# 2024 Men's Indoor Africa Cup

The 2024 Men's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23 to 26 May 2024.
Namabia won their first title after defeating the defending champions South Africa in the final 4–3 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3 in regular time. The top two teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.

## Teams

The following four teams participated in the tournament:
* David Strauss (GK)
* Roben Kambinda (GK)
* Liam Hermanus [Wikidata]
* David Britz
* Fagan Hansen
* John-Paul Britz
* Cody van der Merwe [Wikidata]
* Nico Neethling
* Dakota Hansen
* Pieter Jacobs (C)
* Owen Hatton
* Brynn Cleak
Head Coach: Justin Rosenberg
* Mustapha Cassiem
* Justin Domleo [Wikidata]
* Hans Neethling
* Dayaan Cassiem (C)
* Keegan Hezlett
* Nicholas White
* Dalpiarro Langford [Wikidata]
* Idrees Abdulla
* Jethro Eustice
* Bongumusa Mngoma (GK)
* Leruo Ditlhakanyane [Wikidata]
* Cullin De Jager (GK)
Head Coach: Antonio Five
* Mike Gumbura
* Tinotendaishe Muzamwese
* Gift Chomunorwa
* Forbes Thindwa
* Constantine Muchono
* Tadiwanashe Kamusewu
* Tendayi Maredza
* Kevin January
* Kudzanai Tembo (C)
* Kudzai Chimbetete (GK)

## Preliminary round
### Standings

All times are local (UTC+2).
The pools were announced on 2 May 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 9 | Final and 2025 World Cup |
| 2 | Namibia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 6 | Final and 2025 World Cup |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 3 | Third place match |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | Disqualified |
* ↑ Due to the delayed arrival of the Botswana Teams, in accordance with FIH Tournament Regulations for Indoor Competitions have been disqualified from the Indoor Africa Cup 2024.
* 23 May 2024 17:00
| South Africa | 5–0 | Botswana |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Siyabonga Martins (NAM) Tawedzegwa Chadenga (ZIM)
* 23 May 2024 20:00
| Namibia | 12–1 | Zimbabwe |
| Hansen 5', 28' Van der Merwe 12', 14' Hatton 16' Hermanus 17', 34' JP Britz 18' D. Britz 31' Hansen 32', 40' Cleak 35' | Report | Thindwa 20' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Mark Becholz (NED)
* 24 May 2024 18:30
| Botswana | 0–5 | Zimbabwe |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Tawedzegwa Chadenga (ZIM) Mark Becholz (NED)
* 24 May 2024 20:00
| Namibia | 4–5 | South Africa |
| JP Britz 31' Hansen 33', 34' Van der Merwe 40' | Report | Eustice 2' M. Cassiem 9', 14', 20', 21' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
* 25 May 2024 11:00
| South Africa | 12–0 | Zimbabwe |
| Hezlett 12', 24' M. Cassiem 15', 16', 17', 23' D. Cassiem 21' Langford 25', 34' Neethling 26' Abdulla 29' Eustice 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: Tawedzegwa Chadenga (ZIM) Mark Becholz (NED)
* 25 May 2024 15:30
| Botswana | 0–5 | Namibia |
| | Report | |

## First to fourth place classification
### Third and fourth place

* 26 May 2024 14:00
| Zimbabwe | 5–0 | Botswana |
| | Report | |

### Final

* 26 May 2024 17:00
| South Africa | 3–3 | Namibia |
| M. Cassiem 23', 36' Langford 24' | Report | Hansen 28', 30+' Van der Merwe 37' |
| Penalties |||
| D. Cassiem M. Cassiem Eustice M. Cassiem D. Cassiem | 3–4 | Van der Merwe JP Britz Cleak JP Britz Van der Merwe |
* Umpires: Siyabonga Martins (NAM) Mark Becholz (NED)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Team | Qualification |
| Namibia (H) | 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup |
| South Africa | 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup |
| Zimbabwe | |

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
| Pieter Jacobs | Cullin De Jager | Mustapha Cassiem |

### Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
10 goals
* Mustapha Cassiem
6 goals
* Fagan Hansen
4 goals
* Cody van der Merwe
3 goals
* Dalpiarro Langford
2 goals
* John-Paul Britz
* Dakota Hansen
* Liam Hermanus
* Jethro Eustice
* Keegan Hezlett
1 goal
* David Britz
* Brynn Cleak
* Owen Hatton
* Idrees Abdulla
* Dayaan Cassiem
* Hans Neethling
* Forbes Thindwa
Source: FIH