# 2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

The 2019 Men's African Olympic Qualifier was the fourth edition of the African qualification tournament for the men's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 12 to 18 August 2019.
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
South Africa won the tournament for the fourth time.

## Teams

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament FIH World Rankings, were expected to participate in the tournament. Nigeria and Uganda withdrew before the tournament.
* Egypt (20)
* Ghana (36)
* Kenya (48)
* Namibia (68)
* Nigeria (57)
* South Africa (14)
* Uganda (–)
* Zimbabwe (61)

## Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 15 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 12 | |
| 3 | Ghana | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 9 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | |
| 5 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Namibia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | |

### Fixtures

* 12 August 2019 13:00
| Egypt | 6–0 | Zimbabwe |
| El-Ganaini 4', 5', 34' A. Sayed 52', 58' Ibrahim 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Sedtric Makati (NAM)
* 12 August 2019 15:00
| Ghana | 3–2 | Kenya |
| Kwofie 37' El. Akaba 52' Nsalbini 60+' | Report | Wakhura 28' Onyango 51' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Scott Tarr (RSA)
* 12 August 2019 17:00
| South Africa | 3–1 | Namibia |
| Cassiem 41' Smith 55', 57' | Report | Barthram 60' |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
* 13 August 2019 13:00
| Egypt | 7–2 | Kenya |
| Adel 3', 7' El-Ganaini 6', 45' Ibrahim 24' Ghobran 34' Gamal 37' | Report | Wakhura 33' Onyango 40' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Sedtric Makati (NAM)
* 13 August 2019 15:00
| Namibia | 1–3 | Ghana |
| Jacobs 30+' | Report | Nsalbini 25', 50', 53' |
* Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
* 13 August 2019 19:00
| South Africa | 9–0 | Zimbabwe |
| Paton 15' Kok 21' Cassiem 25' Ntuli 26' Panther 28' Horne 36' Smith 38', 40' Drummond 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alfred Akrong (GHA) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 15 August 2019 11:00
| Kenya | 2–3 | Zimbabwe |
| Onyango 20' Marango 43' | Report | Kanyangarara 36' Maredza 50', 56' |
* Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Alfred Akrong (GHA)
* 15 August 2019 13:00
| Namibia | 1–6 | Egypt |
| Finch 41' | Report | Ghobran 3' Adel 7' El-Hady 27' Ibrahim 34' El-Naggar 50', 60' |
* Umpires: Scott Tarr (RSA) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 15 August 2019 17:00
| Ghana | 1–9 | South Africa |
| Opoku 59' | Report | Smith 4', 6', 40', 50' Eustice 11', 49' Kok 21', 30' Ntuli 35' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 17 August 2019 11:00
| Zimbabwe | 2–2 | Namibia |
| O'Riordan 18' Chomunorwa 43' | Report | Cleak 41' Van der Merwe 54' |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Alfred Akrong (GHA)
* 17 August 2019 13:00
| Ghana | 1–3 | Egypt |
| Opoku 11' | Report | Ghobran 14' Ragab 44' Ibrahim 58' |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Scott Tarr (RSA)
* 17 August 2019 17:00
| South Africa | 4–0 | Kenya |
| Smith 30', 33' Cassiem 37' Horne 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sedtric Makati (NAM) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 18 August 2019 11:00
| Zimbabwe | 3–4 | Ghana |
| Mungwiniri 8' Chomunorwa 50' Maredza 59' | Report | Baiden 2' Botsio 34' Akaba 47', 50' |
* Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Sedtric Makati (NAM)
* 18 August 2019 13:00
| Kenya | 3–1 | Namibia |
| Okeyo 26' Wakhura 57' Onyango 57' | Report | Neethling 58' |
* Umpires: Scott Tarr (RSA) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 18 August 2019 17:00
| Egypt | 2–3 | South Africa |
| El-Ganaini 30' Said 60' | Report | Spooner 47', 48', 50' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

## Goalscorers

There were 87 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.8 goals per match.
10 goals
* Austin Smith
6 goals
* Ahmed El-Ganaini
4 goals
* Amr Ibrahim
* Salya Nsalbini
* Festus Onyango
3 goals
* Mohamed Adel
* Hossam Ghobran
* Elikem Akaba
* Constant Wakhura
* Dayaan Cassiem
* Tevin Kok
* Nicholas Spooner
* Tendayi Maredza
2 goals
* Ahmed El-Naggar
* Amr Sayed
* Ernest Opoku
* Jethro Eustice
* Keenan Horne
* Nqobile Ntuli
* Gift Chomunorwa
1 goal
* Amr El-Hady
* Ahmed Gamal
* Mohamed Ragab
* Ashraf Said
* Michael Baiden
* Johnny Botsio
* Benjamin Kwofie
* Arnold Marango
* Willis Okeyo
* Percy Barthram
* Brynn Cleak
* Dylan Finch
* Pieter Jacobs
* Cody van der Merwe
* Nico Neethling
* Timothy Drummond
* Clinton Panther
* Taine Paton
* Tatenda Kanyangarara
* Rangarirai Mungwiniri
* Tony O'Riordan
Source: FIH