# 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

The 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23–25 June 2017. The competition featured three teams, an increase from 2013 as Zimbabwe featured for the first time ever. South Africa defeated Namibia in the final and secured a place in the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.

## Participating nations

Three countries participated in this years tournament:
* South Africa
* Namibia
* Zimbabwe

## Umpires

* Lee Barron (England)
* Peter Caulder (South Africa)
* Sedric Makati (Namibia)
* Munashe Mashoko (Zimbabwe)
* Gary Simmonds - Umpire Manager (South Africa)

## Results

All times are in West Africa Time (UTC+02:00).

### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Namibia (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 0 | |
* 23 June 2017 10:00
| South Africa | 10–2 | Zimbabwe |
| Paton 16', 19', 19' Robinson 30', 32', 34' Domleo 33' Rosenberg 34' Fairweather 38' Eustice 40' | Report | Maredza 14' Tembo 14' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Sedric Makati (NAM)
* 23 June 2017 15:00
| Namibia | 3–3 | South Africa |
| Cleak 15' Jacobs 25' Martins 27' | Report | Paton 3' Julius 29' Abrahams 40' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 23 June 2017 20:00
| Namibia | 8–3 | Zimbabwe |
| Bartlett 2', 13', 21' Tjikuniva 6' Martins 12' Hansen 17' Jacobs 33', 38' | Report | Maredza 14' Tembo 22' Tholanah 38' |
* Umpires: Sedrik Makati (NAM) Peter Caulder (RSA)
* 24 June 2017 10:00
| South Africa | 12–0 | Zimbabwe |
| Julius 6', 7', 16', 26', 31' Robinson 23', 24' Fairweather 26' Paton 29', 31' Eustice 30' Abrahams 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sedrik Makati (NAM) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 24 June 2017 15:00
| South Africa | 9–1 | Namibia |
| Eustice 3', 16' Robinson 5', 38' Abrahams 8', 22', 37' Domleo 16' Mea 33' | Report | Cleak 10' |
* Umpires: Peter Caulder (RSA) Lee Barron (ENG)
* 24 June 2017 20:00
| Namibia | 8–4 | Zimbabwe |
| Tjikuniva 17', 19', 31', 35' Hermanus 27', 32' Martins 28' Cleak 37' | Report | Sikisa 18' Tafuma 29' Maredza 35' Tholanah 35' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

### Final

* 25 June 2017 10:00
| Namibia | 1–2 | South Africa |
| Cleak 24' | Report | Rosenberg 1' Domleo 16' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

## Final standings

* Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | South Africa |
| 2 | Namibia |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
| Brynn Cleak | David Strauss | Keagan Robinson |

## Statistics

Goal Scorers
There have been 66 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 9.43 goals per match.
7 goals
Keagan Robinson
6 goals
Ryan Julius
Wade Paton
5 goals
Isascar Tjikuniva
Rusten Abrahams
4 goals
Brynn Cleak
Jethro Eustice
3 goals
Russel Bartlett
Pieter Jacobs
Siyabonga Martins
Justin Domleo
Tendayi Maredza
2 goals
Liam Hermanus
Matthew Fairweather
Reza Rosenberg
Kudzanai Tembo
Edwin Tholanah
1 goal
Dakota Hansen
Mohamed Mea
Luckson Sikisa
Kanyiwe TafumaSource: FIH
Cards
Player
Country
Red
Yellow
Green
Dakota Hansen
0
1
2
Mohamed Mea
0
1
0
Jethro Eustice
0
0
1
Reza Rosenberg
0
0
1
Rusten Abrahams
0
1
1
Tendayi Mareda
0
0
2
Edwin Tholanah
0
1
0
Kanyiwe Tafuma
0
1
0
Pritchard Matambo
0
0
1
Total
0
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