# South Africa women's national field hockey team

The South Africa women's national field hockey team represents South Africa in international field hockey matches and tournaments.

## Tournament history
### Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1980–1991 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | Group stage | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | Group stage | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Group stage | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Total | 6/11 | 0 titles | 33 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 90 |

### World Cup

FIH World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1974–1993 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| 1998 | Group stage | 7th place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 2002 | Group stage | 13th place | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 |
| 2006 | Group stage | 12th place | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 10th place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 |
| 2018 | Group stage | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| / 2022 | Second round | 15th place | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Total | 7/15 | 0 titles | 41 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 64 | 107 |

### Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Group stage | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| 2002 Manchester, England | Second round | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 |
| 2006 Melbourne, Australia | Group stage | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010 New Delhi, India | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
| 2014 Glasgow, Scotland | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 |
| 2018 Gold Coast, Australia | Group stage | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 Birmingham, England | Group stage | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| Total | - | 0 titles | 37 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 120 | 70 |

### Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations :
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1990 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Banned |
| 1994 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |
| 1998 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st |
| 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |
| 2009 | Accra, Ghana | 1st |
| 2013 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st |
| 2017 | Ismailia, Egypt | 1st |
| 2022 | Accra, Ghana | 1st |
| 2025 | TBA | Q |

### All-Africa Games

Africa Games :
| All-Africa Games |||
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1987 | Nairobi, Kenya | Banned |
| 1991 | Cairo, Egypt | Banned |
| 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st |
| 1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st |
| 2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st |
| Africa Games |||
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2023 | Accra, Ghana | Withdrew |

### African Olympic Qualifier

Africa Games :
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2007 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st |
| 2011 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1st |
| 2015 | Randburg, South Africa | 1st |
| 2019 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 1st |
| 2023 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st |

### World League

* 2012–13 – 12th place
* 2014–15 – 14th place
* 2016–17 – 10th place

### Hockey Nations Cup

Hockey Nations Cup :
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2022 | Valencia, Spain | 8th |

### Hockey Nations Cup 2

Hockey Nations Cup 2 :
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2024-25 | Walcz, Poland | Q |

### Champions Trophy

* 2000 – 5th place

### Champions Challenge

Champions Challenge :
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2002 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4th |
| 2003 | Catania, Italy | – |
| 2005 | Virginia Beach, United States | 2nd |
| 2007 | Baku, Azerbaijan | – |
| 2009 | Cape Town, South Africa | 2nd |
| 2011 | Dublin, Ireland | 5th |
| 2012 | Dublin, Ireland | 6th |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 3rd |

## 2024 Summer Olympics squad

The squad was announced on 19 June 2024.
Head coach: Giles Bonnet
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | GK | Anelle Lloyd | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 30) | 48 | 0 | Mpumalanga |
| 3 | FW | Celia Seerane | (1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 34) | 185 | 48 | Tuks |
| 4 | DF | Stephanie Botha | (1998-12-30)30 December 1998 (aged 25) | 30 | 2 | Somerset West |
| 5 | MF | Edith Molikoe | (2000-05-23)23 May 2000 (aged 24) | 34 | 0 | Tuks |
| 8 | FW | Kristen Paton | (1996-12-21)21 December 1996 (aged 27) | 72 | 8 | HGC |
| 10 | MF | Onthatile Zulu | (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 24) | 56 | 0 | WPCC beavers |
| 12 | FW | Dirkie Chamberlain | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 37) | 243 | 130 | North West |
| 13 | DF | Paris-Gail Isaacs | (2006-08-25)25 August 2006 (aged 17) | 7 | 1 | Beaulieu |
| 14 | MF | Taheera Augousti | (2005-09-23)23 September 2005 (aged 18) | 26 | 2 | Central |
| 16 | DF | Erin Christie (Captain) | (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 32) | 105 | 9 | WPCC beavers |
| 17 | FW | Ntsopa Mokoena | (2004-08-17)17 August 2004 (aged 19) | 26 | 7 | Central |
| 18 | DF | Hannah Pearce | (1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 25) | 41 | 0 | Birmingham |
| 21 | FW | Ongeziwe Mali | (1999-05-21)21 May 1999 (aged 25) | 30 | 3 | Maties |
| 25 | DF | Marié Louw | (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 28) | 26 | 3 | Bohemian |
| 27 | FW | Kayla de Waal | (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 24) | 20 | 2 | WPCC beavers |
| 28 | FW | Quanita Bobbs (Captain) | (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 30) | 184 | 37 | Central |
| 30 | MF | Kayla Swarts | (2003-05-24)24 May 2003 (aged 21) | 24 | 0 | Central |