# Men's Junior Africa Cup

The Men's Junior Africa Cup (JAC), formerly known as the Junior Africa Cup of Nations, is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organised by the African Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.

## Results

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Number of teams |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams |
| 1978 | Ibadan, Nigeria | Ghana | | Kenya | Nigeria | Only three teams. | Only three teams. | 3 |
| 1982 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya | | Zimbabwe | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | 2 |
| 1984 | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | | Zimbabwe | Kenya | Only three teams. | Only three teams. | 3 |
| 1989 | Morocco | Egypt | | Zimbabwe | Kenya | | Morocco | 4 |
| 1993 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Egypt | | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Only three teams. | Only three teams. | 3 |
| 1997 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Egypt | | South Africa | Zimbabwe | | Kenya | 4 |
| 2001 | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | | Egypt | Zimbabwe | | Nigeria | 4 |
| 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | South Africa | | Egypt | Ghana | | Nigeria | 6 |
| 2008 | Cairo, Egypt | South Africa | | Egypt | Ghana | | Sudan | 6 |
| 2012 Details | Randburg, South Africa | South Africa | 1–1 (4–2 p.s.o.) | Egypt | Ghana | 4–2 | Kenya | 5 |
| 2016 Details | Windhoek, Namibia | Egypt | 3–2 | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 5–3 | Namibia | 5 |
| 2021 | Windhoek, Namibia | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 5 |
| 2023 Details | Ismailia, Egypt | South Africa | 2–2 (4–3 p.s.o.) | Egypt | Kenya | 2–1 | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| 2024 Details | Windhoek, Namibia | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 8 |

### Summary

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| Egypt | 5 (1984*, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016) | 5 (2001, 2004*, 2008*, 2012, 2023*) | | |
| South Africa | 5 (2001*, 2004, 2008, 2012*, 2023) | 2 (1997, 2016) | | |
| Kenya | 1 (1982*) | 2 (1978, 1993) | 3 (1984, 1989, 2023) | 2 (1997, 2012) |
| Ghana | 1 (1978) | | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Zimbabwe | | 3 (1982, 1984, 1989) | 4 (1993*, 1997*, 2001, 2016) | 1 (2023) |
| Nigeria | | | 1 (1978*) | 2 (2001, 2004) |
| Namibia | | | | 1 (2016*) |
| Sudan | | | | 1 (2008) |
| Morocco | | | | 1 (1989*) |
    * = host nation

### Team appearances

| Team | 1978 | 1982 | 1984 | 1989 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
| Egypt | – | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Q | 11 |
| Ghana | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | – | WD | Q | 5 |
| Kenya | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | – | 5th | 6th | 4th | – | 3rd | Q | 10 |
| Libya | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Morocco | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Namibia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | Q | 2 |
| Nigeria | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | WD | Q | 4 |
| South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Q | 7 |
| Sudan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tanzania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | 1 |
| Zambia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | – | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | – | 5th | 3rd | 4th | Q | 10 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |