# 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

The 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.
Zambia withdrew before the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.
The six-time defending champions South Africa won their seventh title.

## Venue

The location of the Africa Cup of Nations venue was the Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium in Ismailia.

### Teams

* Egypt (hosts)
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Zambia (withdrew)

## Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 | Final |
| 3 | Ghana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Third place game |
| 4 | Kenya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | Third place game |
| 5 | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 0 | |
* 22 October 2017 12:00
| Ghana | 3–0 | Kenya |
| Damalie 4' Akaba 33' Akuamoah-Boateng 45' | Report | |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
* 22 October 2017 15:00
| Egypt | 13–1 | Nigeria |
| El-Ganaini 1', 10', 27' Ibrahim 5', 9' Mohsen 15' Ghobran 30', 32', 43' El-Naggar 32', 60' El-Hady 35' Zaki 40' | Report | Bello 41' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Aziz Adimah (GHA)
* 23 October 2017 13:00
| South Africa | 8–1 | Nigeria |
| Horne 1', 35', 60' Bell 21' Rosenberg 21' Hykes 42' Eustice 45' Robinson 54' | Report | Mamman 50' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
* 23 October 2017 15:00
| Egypt | 4–1 | Kenya |
| El-Naggar 2' El-Hady 4' Ghobran 50' Gamal 54' | Report | Mutira 52' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Jibrin Kolo (NGA) Darren Hubach (RSA)
* 25 October 2017 13:00
| Kenya | 2–1 | Nigeria |
| Onyango 43' Wakhura 56' | Report | John 39' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aziz Adimah (GHA) Darren Hubach (RSA)
* 25 October 2017 17:00
| South Africa | 3–2 | Ghana |
| Ntuli 8' Paton 9', 46' | Report | Baiden 1' Opoku 44' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Jibrin Kolo (NGA)
* 26 October 2017 15:00
| Egypt | 3–3 | South Africa |
| Husseinen 30+' Gamal 35' El-Ganaini 41' | Report | Paton 23' Ntuli 28' Horne 48' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Michiel Otten (NED)
* 26 October 2017 17:00
| Nigeria | 1–5 | Ghana |
| Fowobaje 10' | Report | Damalie 21' Ankomah 27' Abbiw 45' Ntiamoah 46' Opoku 49' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Darren Hubach (RSA) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
* 28 October 2017 11:00
| South Africa | 6–1 | Kenya |
| Eustice 18' Rosenberg 19' Horne 34', 48' Bell 37' Robinson 46' | Report | Wakhura 19' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Aziz Adimah (GHA) Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY)
* 28 October 2017 15:00
| Ghana | 0–4 | Egypt |
| | Report | Atef 33', 38' Zaki 46' El-Ganaini 51' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Jibrin Kolo (NGA)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 29 October 2017 12:30
| Ghana | 5–3 | Kenya |
| Tettey 20' Akaba 20', 30' Damalie 23' Ankomah 42' | Report | Wakhura 17' Onyango 52' Munialo 56' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Ahmed El-Sayed (EGY) Darren Hubach (RSA)

#### Final

* 29 October 2017 15:00
| Egypt | 1–2 | South Africa |
| El-Ganaini 8' | Report | Paton 39' Eustice 58' |
* Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Michiel Otten (NED)

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 2018 World Cup |
| 2 | Egypt (H) | |
| 3 | Ghana | |
| 4 | Kenya | |
| 5 | Nigeria | |

## Goalscorers

There were 73 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.08 goals per match.
6 goals
* Ahmed El-Ganaini
5 goals
* Keenan Horne
4 goals
* Houssam Ghobran
3 goals
* Ahmed El-Naggar
* Elikem Akaba
* Luke Damalie
* Constant Wakhura
* Jethro Eustice
* Nqobile Ntuli
* Taine Paton
2 goals
* Hamada Atef
* Amr El-Hady
* Ahmed Gamal
* Amr Ibrahim
* Mohamed Zaki
* Emmanuel Ankomah
* Ernest Opoku
* Festus Onyango
* Daniel Bell
* Jonathan Robinson
* Reza Rosenberg
1 goal
* Mohamed Husseinen
* Ahmed Mohsen
* Charles Abbiw
* Michael Akuamoah-Boateng
* Michael Baiden
* Alfred Ntiamoah
* Francis Tettey
* Kennedy Mango
* George Mutria
* Muiz Bello
* Oluwatosin Fowobaje
* Michael John
* Mamman Mamman Kolo
* Tim Drummond
* Julian Hykes
Source: FIH