The African Hockey association has confirmed the schedule for the African Hockey Championships 2015 being held in Randburg, Johannesburg in South Africa flanked by 23rd October and 1st November.

9 teams as well as South Africa, ranked 15th in the FIH World Rankings, Egypt (20), Kenya (39), Ghana (41), Zimbabwe (55), Tanzania (73), Namibia, Uganda, Nigeria and Botswana (all unranked) will take part in the men’s event.

They will be divided into 2 pools, with the top 2 teams in each pool qualifying for the semi-finals that will then decide who plays in the final.

For the time being, 7 teams will try to win in the women’s Championship. They consist of South Africa, ranked 11th in the FIH World Rankings, Ghana (31), Kenya (37), Tanzania (46), Nigeria (53), Zimbabwe (55) and Namibia (unranked).

The women will play in a single round-robin, with 3 points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a draw.

The women’s team with the most points by the finish of the round-robin will succeed the Championship.

These Championships get together the best hockey players in Africa who will have an additional motivation for winning this year’s African Hockey Championship Label.

The winners of the men’s and women’s championships will be eligible for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as African continental champions in what is the final Olympic qualifying competition for next year’s Olympics
 
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