2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Windhoek | ||
| City | Namibia | ||
| Dates | 18–25 April 2025 | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Windhoek High School | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Namibia | ||
| Third place |  Egypt | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| Goals scored | 95 (5.59 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Jaydon Brooker (16 goals) | ||
| Best player | Jaydon Brooker | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Dan Dillion | ||
| Fair play award | Namibia[1] | ||
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The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup was the 13th edition of the Men's Junior Africa Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Africa, organized by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament at Windhoek High School in Windhoek, Namibia from 18 to 25 April 2025.[2][3]
The defending champions South Africa won their sixth title after defeating the hosts Namibia 5–0 in the final.[4] Egypt won the bronze medal after defeating Kenya 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2.[5] The tournament served as a direct qualifier for the 2025 Junior World Cup, with the top three teams qualifying.[6]
The following teams have qualified for the tournament.[7] Ghana and Nigeria withdrew from the tournament due to financial challenges.[8][9]
Head Coach: Johann Weyhe
- Rylan Bombosch (GK)
- Krynauw Weber
- Giovane Handura
- Sean Irwin
- Anton Myburgh
- Thomas Theron
- Ludwig van Rooyen
- John-Paul Britz (C)
- Gerhard Myburgh
- Christian du Raan
- Zach Philander
- Jack Fourie
- Mathew Lassen
- Darren Enslin
- Owen Hatton
- James de Jager
- Abraham Graham
- Lyle Bruys (GK)
Head coach: Prince Mwale
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 15 | Final and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Namibia (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Egypt |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | Third place match |
| 4 |  Kenya |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Zimbabwe |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Zambia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 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 for.[13]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[13]
(H) Hosts
Matches
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Classification round
Third and fourth place
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Final
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