Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Ghana | ||
City | Accra | ||
Dates | 11–16 July | ||
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | South Africa (4th title) | ||
Runner-up | Ghana | ||
Third place | Nigeria | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 39 (4.88 per match) | ||
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The 2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Accra, Ghana from 11 to 16 July 2009.[1]
South Africa became the champion winning their fourth title, beating Ghana 5–1 in the final. Nigeria won the 3rd-place playoff match against Egypt 4–1. The winner qualified for the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup.[2]