# Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Field Hockey was among the sports at the 13th Africa Games held in 8 to 23 March 2023 in Accra, Ghana.
Egypt won the final on penalties against the hosts Ghana after a 2–2 score-line at the end of regular time. Nigeria won the third-place playoff against Kenya (2–1).

## Competition schedule

In the preliminary round, games will be played on two pitches.
| G | Group stage | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sun 17 | Mon 18 | Tue 19 | Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Fri 22 |
| G | G | | G | | B | F |

## Participating nations

5 teams were scheduled to compete in field hockey.
The squad was announced on 12 March 2024.
Head Coach: Tahir Zaman
* Mostafa Mansour
* Ahmed Mohsen
* Amr Sayed (C)
* Ashraf Said
* Ahmed El-Naggar
* Mohamed Ragab
* Mahmoud Mamdouh
* Karim Atef
* Moustafa Tarek
* Mahmoud Hussin (GK)
* Hussein Awad
* Ziad Adel
* Ahmed El-Ganaini
* Mohamed Adel
* Basel Abdelmonem
* Mohamed Ali
* Hossameldin Ragab
* Mohamed Hemid (GK)
The squad was announced on 14 March 2024.
Head Coach: Salya Nsalbini
* Joshua Pepperah
* Charles Abbiw (C)
* Stephen Asamoah
* Derrick Fialor
* Emmanuel Ankomah
* Richard Adjei
* Abdellah Addison
* Francis Tettey
* Samuel Agbeli
* Emmanuel Akaba
* Ernest Opoku
* Benjamin Kwofie
* Alfred Ntiamoah
* Matthew Damalie
* Luke Damalie
* Benjamin Acquah (GK)
* Malik Abdul
* Eugene Acheampong (GK)
Head Coach: Willys Otieno
* Festus Onyango
* Joshua Omondi (GK)
* Moses Loise
* Sutcliffe Usagi
* Constant Wakhura (C)
* Bethuel Masambu
* Ivan Ludiali
* Francis Kariuki
* Cliffe Omari
* George Mutria
* Moses Ademba
* Robert Masibo
* James Muthii
* Samuel Silong (GK)
* Emmanuel Wiswa
* Derick Henry
* Kennedy Mango
* Mathias Omwaka
The squad was announced on 12 March 2024.
Head coach:Baba Ndana
* Haruna Yohanna (GK)
* Christopher Joseph
* Olawale Ajibua
* Joseph Adamu
* James Samaila
* Kish Victor
* Michael John (C)
* Sunday Godwin
* Muiz Bello
* Kelvin Linus
* Peter John
* Dennis Solomon
* Elkana Ibrahim
* Olayinka Jayeoba
* Endurance Nzete
* Isaac Patrick
* Benjamin Ibrahim
* Mustapha Abdullahi (GK)

## Group stage

All times are local (UTC)
The pools were announced on 22 February 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Ghana (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | Third place match |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | Third place match |
* 17 March 2024 14:00
| Ghana | 1–0 | Nigeria |
| Damalie 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Haroon Rashid (PAK)
* 17 March 2024 16:00
| Kenya | 2–3 | Egypt |
| Wakhura 23' Ademba 59' | Report | Adel 17' Ragab 41' El-Ganaini 47' |
* Umpires: Nortey Ebenezer (GHA) Simon Awasa (NGR)
* 18 March 2024 10:00
| Egypt | 5–4 | Nigeria |
| El-Ganaini 17', 36' Ragab 29' Sayed 32' Mamdouh 51' | Report | Samaila 21', 30' Victor 32', 49' |
* Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)
* 18 March 2024 16:00
| Kenya | 1–3 | Ghana |
| Wiswa 59' | Report | Fialor 38' Addison 43' Ntiamoah 45' |
* Umpires: Mohamed Hassan (EGY) Simon Awasa (NGR)
* 20 March 2024 14:00
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Kenya |
| Samaila 15', 21' | Report | Masambu 7' |
* Umpires: Nortey Ebenezer (GHA) Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
* 20 March 2024 16:00
| Ghana | 0–1 | Egypt |
| | Report | El-Ganaini 41' |
* Umpires: Simon Awasa (NGR) Deepak Joshi (IND)

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

* 22 March 2024 14:00
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Kenya |
| Samaila 33' John 43' | Report | Kariuki 53' |
* Umpires: Mohamed Hassan (EGY) Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)

### Final

* 22 March 2024 16:00
| Egypt | 2–2 | Ghana |
| El-Ganaini 15' Adel 26' | Report | Ntiamoah 44' Tettey 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Ragab Mansour El-Ganaini Adel Said | 3–1 | Kwofie Agbeli Ntiamoah Ankomah Adjei |
* Umpires: Simon Awasa (NGR) Deepak Joshi (IND)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team |
| | Egypt |
| | Ghana (H) |
| | Nigeria |
| 4 | Kenya |

### Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
5 goals
* Ahmed El-Ganaini
* James Samaila
2 goals
* Hossameldin Ragab
* Alfred Ntiamoah
* Kish Victor
1 goal
* Mohamed Adel
* Ziad Adel
* Mahmoud Mamdouh
* Amr Sayed
* Abdellah Addison
* Luke Damalie
* Derrick Fialor
* Francis Tettey
* Moses Ademba
* Francis Kariuki
* Bethuel Masambu
* Constant Wakhura
* Emmanuel Wiswa
* Peter John
Source: FIH