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2024 Men's Nkosi Cup

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Dates	13–17 December
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations) (from 2 associations)
Venue(s)	Wynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	84 (8.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mustapha Cassiem (14 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Richter van Rooyen
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The 2024 Nkosi Cup was the second edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international men's indoor hockey tournament in South Africa. It was held in Wynberg Military Base Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 17 December 2024.

Teams

1. Stephen O'Keeffe (C, GK)
2. Jakim Bernsden (GK)
3. Ryan Williams
4. Harry Macmahon
5. Jack Haycock
6. Ben O'Grady
7. Oliver Kidd
8. Scott McCabe
9. Ross Canning
10. Greg Williams
11. James Walker
12. Craig MacKay

2. Richter van Rooyen (GK)
4. Roben Kambinda (GK)
6. David Britz
7. Fagan Hansen
8. John-Paul Britz
9. Cody van der Merwe
10. Nico Neethling
12. Dakota Hansen
13. Pieter Jacobs (C)
14. Matukaramove Kavikairiua
18. Delron Handura
19. Brynn Cleak (C)

1. Max Ruffell (GK)
2. Luka Clark
4. Benedict van Woerkom
5. David Green (C)
7. Matthew Symonds
8. Daniel Scanlon
9. Maks Wyndham-Smith
10. Isaac Houlbrooke
12. Ben Allen
13. Jarryd Russell
16. Alexander Sumenko-Bucknell
19. Angus Griffin (GK)

1. Anton van Loggerenberg (GK)
2. Mustapha Cassiem
5. Justin Domleo
6. Hans Neethling
7. Dayaan Cassiem (C)
10. Keegan Hezlett
13. Litha Kraai
16. Dalpiarro Langford
17. Rusten Abrahams
21. Jethro Eustice
23. Cullin de Jager (GK)
25. Leruo Ditlhakanyane

Preliminary round

All times are local (All times are local (UTC+2)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Africa (H)	3	3	0	0	20	7	+13	9
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	13	16	−3	6
3	Namibia	3	1	0	2	12	9	+3	3
4	Ireland	3	0	0	3	8	21	−13	0

13 December 2024 17:15 Namibia  7–2  Ireland Van der Merwe  6' D. Hansen  9' F. Hansen  23', 39' Jacobs  26' Cleak  37' JP Britz  37' Report Canning  27' Walker  28' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Baskar Raman (MAS)

13 December 2024 19:45 South Africa  10–2  New Zealand Kraai  7', 40' Domleo  9' D. Cassiem  11', 25' Neethling  12', 38' M. Cassiem  24', 38' Hezlett  33' Report Houlbrooke  18' Van Woerkom  32' Umpires: Colm Kavanagh (IRL) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

14 December 2024 17:15 New Zealand  7–3  Ireland Wyndham-Smith  4', 34' Clark  13' Allen  20', 31' Houlbrooke  33', 38' Report Canning  9' MacKay  14', 27' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

14 December 2024 19:45 Namibia  2–3  South Africa Cleak  5' D. Hansen  16' Report M. Cassiem  29', 34', 36' Umpires: Baskar Raman (MAS) Colm Kavanagh (IRL)

15 December 2024 16:15 New Zealand  4–3  Namibia Wyndham-Smith  8' Clark  11' Van Woerkom  28', 35' Report Jacobs  34', 37' F. Hansen  37' Umpires: Colm Kavanagh (IRL) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

15 December 2024 18:45 Ireland  3–7  South Africa MacKay  3' Canning  19' Kidd  37' Report M. Cassiem  4', 13', 25', 39' Domleo  8' Kraai  16' Neethling  34' Umpires: Baskar Raman (MAS) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

Final round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 December
	South Africa	6
					17 December
	Ireland	1
					South Africa	3
	16 December
					Namibia	2
	New Zealand	3
	Namibia	6
					Third place
					17 December
					Ireland (p.s.o.)	5 (2)
					New Zealand	5 (0)

Semi–Final

16 December 2024 17:15 South Africa  6–1  Ireland Eustice  3', 26' D. Cassiem  4' M. Cassiem  24', 38' Neethling  40' Report MacKay  39' Umpires: Baskar Raman (MAS) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

16 December 2024 18:30 New Zealand  3–6  Namibia Scanlon  12' Van Woerkom  15' Houlbrooke  36' Report JP Britz  1', 13', 40' D. Hansen  8' Cleak  33' F. Hansen  38' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Colm Kavanagh (IRL)

3rd–4th Place

17 December 2024 17:15 Ireland  5–5  New Zealand Canning  3', 17', 26' Williams  14' Kidd  21' Report Wyndham-Smith  18' Van Woerkom  22', 26', 33', 40' Penalties Canning Williams 2–0 Houlbrooke Symonds Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Baskar Raman (MAS)

Final

17 December 2024 19:45 South Africa  3–2  Namibia M. Cassiem  26', 27', 37' Report JP Britz  16' F. Hansen  29' Umpires: Colm Kavanagh (IRL) Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team
	South Africa (H)
	Namibia
	Ireland
4	New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 84 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 8.4 goals per match.

14 goals

• Mustapha Cassiem

8 goals

• Benedict van Woerkom

6 goals

• Ross Canning

5 goals

• John-Paul Britz
• Fagan Hansen

4 goals

• Craig MacKay
• Isaac Houlbrooke
• Maks Wyndham-Smith
• Hans Neethling

3 goals

• Brynn Cleak
• Dakota Hansen
• Pieter Jacobs
• Dayaan Cassiem
• Litha Kraai

2 goals

• Oliver Kidd
• Ben Allen
• Luka Clark
• Justin Domleo
• Jethro Eustice

1 goal

• James Walker
• Greg Williams
• Cody van der Merwe
• Daniel Scanlon
• Keegan Hezlett

Source: FIH

See also

• 2024 Women's Nkosi Cup

References

1. "NKOSI CUP 2024 | Champions defend their titles". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
2. "Get Ready for the 2024 Nkosi Cup!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
3. @proseriesindoor (9 September 2024). "1st of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere," – via Instagram.
4. Mupetami, Limba (2024-11-21). "Namibian hockey teams readying for Nkosi Cup". New Era. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
5. "South African Hockey Names Indoor Men's Squad for FIH Indoor World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
6. "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). February 2024.

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