2025 Men's Nkosi Cup
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Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates12–16 December
Teams5 (from 3 confederations)
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Cape Town | ||
| Dates | 12–16 December | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Wynberg Military Base Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Australia | ||
| Third place |  New Zealand | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 117 (8.36 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Mustapha Cassiem (21 goals) | ||
| Best player | Mustapha Cassiem | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Max Ruffell | ||
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The 2025 Nkosi Cup was the third edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international men's indoor hockey tournament in South Africa. It was held at the Wynberg Military Base Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa from 12 to 16 December 2025.[1][2]
South Africa won the tournament for a record three time after defeating Australia in the final, 10–4.[3]
Preliminary round
All times are local (All times are local (UTC+2)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 12 | Semi-final |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Namibia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 |  United States |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. 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.[4]
(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.[4]
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Medal round
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
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| Namibia | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
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| 16 December | ||||||
| Namibia | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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