
| Namibia | 2–3 | South Africa |
| Cleak 5' D. Hansen 16' | Report | M. Cassiem 29', 34', 36' |
* Umpires: Baskar Raman (MAS) Colm Kavanagh (IRL)
* 15 December 2024 16:15
| New Zealand | 4–3 | Namibia |
| Wyndham-Smith 8' Clark 11' Van Woerkom 28', 35' | Report | Jacobs 34', 37' F. Hansen 37' |
* Umpires: Colm Kavanagh (IRL) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
* 15 December 2024 18:45
| Ireland | 3–7 | South Africa |
| MacKay 3' Canning 19' Kidd 37' | Report | M. Cassiem 4', 13', 25', 39' Domleo 8' Kraai 16' Neethling 34' |
* Umpires: Baskar Raman (MAS) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

## Final round
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 December | 16 December |
| South Africa | 6 |
| South Africa | 6 | 17 December | 17 December |
| Ireland | 1 | 17 December | 17 December |
| Ireland | 1 | South Africa | 3 |
| 16 December | 16 December | | South Africa | 3 |
| 16 December | 16 December | Namibia | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | Namibia | 2 |
| Namibia | 6 | | |
| Namibia | 6 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 December | 17 December |
| | | Ireland (p.s.o.) | 5 (2) |
| | | New Zealand | 5 (0) |

### Semi–Final

* 16 December 2024 17:15
| South Africa | 6–1 | Ireland |
| Eustice 3', 26' D. Cassiem 4' M. Cassiem 24', 38' Neethling 40' | Report | MacKay 39' |
* Umpires: Baskar Raman (MAS) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
* 16 December 2024 18:30
| New Zealand | 3–6 | Namibia |
| Scanlon 12' Van Woerkom 15' Houlbrooke 36' | Report | JP Britz 1', 13', 40' D. Hansen 8' Cleak 33' F. Hansen 38' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Colm Kavanagh (IRL)

### 3rd–4th Place

* 17 December 2024 17:15
| Ireland | 5–5 | New Zealand |
| Canning 3', 17', 26' Williams 14' Kidd 21' | Report | Wyndham-Smith 18' Van Woerkom 22', 26', 33', 40' |
| Penalties |||
| Canning Williams | 2–0 | Houlbrooke Symonds |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Baskar Raman (MAS)

### Final

* 17 December 2024 19:45
| South Africa | 3–2 | Namibia |
| M. Cassiem 26', 27', 37' | Report | JP Britz 16' F. Hansen 29' |
* Umpires: Colm Kavanagh (IRL) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team |
| | South Africa (H) |
| | Namibia |
| | Ireland |
| 4 | New Zealand |

### Goalscorers

There were 84 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 8.4 goals per match.
14 goals
* Mustapha Cassiem
8 goals
* Benedict van Woerkom
6 goals
* Ross Canning
5 goals
* John-Paul Britz
* Fagan Hansen
4 goals
* Craig MacKay
* Isaac Houlbrooke
* Maks Wyndham-Smith
* Hans Neethling
3 goals
* Brynn Cleak
* Dakota Hansen
* Pieter Jacobs
* Dayaan Cassiem
* Litha Kraai
2 goals
* Oliver Kidd
* Ben Allen
* Luka Clark
* Justin Domleo
* Jethro Eustice
1 goal
* James Walker
* Greg Williams
* Cody van der Merwe
* Daniel Scanlon
* Keegan Hezlett
Source: FIH