South Africa women's national field hockey team

South Africa
Association	South African Hockey Association
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Head Coach	Inky Zondi
Assistant coach(es)	Lenise Marais; Cindy Brown
Manager	Tarryn Fourie
Captain	Erin Christie; Quanita Bobbs
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	21 1 (19 December 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 2000)
Best result	9th (2004)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1998)
Best result	7th (1998)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	7 (first in 1994)
Best result	1st (Six times)
African Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1995)
Best result	1st (1995, 1999, 2003)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
African Games

The South Africa women's national field hockey team represents South Africa in international field hockey matches and tournaments.^[3]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

South Africa at the 2012 Olympics v Argentina

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1980–1991	Banned^[a]
1992	did not qualify
1996	did not qualify
2000	Group stage	10th	6	1	1	4	6	11
2004	Group stage	9th	5	2	0	3	9	15
2008	Group stage	11th	6	1	0	5	6	19
2012	Group stage	11th	6	1	0	5	10	16
2016	—^[b]
2020	Group stage	12th	5	0	0	5	5	19
2024	Group stage	11th	5	0	0	5	4	10
Total	6/11	0 titles	33	5	1	27	40	90

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1974–1993	Banned^[a]
1998	Group stage	7th place	6	2	1	4	12	17
2002	Group stage	13th place	9	3	2	4	17	19
2006	Group stage	12th place	6	0	2	4	3	13
2010	Group stage	10th place	6	1	0	5	11	20
2014	Group stage	9th place	6	2	0	4	13	16
2018	Group stage	15th place	3	0	1	2	3	11
/ 2022	Second round	15th place	5	0	1	4	5	11
Total	7/15	0 titles	41	8	7	27	64	107

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Group stage	5th	5	3	1	1	21	5
2002 Manchester, England	Second round	5th	5	3	0	2	23	12
2006 Melbourne, Australia	Group stage	8th	5	2	1	2	12	10
2010 New Delhi, India	Semifinal	4th	6	2	1	3	16	7
2014 Glasgow, Scotland	Semifinal	4th	6	3	0	3	25	16
2018 Gold Coast, Australia	Group stage	6th	5	1	1	3	4	7
2022 Birmingham, England	Group stage	7th	5	2	0	3	19	13
Total	-	0 titles	37	16	4	17	120	70

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Host city	Position
1990	Harare, Zimbabwe	Banned^[a]
1994	Pretoria, South Africa	1st
1998	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st
2005	Pretoria, South Africa	1st
2009	Accra, Ghana	1st
2013	Nairobi, Kenya	1st
2017	Ismailia, Egypt	1st
2022	Accra, Ghana	1st
2025	TBA	Q

All-Africa Games

Africa Games
All-Africa Games
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Nairobi, Kenya	Banned^[a]
1991	Cairo, Egypt	Banned^[a]
1995	Harare, Zimbabwe	1st
1999	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st
2003	Abuja, Nigeria	1st
Africa Games
Year	Host city	Position
2023	Accra, Ghana	Withdrew

African Olympic Qualifier

Africa Games
Year	Host city	Position
2007	Nairobi, Kenya	1st
2011	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	1st
2015	Randburg, South Africa	1st
2019	Stellenbosch, South Africa	1st
2023	Pretoria, South Africa	1st

World League

2012–13 – 12th place
2014–15 – 14th place
2016–17 – 10th place

Hockey Nations Cup

Hockey Nations Cup
Year	Host city	Position
2022	Valencia, Spain	8th

Champions Trophy

2000 – 5th place

Champions Challenge

Champions Challenge^[8]
Year	Host city	Position
2002	Johannesburg, South Africa	4th
2003	Catania, Italy	–
2005	Virginia Beach, United States	2nd
2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	–
2009	Cape Town, South Africa	2nd
2011	Dublin, Ireland	5th
2012	Dublin, Ireland	6th
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd

2024 Summer Olympics squad

The squad was announced on 19 June 2024.^[9]^[10]

Head coach: Giles Bonnet^[11]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Anelle Lloyd	(1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 30)	48	0	Mpumalanga
3	FW	Celia Seerane	(1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 34)	185	48	Tuks
4	DF	Stephanie Botha	(1998-12-30)30 December 1998 (aged 25)	30	2	Somerset West
5	MF	Edith Molikoe	(2000-05-23)23 May 2000 (aged 24)	34	0	Tuks
8	FW	Kristen Paton	(1996-12-21)21 December 1996 (aged 27)	72	8	HGC
10	MF	Onthatile Zulu	(2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 24)	56	0	WPCC beavers
12	FW	Dirkie Chamberlain	(1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 37)	243	130	North West
13	DF	Paris-Gail Isaacs	(2006-08-25)25 August 2006 (aged 17)	7	1	Beaulieu
14	MF	Taheera Augousti	(2005-09-23)23 September 2005 (aged 18)	26	2	Central
16	DF	Erin Christie (Captain)	(1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 32)	105	9	WPCC beavers
17	FW	Ntsopa Mokoena	(2004-08-17)17 August 2004 (aged 19)	26	7	Central
18	DF	Hannah Pearce	(1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 25)	41	0	Birmingham
21	FW	Ongeziwe Mali	(1999-05-21)21 May 1999 (aged 25)	30	3	Maties
25	DF	Marié Louw	(1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 28)	26	3	Bohemian
27	FW	Kayla de Waal	(2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 24)	20	2	WPCC beavers
28	FW	Quanita Bobbs (Captain)	(1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 30)	184	37	Central
30	MF	Kayla Swarts	(2003-05-24)24 May 2003 (aged 21)	24	0	Central

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.
^ South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[4]^[5] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Inky Zondi Appointed Head Coach of SA Hockey Women". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
^ Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
^ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
^ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Champions Challenge – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
^ "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ Lemke, Gary (19 June 2024). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named". TeamSA. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Team roster: South Africa" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

[banned-4] South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.

[9] South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.^[4]^[5] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.^[6]^[7]

[1] "Inky Zondi Appointed Head Coach of SA Hockey Women". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[3] "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[5] Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA

[6] Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association

[7] "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).

[8] "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[10] "Champions Challenge – FIH". International Hockey Federation.

[11] "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[TeamSA.second-group-12] Lemke, Gary (19 June 2024). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named". TeamSA. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[13] "Team roster: South Africa" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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