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Indoor hockey tournament
2024 Women's Nkosi Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates13 December 2024 (2024-12-13)–17 December 2024 (2024-12-17)
Teams3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Wynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
Champions Namibia (2nd title)
Runner-up Namibia
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored42 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Namibia Kiana-Che Cormack (5 goals)
Best goalkeeperNamibia Petro Stoffberg
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The 2024 Nkosi Cup was the second edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international women'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.

Namibia were the defending champions, beating South Africa in the final, 3–1.

Teams

 Ireland
  1. Emma Buckley (GK)
  2. Caoimhe Seymour (GK)
  3. Sarah Patton
  4. Laura Graham
  5. Caroline Spence
  6. Ellen Robinson
  7. Chloe Brown
  8. Christine Seggie
  9. Orla Fox
  10. Orla Patton (C)
  11. Milla Fulton [Wikidata]
  12. Jenna McCarlie
 Namibia
  1. Petro Stoffberg (GK)
  2. Azaylee Philander
  3. Sunelle Ludwig (C)
  4. Kiana-Che Cormack
  5. Danja Meyer
  6. Jivanka Kruger
  7. Jerrica Bartlett
  8. Jaime Henckert (GK)
  9. Jahntwa Kruger
  10. Amber Dercksen
  11. Taramarie Myburgh
 South Africa
  1. Jamie Southgate (C)
  2. Daniella de Oliveira
  3. Edith Molikoe
  4. Cailynn den Bakker
  5. Kayla de Waal
  6. Tegan Fourie
  7. Malikah Hamza
  8. Jessica Lardant
  9. Laikén Brisset
  10. Cheree Greyvenstein (GK)
  11. Sarah Paget (GK)
  12. Laylaa Davids

Preliminary round

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


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 4 3 0 1 14 7 +7 9 Final
2  Namibia 4 2 1 1 13 12 +1 7
3  Ireland 4 0 1 3 11 19 −8 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts
13 December 2024
18:30
Ireland  2–6  South Africa
C. Spence field hockey ball 3'
Brown field hockey ball 38' 		Report T. Fourie field hockey ball 1'
De Waal field hockey ball 12'
Hamza field hockey ball 21', 33', 35'
Davids field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)
14 December 2024
12:45
Namibia  2–1  South Africa
Myburgh field hockey ball 3'
Cormack field hockey ball 20' 		Report Molikoe field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
14 December 2024
18:30
Ireland  5–6  Namibia
S. Patton field hockey ball 4', 35'
C. Spence field hockey ball 15', 40'
Fox field hockey ball 24' 		Report Neethling field hockey ball 6'
Myburgh field hockey ball 7'
Philander field hockey ball 10', 38'
Cormack field hockey ball 11', 29'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Irene Handura (NAM)
15 December 2024
17:30
South Africa  4–1  Ireland
T. Fourie field hockey ball 16'
De Waal field hockey ball 36'
Den Bakker field hockey ball 37', 38' 		Report Fox field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
16 December 2024
12:45
Namibia  3–3  Ireland
Cormack field hockey ball 5'
Myburgh field hockey ball 33'
Philander field hockey ball 38' 		Report C. Spence field hockey ball 8'
Brown field hockey ball 9'
Robinson field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
Irene Handura (NAM
16 December 2024
19:45
South Africa  3–2  Namibia
T. Fourie field hockey ball 7', 27'
Molikoe field hockey ball 17' 		Report Kruger field hockey ball 16'
Philander field hockey ball 24'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final

17 December 2024
18:30
South Africa  1–3  Namibia
Hamza field hockey ball 37' Report Kruger field hockey ball 6', 40'
Cormack field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Ellie Duffy (IRL)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Namibia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa (H)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ireland
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. "Get Ready for the 2024 Nkosi Cup!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. @proseriesindoor (9 September 2024). "1st of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere," – via Instagram.
  3. "NKOSI CUP 2024 | Champions defend their titles". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  4. "Namibia Return to Winning Ways to Defend Nkosi Cup in Cape Town on Tuesday". gsport4girls. 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  5. Mupetami, Limba (2024-11-21). "Namibian hockey teams readying for Nkosi Cup". New Era. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  6. "SPAR South Africa Indoor Hockey Women Team named for FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  7. "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). February 2024.


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