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ACN 2022 – Match Schedules
ACN 2022 - MATCH SCHEDULESMATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 17, 2022 Namibia(W) 3 Uganda(W) 0 Watch live S. Africa(W) 3 Zimbabwe(W) 0 Watch live Ghana(W) 2 Nigeria(W) 2 Watch live Ghana(M) 1 Uganda(M) 1 Watch live Egypt(M) 4 Nigeria(M) 2 Watch live S. Africa(M) 13 Namibia(M) 0 Watch live MATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 18, 2022 Zimbabwe(W) 5 Uganda(W) 0 Nigeria(W) 2 Zambia(W) 1 Nigeria(M) 10 Uganda(M) 3 Namibia(W) 0 S. Africa(W) 6 Namibia(M) 1 Kenya(M) 4 Ghana(M) 0 Egypt(M) 1 MATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 19, 2022 Kenya(W) 3 Zambia(W) 0 Watch live Kenya(M) 0 S. Africa(M) 0 MATCH SCHEDULE - JANUARY 20, 2022 Nigeria(W) 1 Kenya(W) 2 Zimbabwe(W) 1 Namibia(W) 1 Egypt(M) 3 Uganda(M) 1 Ghana(W) 4 Zambia(W) 0 S. Africa(W) 10 Uganda(W) 0 Nigeria(M) 1 Ghana(M) 1 Pool Matches and more coming soon!
Media Release – Argentina tops the polls in FIH Best of 2021 fan vote
14 January 2022 Lausanne, Switzerland: The top honours in the FIH Best of 2021 fan vote have both gone the way of Argentina, with the men’s team taking the Best Goal prize and the women the award for Best Match, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) can reveal. The Best Goal of 2021 award, as voted for by the fans of the sport, goes to Nicolas Keenan’s outrageous smash-shot against host nation Japan in the pool phase of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Following an exchange of passes with Juan Lopez, Keenan produced a moment of sporting magic with three touches all within a second of each other, lifting the ball over a defender’s stick at the top of the circle before changing the angle in mid-air and crashing a vicious overhead strike against the backboard of the Japanese goal. It was a strike of pure, instinctive brilliance from Keenan, a truly iconic moment from a wonderful hockey competition at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The fan’s choice for the Best Match of 2021 also came from Tokyo 2020, with Argentina’s superb 3-0 quarter-final triumph over Germany generating the most votes. Germany’s second place finish behind the Netherlands in Pool A saw them come into the match against Las Leonas, who finished third in Pool B, as marginal favourites. However, the giants of Pan American hockey produced a dominant display against Die Danas, with the deadlock being broken in the 27th minute by Agustina Albertarrio, a goal voted by the fans as the second best of 2021. A Victoria Granatto penalty corner doubled Argentina’s advantage just before half time, with the result being put beyond all doubt by teenager and FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021 nominee Valentina Raposo, who fired home a superb penalty corner strike to send the eventual silver medallists into the semi-finals. The top three in both the best goal and best match categories can be found below. Best Goal of 2021 1st Place: Nicolas Keenan (ARG). Argentina Men v Japan (Pool phase) – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 2nd Place: Agustina Albertarrio (ARG). Argentina Women v Germany (Quarter-Final) – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 3rd Place: Dayaan Cassiem (RSA). South Africa Men v Belgium (Pool phase) – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Best Match of 2021 1st Place: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Women’s Quarter-Final – Germany 0-3 Argentina 2nd Place: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Men’s Pool B – South Africa 4-3 Germany 3rd Place: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Men’s Bronze Medal – Germany 4-5 India To see the complete shortlists for the goal and match of 2021 categories, please click here. For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please download the Watch.Hockey app or follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and website. #FavouriteGoal #FavouriteMatch #HockeyInvites
Media Release – Women’s Junior World Cup to be played in South Africa in April, Indoor World Cup cancelled
Lausanne, Switzerland: Meeting today virtually for the first time of the year, the Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) have decided that the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup, which was initially scheduled to be played in December 2021 but had to be put “on hold” due to the Omicron variant outbreak, will be staged from 2 to 13 April 2022 at the originally planned venue, the North-West University of Potchefstroom in South Africa. “Since the postponement of this event, we’ve been in permanent contact with the South African Hockey Association. Based on the reports about the current evolution of the health situation in the country, the EB has confirmed its decision from its December meeting, namely that the tournament should be postponed – and not cancelled – and that South Africa should have priority for hosting it. We’re aware that the new dates are challenging for some nations – in particular because of Ramadan or the European club calendar – but it was essential for FIH to fully support the wish of the athletes to play. We’re looking forward to a great event with hockey’s female rising stars!”, FIH CEO Thierry Weil commented. Sadly however, FIH and Hockey Belgium have been forced to cancel the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Belgium 2022. This decision has been taken on the basis of the current health situation in Belgium and after extensive consultations with and recommendation from all official and competent authorities in the country. Thierry Weil said: “The FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup is the pinnacle of indoor hockey. Therefore, considering all indoor hockey athletes and fans, it was extremely hard to cancel the 2022 edition planned in just a few weeks. But, of course, we have followed the recommendations of the local authorities. On behalf of FIH, I would like to extend our sincerest thanks to the Belgian organisers, and in particular the Belgian Hockey Association, for their tremendous preparation works and their great dedication.” Finally, the EB took note that the first FIH Hockey Pro League matches of the year, involving the Women’s teams of China and India, will take place on 31 January and 1 February 2022 in Oman, where both teams will be to play the Women’s Asia Cup, which has recently been moved from Thailand to Oman, precisely. For more information about FIH and hockey in general, please download the Watch.Hockey app or follow the FIH social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and website.
