2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityIsmailia
Dates22–29 October
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (7th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored73 (6.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Ahmed El-Ganaini (6 goals)
2013 (previous) (next) 2022

The 2017 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held in Ismailia, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017.

Zambia withdrew before the tournament.[1][2] The winner qualified for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.[3]

The six-time defending champions South Africa won their seventh title.[4]

  1. ^ "Ghana and Egypt dominate in Match Day one of Africa Cup of Nations". africahockey.org. 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ @SA_Hockey_Men (22 October 2017). "SA vs Zambia - men cancelled. Zambia never arrived and have pulled out of Africa Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Egypt to host 2017 Hockey African Cup of Nations". egyptindependent.com. 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.