Field hockey at the African Games
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Field hockey has been an African Games event since the fourth edition in 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. It last featured on the games programme in 2003. It is set to return at the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana.[1]
| Most recent season or competition: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games | |
| Formerly | Field hockey at the All-Africa Games |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Continent | Africa (AfHF) |
Most recent champions | M:  Egypt (3rd title)W:  Ghana (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: Egypt (3 titles) W:  South Africa (3 titles) |
Men's tournament
Results
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1987 Details |
Nairobi, Kenya |  Kenya |
Round-robin |  Zimbabwe |
 Nigeria |
Round-robin | Egypt |
7 | |||
| 1991 Details |
Cairo, Egypt | Egypt |
Round-robin | Kenya |
Zimbabwe |
Round-robin | Ghana |
5 | |||
| 1995 Details |
Harare, Zimbabwe | South Africa |
Round-robin | Egypt |
Kenya |
Round-robin | Zimbabwe |
6 | |||
| 1999 Details |
Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa |
Round-robin | Egypt |
Kenya |
Round-robin | Zimbabwe |
6 | |||
| 2003 Details |
Abuja, Nigeria | Egypt |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
Ghana |
2–1 | Nigeria |
5 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Accra, Ghana | Egypt |
2–2 (3–1 s.o.) |
Ghana |
Nigeria |
2–1 | Kenya |
4 | |||
Summary
| Team | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
3 (1991*, 2003, 2023) | 2 (1995, 1999) | 1 (1987) | |
| South Africa |
2 (1995, 1999*) | 1 (2003) | ||
| Kenya |
1 (1987*) | 1 (1991) | 2 (1995, 1999) | 1 (2023) |
| Zimbabwe |
1 (1987) | 1 (1991) | 2 (1995*, 1999) | |
| Ghana |
1 (2023*) | 1 (2003) | 1 (1991) | |
| Nigeria |
2 (1987, 2023) | 1 (2003*) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
Women's tournament
Results
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1995 Details |
Harare, Zimbabwe | South Africa |
Round-robin | Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
Round-robin |  Namibia |
6 | |||
| 1999 Details |
Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa |
8–0 | Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
3–2 | Namibia |
4 | |||
| 2003 Details |
Abuja, Nigeria | South Africa |
10–0 | Nigeria |
Kenya |
2–1 | Ghana |
6 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Accra, Ghana | Ghana |
0–0 (4–3 s.o.) |
Nigeria |
Kenya |
Only three teams | 3 | ||||
Summary
- * = hosts
Team appearances
Medal table
Total
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men
Women
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |