Competitive sporting event
The 2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup was held in Durban , South Africa. It was originally scheduled from 25 to 27 September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 1] [ 2] On 30 December 2020 it was announced the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 15 to 18 April 2021.[ 3]
The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup . The defending champions Namibia won the title by defeating the hosts South Africa 2–0 in the final.[ 4]
Teams
Results
Standings Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
[ 5] (H) Hosts
Fixtures All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Botswana
0–26
South Africa
Report
O'Connor 3' Johnson 4' , 13' , 15' , 26' Hack 5' , 11' , 11' Reed 5' , 22' , 24' Raubenheimer 9' , 38' De Oliveira 10' , 20' , 38' Fourie 19' , 20' , 40' , 40' Molikoe 22' , 23' , 23' , 24' , 33' Seerane 39'
Umpires: Liana du Plesis (NAM) Claire Cowan (RSA)
Namibia
30–0
Botswana
Schimming 2' , 4' , 11' , 26' , 28' Kruger 4' Myburgh 6' , 8' , 23' , 39' Boshoff 8' , 24' , 24' , 40' Ludwig 17' , 19' , 20' , 25' Philander 18' , 18' Meyer 19' , 29' , 33' , 38' Gillies 27' , 33' Hermanus 30' , 32' Mengo 35' , 36'
Report
Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Brun Lowe (ZIM)
Umpires: Liana du Plesis (NAM) Claire Cowan (RSA)
South Africa
18–0
Botswana
Molikoe 1' , 5' , 37' Fourie 7' , 12' , 23' , 27' Reed 10' Raubenheimer 13' , 31' , 34' , 40' Seerane 15' , 26' O'Connor 24' Hack 25' , 35' Johnson 36'
Report
Umpires: Claire Cowan (RSA) Lefika Bulala (BOT)
Botswana
0–20
Namibia
Report
Meyer 4' , 6' , 26' , 31' , 40' Philander 8' , 15' , 16' , 22' Schimming 9' , 21' , 36' , 38' Myburgh 14' , 29' Hermanus 18' Gillies 20' Ludwig 24' , 37' Boshoff 34'
Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Liana du Plesis (NAM)
Final
Umpires: Liana du Plesis (NAM) Claire Cowan (RSA)
Statistics
Final standings
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[ 4]
Goalscorers There were 103 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 14.7 goals per match.
10 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also
References