Men's Junior Africa Cup
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 December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
Results
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
Harare , Zimbabwe
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
Cairo , Egypt
South Africa
Egypt
Ghana
Sudan
6
2012Details
Randburg , South Africa
South Africa
1–1 (4–2 p.s.o. )
Egypt
Ghana
4–2
Kenya
5
2016Details
Windhoek , Namibia
Egypt
3–2
South Africa
Zimbabwe
5–3
Namibia
5
2021
Windhoek , Namibia
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2]
Cancelled
5
2023Details
Ismailia , Egypt
South Africa
2–2 (4–3 p.s.o. )
Egypt
Kenya
2–1
Zimbabwe
4
2024Details
Accra , Ghana[3]
Summary
Team
Winners
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Egypt
5 (1984* , 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016)
5 (2001, 2004* , 2008* , 2012, 2023* )
South Africa
5 (2001* , 2004, 2008, 2012* , 2023)
2 (1997, 2016)
Kenya
1 (1982* )
2 (1978, 1993)
3 (1984, 1989, 2023)
2 (1997, 2012)
Ghana
1 (1978)
3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
Zimbabwe
3 (1982, 1984, 1989)
4 (1993* , 1997* , 2001, 2016)
1 (2023)
Nigeria
1 (1978* )
2 (2001, 2004)
Namibia
1 (2016* )
Sudan
1 (2008)
Morocco
1 (1989* )
* = host nation
Team appearances
Team
1978
1982
1984
1989
1993
1997
2001
2004
2008
2012
2016
2023
Total
Egypt
–
–
1st
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
2nd
10
Ghana
1st
–
–
–
–
–
–
3rd
3rd
3rd
–
WD
4
Kenya
2nd
1st
3rd
3rd
2nd
4th
–
5th
6th
4th
–
3rd
10
Libya
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5th
–
–
–
1
Morocco
–
–
–
4th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Namibia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4th
–
1
Nigeria
3rd
–
–
–
–
–
4th
4th
–
–
–
WD
3
South Africa
–
–
–
–
–
2nd
1st
1st
1st
1st
2nd
1st
7
Sudan
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4th
–
–
–
1
Tanzania
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5th
–
1
Zimbabwe
–
2nd
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
6th
–
5th
3rd
4th
10
Total
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
6
6
5
5
4
[4]
See also
References
External links
Africa
AfHF – Africa Cup of Nations
Americas
PAHF – Pan American Cup
Pan American Challenge
South American Championship
Asia
AHF – Asia Cup
Asian Champions Trophy
AHF Cup
Europe Oceania Games Others Defunct
Tournaments Squads Qualification