The Men's Junior Africa Cup (JAC), formerly known as the Junior Africa Cup of Nations, is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organised by the African Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of 31 December in the year before the tournament is held.
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup | |
| Formerly | Junior Africa Cup of Nations |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1978 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) |
Most recent champion |  South Africa (6th title) (2024) |
| Most titles | South Africa (6 titles) |
The tournament has been won by four different teams, South Africa has the most titles with six followed by Egypt with five titles. Ghana and Kenya both have one title.
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1978 | Ibadan, Nigeria |  Ghana |
 Kenya |
 Nigeria |
Only three teams. | 3 | |||||
| 1982 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya |
 Zimbabwe |
Only two teams. | 2 | ||||||
| 1984 | Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt |
Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
Only three teams. | 3 | |||||
| 1989 | Morocco | Egypt |
Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
 Morocco |
4 | |||||
| 1993 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Egypt |
Kenya |
Zimbabwe |
Only three teams. | 3 | |||||
| 1997 | Egypt |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
Kenya |
4 | ||||||
| 2001 | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa |
Egypt |
Zimbabwe |
Nigeria |
4 | |||||
| 2004 | Cairo, Egypt | South Africa |
Egypt |
Ghana |
Nigeria |
6 | |||||
| 2008 | South Africa |
Egypt |
Ghana |
 Sudan |
6 | ||||||
| 2012 Details |
Randburg, South Africa | South Africa |
1–1 (4–2 p.s.o.) |
Egypt |
Ghana |
4–2 | Kenya |
5 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Windhoek, Namibia | Egypt |
3–2 | South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
5–3 |  Namibia |
5 | |||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] | Cancelled | 5 | ||||||||
| 2023 Details |
Ismailia, Egypt | South Africa |
2–2 (4–3 p.s.o.) |
Egypt |
Kenya |
2–1 | Zimbabwe |
4 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Windhoek, Namibia[3] | South Africa |
5–0 | Namibia |
Egypt |
2–2 (4–2 p.s.o.) |
Kenya |
6 | |||
Summary
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
6 (2001*, 2004, 2008, 2012*, 2023, 2024) | 2 (1997, 2016) | ||
| Egypt |
5 (1984*, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016) | 5 (2001, 2004*, 2008*, 2012, 2023*) | 1 (2024) | |
| Kenya |
1 (1982*) | 2 (1978, 1993) | 3 (1984, 1989, 2023) | 3 (1997, 2012, 2024) |
| Ghana |
1 (1978) | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) | ||
| Zimbabwe |
3 (1982, 1984, 1989) | 4 (1993*, 1997*, 2001, 2016) | 1 (2023) | |
| Namibia |
1 (2024*) | |||
| Nigeria |
1 (1978*) | 2 (2001, 2004) | ||
| Namibia |
1 (2016*) | |||
| Sudan |
1 (2008) | |||
| Morocco |
1 (1989*) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
edit| Team | 1978 |
1982 |
1984 |
1989 |
1993 |
1997 |
2001 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
– | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 11 |
| Ghana |
1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | – | WD | WD | 4 |
| Kenya |
2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | – | 5th | 6th | 4th | – | 3rd | 4th | 10 |
 Libya |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Morocco |
– | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Namibia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | 2nd | 2 |
| Nigeria |
3rd | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | WD | WD | 3 |
| South Africa |
– | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 7 |
| Sudan |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Tanzania |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | 1 |
 Zambia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 1 |
| Zimbabwe |
– | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | – | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 10 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | [4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ↑ "AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ @africanhockeyfederation; (28 August 2024). "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (Men/Women)" – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup: Records".