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Men's Junior Africa Cup

{{Infobox sports league

| title = Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

| last_season = 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

| current_season =

| upcoming_season = 2026 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup

| logo =

| logo_size =

| caption =

| formerly = Junior Africa Cup of Nations

| sport = Field hockey

| founded = {{Start date and age|1978}}

| teams = 6

| confed = AfHF (Africa)

| champion = {{fhu|21|RSA}} (6th title)

| champ_season = 2024

| most_champs = {{fhu|21|RSA}} (6 titles)

| qualification =

}}

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.{{cite web |title=Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021 |url=http://fih.ch/media/8997774/190403-qualification-system-for-2021-junior-world-cup.pdf |website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation | accessdate=14 October 2019}} Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of 31 December in the year before the tournament is held.

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%; font-size:90%;"

! rowspan=2 width=5% | Year

! rowspan=2 width=10% | Host

! width=1% rowspan=16 |

! colspan=3 | Final

! width=1% rowspan=16 |

! colspan=3 | Third place match

! width=1% rowspan=16 |

! width=6% rowspan=2 | Number of teams

width=14% | Winner

! width=10% | Score

! width=14% | Runner-up

! width=14% | Third place

! width=10% | Score

! width=14% | Fourth place

1978

| Ibadan, Nigeria

| {{fhu-big|21|GHA}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

| {{fhu-big|21|NGR}}

| colspan=2 | Only three teams.

| 3

1982

| Nairobi, Kenya

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

| colspan=3 | Only two teams.

| 2

1984

| Cairo, Egypt

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

| colspan=2 | Only three teams.

| 3

1989

| Morocco

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|MAR}}

| 4

1993

|rowspan=2|Harare, Zimbabwe

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

| colspan=2 | Only three teams.

| 3

1997

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

| 4

2001

| Johannesburg, South Africa

| {{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|NGR}}

| 4

2004

|rowspan=2| Cairo, Egypt

| {{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

| {{fhu-big|21|GHA}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|NGR}}

| 6

2008

| {{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

| {{fhu-big|21|GHA}}

|

| {{fhu-big|21|SUD}}

| 6

2012
Details

| Randburg, South Africa

| {{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

| 1–1
(4–2 p.s.o.)

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

| {{fhu-big|21|GHA}}

| 4–2

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

| 5

2016
Details

|rowspan=2| Windhoek, Namibia

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

| 3–2

| {{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

| 5–3

| {{fhu-big|21|NAM}}

| 5

2021

| colspan=3 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021 |url=https://www.africahockey.org/afhf-press-release-cancellation-announcement-due-to-covid-19-junior-africa-cup-jac-2021/ |website=africahockey.org |date=6 July 2021 |publisher=African Hockey Federation | access-date=8 July 2021}}

| colspan=3 | Cancelled

| 5

2023
Details

| Ismailia, Egypt

| {{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

| 2–2
(4–3 p.s.o.)

| {{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

| {{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

| 2–1

| {{fhu-big|21|ZIM}}

| 4

2024
Details

| Windhoek, Namibia{{Cite Instagram |user=africanhockeyfederation |postid=C_OX9Zku6C2 |title=Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (Men/Women) | Tournament Announcement |date=28 August 2024}}

|{{fhu-big|21|RSA}}

|5–0

|{{fhu-big|21|NAM}}

|{{fhu-big|21|EGY}}

|2–2
(4–2 p.s.o.)

|{{fhu-big|21|KEN}}

|6

= Summary =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Team

! Winners

! Runners-up

! Third place

! Fourth place

style=background:#FFF68F | {{fhu|21|RSA}}

| style=background:#FFF68F | 6 (2001*, 2004, 2008, 2012*, 2023, 2024)

| 2 (1997, 2016)

|

|

style=background:#FFF68F | {{fhu|21|EGY}}

| style=background:#FFF68F | 5 (1984*, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016)

| 5 (2001, 2004*, 2008*, 2012, 2023*)

| 1 (2024)

|

style=background:#FFF68F | {{fhu|21|KEN}}

| style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (1982*)

| 2 (1978, 1993)

| 3 (1984, 1989, 2023)

| 3 (1997, 2012, 2024)

style=background:#FFF68F | {{fhu|21|GHA}}

| style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (1978)

|

| 3 (2004, 2008, 2012)

{{fhu|21|ZIM}}

|

| 3 (1982, 1984, 1989)

| 4 (1993*, 1997*, 2001, 2016)

| 1 (2023)

{{fhu|21|NAM}}

|

| 1 (2024*)

|

{{fhu|21|Nigeria}}

|

|

| 1 (1978*)

| 2 (2001, 2004)

{{fhu|21|NAM}}

|

|

|

| 1 (2016*)

{{fhu|21|Sudan}}

|

|

|

| 1 (2008)

{{fhu|21|MAR}}

|

|

|

| 1 (1989*)

:* = host nation

= Team appearances =

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

! Team

! {{flagicon|NGR}}
1978

! {{flagicon|KEN}}
1982

! {{flagicon|EGY}}
1984

! {{flagicon|MAR}}
1989

! {{flagicon|ZIM}}
1993

! {{flagicon|ZIM}}
1997

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2001

! {{flagicon|EGY}}
2004

! {{flagicon|EGY}}
2008

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2012

! {{flagicon|NAM}}
2016

! {{flagicon|EGY}}
2023

! {{flagicon|NAM}}
2024

! Total

align=left | {{fhu|21|EGY}}

| –

–bgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2nd

|bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd

11
align=left | {{fhu|21|GHA}}

| bgcolor=gold | 1st

––––––bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd–WD

| WD

4
align=left | {{fhu|21|KEN}}

| bgcolor=silver | 2nd

bgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2nd4th–5th6th4th–bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd

| 4th

10
align=left | {{fhu|21|LBY}}

| –

–––––––5th–––

| –

1
align=left | {{fhu|21|MAR}}

| –

––4th––––––––

| –

1
align=left | {{fhu|21|NAM}}

| –

–––––––––4th–

|bgcolor=silver | 2nd

2
align=left | {{fhu|21|NGR}}

| bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd

–––––4th4th–––WD

| WD

3
align=left | {{fhu|21|RSA}}

| –

––––bgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1st

|bgcolor=gold | 1st

7
align=left | {{fhu|21|SUD}}

| –

–––––––4th–––

| –

1
align=left | {{fhu|21|TAN}}

| –

–––––––––5th–

| –

1
align=left | {{fhu|21|ZAM}}

| –

–––––––––––6th1
align=left | {{fhu|21|ZIM}}

| –

bgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd6th–5thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd4th

|5th

10
Total||3||2||3||4||3||4||4||6||6||5||5||4||6||{{cite web |title=Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup: Records |url=http://fieldhockey.com/index.php/comments/64187-men-s-hockey-junior-africa-cup-records}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.africahockey.org/junior-africa-cup/ Junior Africa Cup]

{{Men's Junior Africa Cup}}

{{International field hockey}}

{{Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup}}

Field hockey

Junior

Africa Cup

Hockey Junior Africa Cup