| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Ghana | ||
| City | Accra | ||
| Dates | 17–23 January | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Ghana | ||
| Third place |  Kenya | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 69 (3.63 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tarryn Glasby (9 goals) | ||
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The 2022 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the eighth 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. In February 2021 it was announced that the tournament would be held alongside the men's tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra, Ghana from 17 to 23 January 2022.[1]
South Africa were the six-time defending champions, having also won the 2017 edition.[2] They successfully defended their title after beating Ghana in the final.[3] The winner qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4]
- ^ @AfrHockey (February 16, 2021). "As per the 2nd AfHF Executive Board meeting of 12 Feb. 2021 and given the ongoing Corona virus outbreak impact on our 2021 events Road Map, presenting the 2nd EB Meeting Resolutions & Revised Events Dates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". fih.ch. 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa's Hockey World Cup adventures gets underway". fih.ch. 23 January 2022.
- ^ "2022 FIH Hockey Women's World Cup in Spain and the Netherlands, 2023 FIH Hockey Men's World Cup in India". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.