2025 Women's Nkosi Cup

The 2025 Nkosi Cup was the third edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international women's indoor hockey tournament in South Africa. It was held at the Wynberg Military Base Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa from 12 to 16 December 2025.

2025 Women's Nkosi Cup

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Dates	12–16 December
Teams	5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue	Wynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	110 (7.86 per match)
Top scorer	Malikah Hamza (11 goals)
Best player	Malikah Hamza
Best goalkeeper	Emma Leighton
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South Africa won, defeating Australia in the final, 4–3.

Teams

Australia

1. Brooke Welsh
3. Caitlin Burns
10. Ella White
12. Annelyse Tevant
15. Emma Scriven
16. Emma Leighton (GK)
17. Erin Burns
21. Jamie Zimmerman
24. Kaitlyn Lee
25. Kelsey Hughes
31. Tegan Neowhouse (GK)
34. Samantha Economos

Namibia

1. Petro Stoffberg (GK)
3. Azaylee Philander
4. Sunelle Ludwig (C)
5. Kiana-Che Cormack (C)
7. Danja Meyer
9. Jerrica Bartlett
11. Abigail Rowles
14. Ottilie Hinda
16. Amber Dercksen
17. Tamara Grögli
18. Sienna Richards
22. Leila Grögli
23. Alexandra Erasmus (GK)
25. Allison January

New Zealand

5. Pat Harris
8. Alexandre Beauduin
10. Alberto Montilla
13. Willem Pouw
24. Vincent Heller
26. Mohan Gandhi
30. Michael Mendoza
32. Mehtab Grewal
36. Doug Allison
44. Shomik Chakraborty (GK)
45. Jack Weitzman
77. Amar Singh (GK)

South Africa

2. Jamie Southgate (C)
5. Tatum Kroutz
6. Daniella de Oliveira
7. Edith Molikoe
10. Chelsey Woolf
11. Cerian Fourie
13. Ashleigh Thomas
15. Malikah Hamza
16. Jessica Lardant (C)
17. Laikén Brisset
20. Charlize Swanepoel (GK)
25. Sarah Paget (GK)

Zimbabwe

1. Tanatswa Mutaramuswa (GK)
2. Jenna Mathieson (GK)
3. Lylie Wilde
4. Sarah Evans
5. Roxanne Viviers
6. Alexei Terblanche
7. Simone Herbst
8. Natalie Terblanche
9. Athina Mujiba
10. Taya Trivella
11. Rumbidzai Zimuto
12. Iman Johnson

Preliminary round

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	3	1	0	25	5	+20	10	Semi-final
2	South Africa (H)	4	3	0	1	25	8	+17	9
3	Namibia	4	2	1	1	19	12	+7	7
4	New Zealand	4	0	1	3	4	20	−16	1
5	Zimbabwe	4	0	1	3	5	33	−28	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

12 December 2025
16:00

Namibia 6–3 Zimbabwe Cormack  5'
Bartlett  12'
T. Grögli  13', 30'
L. Grögli  19'
Hinda  22'
Ludwig  40' Report A. Terblanche  32', 35'
Wilde  38'

Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Amy Daniel (USA)

12 December 2025
18:40

South Africa 7–0 New Zealand Fourie  6', 12'
Hamza  9'
Kroutz  23', 25'
De Oliveira  26', 36' Report

Umpires:
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

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13 December 2025
09:00

Australia 13–1 Zimbabwe Tevant  1', 10', 36'
Economos  5'
Welsh  8'
Hughes  10', 10'
White  15'
Lee  21', 21'
C. Burns  22', 37'
E. Burns  30' Report Viviers  16'

Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)

13 December 2025
11:40

Namibia 7–3 New Zealand Ludwig  2', 33', 39'
T. Grögli  14'
January  17'
Cormack  30', 34' Report Mclean  6'
Brun  9', 14'

Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

13 December 2025
16:00

New Zealand 1–1 Zimbabwe Roxborough-Judd  37' Report A. Terblanche  40'

Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

13 December 2025
18:40

South Africa 2–5 Australia Kroutz  7'
Hamza  39' Report Hughes  8'
Lee  11'
C. Burns  18'
White  22'
Zimmerman  30'

Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

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14 December 2025
15:00

Namibia 2–2 Australia Cormack  25'
Dercksen  40' Report Welsh  11'
C. Burns  15'

Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

14 December 2025
17:40

South Africa 12–0 Zimbabwe Thomas  1'
Lardant  3', 10'
Hamza  4', 6', 30'
Woolf  13'
De Oliveira  26', 32'
Fourie  31'
Kroutz  38', 38' Report

Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

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15 December 2025
09:00

Australia 5–0 New Zealand Economos  9'
Lee  10'
C. Burns  21', 22'
Tevant  37' Report

Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Amy Daniel (USA)

15 December 2025
11:40

South Africa 4–3 Namibia Hamza  22', 23', 24'
Woolf  28' Report T. Grögli  29'
Hinda  35'
L. Grögli  39'

Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Medal round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 December
	Australia	7
					16 December
	New Zealand	3
					Australia	3
	15 December
					South Africa	4
	South Africa	5
	Namibia	3
					Third place
					16 December
					New Zealand	1
					Namibia	6

Semi-finals

15 December 2025
16:00

Australia 7–3 New Zealand Welsh  4'
Lee  6', 20'
Tevant  15', 28'
C. Burns  33'
Scriven  35' Report Roxborough-Judd  2'
Buchanan  3'
McLean  33'

Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)

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15 December 2025
18:40

South Africa 5–3 Namibia Hamza  14', 40'
Fourie  16'
Thomas  18'
Lardant  21' Report Cormack  1'
Dercksen  17'
Meyer  24'

Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

Third and fourth place

16 December 2025
16:00

Namibia 6–1 New Zealand T. Grögli  6', 28'
Bartlett  7', 14'
Cormack  22'
Meyer  25' Report Brun  16'

Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

Final

16 December 2025
18:40

Australia 3–4 South Africa Lee  4'
Scriven  19'
Tevant  40' Report Molikoe  2'
Kroutz  3'
Hamza  25'
Fourie  37'

Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team
	South Africa (H)
	Australia
	Namibia
4	New Zealand
5	Zimbabwe

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 110 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 7.86 goals per match.

11 goals

• Malikah Hamza

7 goals

• Caitlin Burns
• Kaitlyn Lee
• Annelyse Tevant

6 goals

• Kiana-Che Cormack
• Tamara Grögli
• Tatum Kroutz

5 goals

• Cerian Fourie

4 goals

• Sunelle Ludwig
• Daniella de Oliveira
• Alexei Terblanche

3 goals

• Kelsey Hughes
• Brooke Welsh
• Jerrica Bartlett
• Emily Brun
• Jessica Lardant

2 goals

• Samantha Economos
• Emma Scriven
• Ella White
• Amber Dercksen
• Leila Grögli
• Ottilie Hinda
• Danja Meyer
• Anna McLean
• Eliza Roxborough-Judd
• Ashleigh Thomas
• Chelsey Woolf

1 goal

• Erin Burns
• Jamie Zimmerman
• Allison January
• Tegan Buchanan
• Edith Molikoe
• Roxanne Viviers

Source: FIH

See also

• 2025 Men's Nkosi Cup