# 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

The 2023 Junior Africa Cup will be an international field hockey competition held from 12 to 16 March 2023 in Ismailia, Egypt.
The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2023 Junior World Cup, with the winner and runner-up qualifying.
South Africa won their fifth title after defeating the defending champions and hosts Egypt in the final 4–3 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2 in regular time.

## Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the tournament.
* South Africa
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Nigeria
* Zimbabwe
* Kenya

## Preliminary round
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Egypt (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | Third place match |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | Third place match |

### Matches

* 12 March 2023 15:00
| Egypt | 1–0 | Kenya |
| Adel 2' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 12 March 2023 17:00
| South Africa | 6–0 | Zimbabwe |
| Maseko 17' Davis 25' Flint 31', 39', 48' Mbata 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carren Koloni (KEN) Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
* 13 March 2023 15:00
| Egypt | 0–3 | South Africa |
| | Report | Mentoor 5' Maseko 30' Neethling 55' |
* Umpires: Titus Ngolia (KEN) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 13 March 2023 17:00
| Zimbabwe | 1–2 | Kenya |
| Ncube 60' | Report | Omwaka 16' Momanyi 32' Wandera 59' |
* Umpires: Haroon Rashid (PAK) Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
* 15 March 2023 15:00
| Zimbabwe | 1–3 | Egypt |
| Shumba 58' | Report | Mokhtar 6' Adel 57' Elhadi 59' |
* Umpires: Titus Ngolia (KEN) Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA)
* 15 March 2023 17:00
| South Africa | 6–1 | Kenya |
| Mbata 7' Montgomery 14' Flint 28' Davis 45' Ansell 47' Neethling 47' | Report | Kimtai 11' |
* Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Haroon Rashid (PAK)

## Final round
### Third place match

* 16 March 2023 12:30
| Kenya | 2–1 | Zimbabwe |
| Momanyi 3' Omwaka 26' | Report | Sibanda 22' |
* Umpires: Haroon Rashid (PAK) Hisham Moaaz (EGY)

### Final

* 16 March 2023 16:30
| South Africa | 2–2 | Egypt |
| Flint 12' Ditlhakanyane 42' | Report | Ali 51' Adel 55' |
| Penalties |||
| Le Forestier Neethling Mthalane Kahder Knott Neethling | 4–3 | Adel Bakr Ragab Ali Mokhtar Adel |
* Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Titus Ngolia (KEN)

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| James Flint | Hossameldin Ragab | Reece Govender |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Egypt (H) | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Kenya | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | |

## Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
5 goals
* James Flint
3 goals
* Ziad Adel
2 goals
* Matthew Momanyi
* Mathias Omwaka
* Calvin Davis
* Tebogo Maseko
* Viwe Mbata
* Hans Neethling
1 goal
* Abdalla Ali
* Ahmed Elhadi
* Bassem Mokhtar
* Sheldon Kimtai
* Job Wandera
* Nathan Ansell
* Leruo Ditlhakanyane
* Carlon Mentoor
* Ross Montgomery
* Joseph Ncube
* Onward Shumba
* Ray-Royce Sibanda
Source: FIH