2025 Women's Nkosi Cup
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Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates12–16 December
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Cape Town | ||
| Dates | 12–16 December | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Wynberg Military Base Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Australia | ||
| Third place |  Namibia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 110 (7.86 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Malikah Hamza (11 goals) | ||
| Best player | Malikah Hamza | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Emma Leighton | ||
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The 2025 Nkosi Cup was the third edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international women'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, defeating Australia in the final, 4–3.[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 | Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 10 | Semi-final |
| 2 | South Africa (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 9 | |
| 3 | Namibia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Zimbabwe |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 33 | −28 | 1 |
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 | 7 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||
| Namibia | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| Namibia | 6 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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