# Field hockey at the 2018 African Youth Games – Boys' tournament

The boys' hockey5s event at the 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers was held at the Stade Ferhani from 19 to 26 July 2018. The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.

## Qualified teams

* Algeria
* Kenya
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
Uganda was supposed to play in Pool B, but withdrew due to a lack of funds.

## Format

The eight teams will be split into two groups of four teams. All teams move on to the quarterfinals, and depending on their positions within the pool, they will be playing against a team from the other pool. In the quarterfinals, the four losing teams will be playing for the 5th to 8th place classification, whilst the four winning teams will move on to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knock-out system.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 9 |
| 2 | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
* 19 July 2018 12:00
| South Africa | 5–0 | Namibia |
| Postumus 13' Lewis 14', 19' Maphumulo 17' Jarvis 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shigeki Kodama (JPN) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
* 19 July 2018 13:00
| Zimbabwe | 9–0 | Algeria |
| Davis 3', 12' Kamusewu 5', 11', 18' Phiri 6', 7' Mungore 8' O'Riordan 19' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz (EGY) Kofi Quagraine (GHA)
* 20 July 2018 10:00
| Zimbabwe | 0–6 | South Africa |
| | Report | Jarvis 1', 3', 13' Wynford 7' Cassiem 19' Lewis 20' |
* Umpires: Kofi Quagraine (GHA) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
* 20 July 2018 11:00
| Namibia | 4–1 | Algeria |
| van der Merwe 9' de Villiers 13' Hansen 17' McNally 20' | Report | Aichaoudi 5' |
* Umpires: Simon Awasa (NGR) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 21 July 2018 12:00
| Namibia | 5–2 | Zimbabwe |
| Neethling 10+', 12' Rieckert 13' van der Merwe 19' de Villiers 20' | Report | Kamusweu 9' O'Riordan 16' |
* Umpires: Simon Awasa (NGR) Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
* 21 July 2018 13:00
| South Africa | 9–0 | Algeria |
| Campbell 2' Maphumulo 4', 12' Jarvis 6', 7', 16', 19', 20' Lewis 15' | Report | |
* Umpires: Haitham Selim (EGY) Kofi Quagraine (GHA)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
* 19 July 2018 16:00
| Kenya | 1–2 | Zambia |
| Omutekete 14' | Report | Bwali 5' Mulenga 19' |
* Umpires: Gershwin Reid (RSA) Shigeki Kodoma (JPN)
* 20 July 2018 12:00
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Kenya |
| John 2' Usman 10' | Report | Ludiali 10' |
* Umpires: Haitham Selim (EGY) Gershwin Reid (RSA)
* 21 July 2018 11:00
| Zambia | 2–0 | Nigeria |
| Mulenga 3' Mubanga 4' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shigeki Kodama (JPN) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | 5–7th place semifinal | 5–7th place semifinal | 5–7th place semifinal | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | – | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | | | Nigeria | Nigeria | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Nigeria | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe (PSO) | Zimbabwe (PSO) | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | South Africa (PSO) | South Africa (PSO) | | | | 1 (2) |
| Namibia | Namibia | 1 (0) | | | | | | | | South Africa (PSO) | | | | | Zambia | Zambia | 1 (0) |
| | | | | | | Namibia | Namibia | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kenya | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Namibia | Namibia | 1 | | | | Kenya | Kenya | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Algeria | Algeria | 0 | | | | | Zambia | Zambia | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zambia | Zambia | | | 7 | | | | Nigeria | Nigeria | 2 |
| | | | | | | Algeria | Algeria | 0 | | | | | | | Kenya | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

* 23 July 2018 14:00
| Namibia | 1–3 | Kenya |
| McNally 15' | Report | Ndwati 9' Ndombi 10' Ogenche 18' |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz (EGY) Kofi Quagraine (GHA)
* 23 July 2018 15:00
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Zambia |
| Usman 4' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gershwin Reid (RSA) Haitham Selim (EGY)
* 23 July 2018 16:00
| Zambia | 7–0 | Algeria |
| Mulenga 4' Bwali 6', 15', 20' Moyo 7' Kapeso 13' Mubanga 17' | Report | |
* Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Simon Awasa (NGA)

### 5–7th place semifinal

* 24 July 2018 11:00
| Namibia | 1–0 | Algeria |
| McNally 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kofi Quagraine (GHA) Haitham Selim (EGY)

### Fifth place game

* 25 July 2018 13:00
| Zimbabwe | 1–1 | Namibia |
| Mungore 17' | Report | de Villiers 19' |
| Penalties |||
| Davis Tugwete | 2–0 | Britz Hatton |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz(EGY) Simon Awasa(NGR)

### Semifinals

* 24 July 2018 15:00
| South Africa | 5–2 | Nigeria |
| Jarvis 2', 7', 12' Wynford 19' Lewis 19' | Report | John 10', 18' |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso(KEN) Munashe Mashoko(ZIM)
* 24 July 2018 16:00
| Kenya | 1–4 | Zambia |
| Ouma 15' | Report | Mubanga 6', 9' Bwali 16', 19' |
* Umpires: Shigeki Kodama(JPN) Gershwin Reid(RSA)

### Third place game

* 26 July 2018 13:00
| Nigeria | 2–3 | Kenya |
| John 11', 19' | Report | Wanganga 9', 19' Ogenche 17' |
* Umpires: Gershwin Reid(RSA) Kofi Quagraine(GHA)

### Final

* 26 July 2018 16:00
| South Africa | 1–1 | Zambia |
| M. Cassiem 3' | Report | Moyo 7' |
| Penalties |||
| Jarvis Wynford Cassiem | 2–0 | Bwali Moyo |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso(KEN) Hisham Moaaz(EGY)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | South Africa |
| | Zambia |
| | Kenya |
| 4 | Nigeria |
| 5 | Zimbabwe |
| 6 | Namibia |
| 7 | Algeria |
* Team qualified to the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

## Goalscorers

There have been 83 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.61 goals per match.
12 goals
* Peter Jarvis
6 goals
* Phillimon Bwali
5 goals
* Peter John
* Matthew Lewis
4 goals
* Joseph Mubanga
* Tadiwanashe Kamusewu
3 goals
* Craig McNally
* Jan de Villiers
* Mpumelelo Maphumulo
* Dominic Mulenga
2 goals
* Brian Ogenche
* Richard Wanganga
* Nico Neethling
* Cody van der Merwe
* Nathaniel Usman
* Mustaphaa Cassiem
* Luke Wynford
* Andrew Moyo
* Sean Davis
* Tatenda Mungore
* Tony O'riordan
* Joseph Phiri
1 goal
* Djamel Aichaoui
* Ivan Ludiali
* Edson Ndombi
* Bryton Ndwati
* Robinson Omutekete
* Olando Ouma
* Fagan Hansen
* Henco Rieckert
* Jared Campbell
* Cody Postumus
* David Kapeso
Source: FIH