From 18 to 25 April 2025, the best junior men’s and women’s hockey teams from Africa will compete in Windhoek, Namibia in the Junior Africa Cup 2025, with the final three men’s and women’s spots up for grabs in the upcoming FIH Junior Hockey World Cups 2025, to be played in India (men’s) and Chile (women’s), with an expanded competition format that will feature 24 teams in each competition for the very first time!
In the men’s competition, it will be Egypt, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe scrapping for the three spots available from Africa in the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup India 2025.
The teams have been split into two pools, with Pool A comprising Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa, while it’ll be Egypt, Zambia and Zimbabwe competing in Pool B. Following the pool stages where each team plays the others in their pool once, the top two teams in both pools will qualify for the semi-finals.
The winning teams in the semi-finals will qualify not just for the final, but also gain entry into the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup India 2025. The losing semi-finalists will then play in the bronze medal match with the winner becoming the final entrant to the World Cup.
In the women’s competition, it will be Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe competing for the final three spots available in the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2025.
The six teams have been split into two pools of three teams each, with Pool A comprising Namibia, South Africa and Uganda, while it’ll be Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe competing in Pool B. Following the pool stages where each team plays the others in their pool once, the top two teams in both pools will qualify for the semi-finals.
Similar to the men’s competition, the winning semi-finalists will qualify for the finals as well as the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2025 and the losing semi-finalists will play in the bronze medal match with the winner becoming the final entrant to the World Cup.
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The FIH Junior Hockey Men’s World Cup 2025 will be played in Chennai and Madurai, India. As hosts India have already qualified for the competition. Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Austria and Switzerland have qualified from Europe. Argentina, Canada and Chile have qualified from the Americas. Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand secured qualification from Asia. Australia and New Zealand have qualified from Oceania. Following the three qualifiers from Africa, the qualification process for the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup India 2025 will be complete.
The FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2025 will be played in Santiago, Chile. Chile have qualified as the hosts of the competition. Argentina, Uruguay, United States and Canada have qualified from the Americas. Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Wales and Scotland have qualified from Europe. India, China, Japan, Korea and Malaysia secured qualification from Asia. Australia and New Zealand have secured their spot at the event from Oceania. Following the three qualifiers from Africa, the qualification process for the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2025 will be complete.
Source: fih.hockey
