2017 Women's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

2021 Women's Indoor Africa Cup of Nation

Tournament details
Host country	Namibia
City	Swakopmund
Dates	23–25 June 2017
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Dome Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	Namibia (1st title)
Runner-up	South Africa
Third place	Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Heather McEwan (5 goals)
Best player	Heather McEwan
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The 2017 Women's Indoor African Cup of Nation was held in Swakopmund, Namibia. It was originally scheduled from 23 to 25 June 2017.[1][2]

The competition featured three teams, with the winner securing a place in the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup. The defending champions Namibia won the title by defeating the hosts South Africa 3(2)–3(1) in the final.[3][4]

Teams

 Namibia

1. Petro Stoffberg (GK)
2. Jocelle Deysel
4. Sunelle Ludwig
6. Phea Gerber
7. Zalia Duvenhage
8. Marcia Venter
9. Jerrica Bartlett
10. Magreth Mengo (C)
11. Ina Louis
12. Gillian Hermanus
13. Dure Boshoff
18. Sonet Crous (GK)

 South Africa

1. Hanli Hattingh (GK)
3. Amy Greaves
4. Kelly Madsen
6. Jenna Shuker
7. Shelley Higgo
8. Eloise Walters
9. Heather McEwan
10. Cindy Hack (C)
11. Kara-Lee Stella
12. Jessica O'Connor
17. Celia Seerane
22. Nicole La Fleur (GK)

 Zimbabwe

1. Jaime Haasbroek (GK)
2. Lylie Wilde
3. Amy Brooke
4. Sarah Haycroft
5. Nicola Watson
7. Michelle Kabaira
8. Nicolle Grant
9. Cara Ross
11. Natasha Meth
13. Iman Johnson
16. Michelle Williams
17. Androniki Hiripis

Results

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	4	4	0	0	21	1	+20	12	Final
2	Namibia	4	2	0	2	7	13	−6	6
3	Zimbabwe	2	0	0	2	0	21	−21	0

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).

23 Jun 2017 08:45 South Africa  7–0  Botswana Hack  5', 14' Madsen  5' Greaves  9' McEwan  13', 14' Report Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Silke Pennefather (NAM)

23 Jun 2017 13:45 South Africa  4–1  Namibia McEwan  9' Stella  22' Greaves  26' O'Connor  37' Report Venter  16' Umpires: Joy Pieterson (RSA) Salma Barthram (NAM)

23 Jun 2017 18:45 Namibia  3–1  Zimbabwe Hermanus  2' Mengo  7' Boshoff  16' Report Grant  33' Umpires: Silke Pennefather (NAM) Lyndal Robertson(RSA)

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24 Jun 2017 08:45 South Africa  8–0  Zimbabwe Walters  1', 2' Stella  9' Higgo  14' O'Connor  19' Evans  20', 24' McEwan  35' Report Umpires: Silke Pennefather (NAM) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

24 Jun 2017 13:45 Namibia  0–7  South Africa Report Walters  4', 8' Stella  9' Madsen  14', 40' Greaves  15' McEwan  18' Umpires: Silke Pennefather (NAM) Lyndal Robertson(RSA)

24 Jun 2017 18:45 Namibia  3–1  Zimbabwe Venter  1' Hermanus  12' Mengo  28' Report Grant  2' Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

Final

25 Jun 2017 08:45  Namibia 3–3 South Africa  Venter  2', 44' Hermanus  12' Report Hack  4', 33' Higgo  6' Penalties Hermanus Venter Deysel 2–1 Madsen Higgo Evans Umpires: Violeta Eismayer(AUT) Sharne Mayers(ZIM)

Statistics

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Namibia
	South Africa
	Botswana

Qualified for the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Top goalscorer
Maggie Mengo	Jamie Haasbroek	Heather McEwan

Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 5.86 goals per match.

5 goals

• Heather McEwan

4 goals

• Cindy Hack
• Kelly Madsen
• Marcia Venter
• Eloise Walter

3 goals

• Amy Greaves
• Gillian Hermanus
• Kara-Lee Stella

2 goals

• Celia Evans
• Nicolle Grant
• Shelley Higgo
• Magreth Mengo
• Jessica O'Connor

1 goal

• Dure Boshoff

Source: FIH

See also

• 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

References

1. "Indoor Africa Cup of Nations - African Hockey Federation". 2021-12-09. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21.
2. "2017 Indoor Africa Cup (W)". International Hockey Federation. 2021-12-09. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28.
3. Schütz, Helge (2017-12-21). "Namibian hockey Year Review". Namibian.
4. TyronBarnard (25 June 2017). "Indoor AFCON 2017 - Golden day for Namibian Women and SA Men - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za.
5. FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor November 2019