South Africa women's national under-21 field hockey team

South African youth field hockey team

South Africa
South Africa
AssociationSouth African Hockey Association
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Head CoachCindy Brown[1]
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Home
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Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1997)
Best result6th (1997, 2001)
Junior Africa Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1993)
Best result1st (1997, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023)
Medal record
Junior Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Harare
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pretoria
Gold medal – first place 2004 Pretoria
Gold medal – first place 2008 Cairo
Gold medal – first place 2012 Johannesburg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windhoek
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ismailia
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Harare

The South Africa women's national under-21 field hockey team represents South Africa in women's international under-21 field hockey matches and tournaments and is controlled by the South African Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in South Africa.[2]

Tournament history

Junior World Cup

Junior World Cup record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1989 Canada Ottawa, Canada banned[a]
1993 Spain Terrassa, Spain did not qualify
1997 South Korea Seongnam, South Korea 6th 7 2 1 4 17 16 —
2001 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 6th 8 3 1 4 7 19 —
2005 Chile Santiago, Chile 8th 8 2 1 5 14 18 Squad
2009 United States Boston, United States 11th 7 2 0 5 11 26 Squad
2013 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 8th 6 1 2 3 16 25 Squad
2016 Chile Santiago, Chile 12th 5 0 2 3 6 20 Squad
2021 South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa 7th 5 2 0 3 4 11 Squad
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile 13th 6 2 1 3 10 14 Squad
Total 6th place 51 14 8 30 85 149

Junior Africa Cup

Junior Africa Cup record
Year Host Position
1989 banned[a]
1993 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe 3rd
1997 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe 1st
2001 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 1st
2004 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 1st
2008 Egypt Cairo, Egypt 1st
2012 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 1st
2016 Namibia Windhoek, Namibia 1st
2023 Egypt Ismailia, Egypt 1st
Best result 1st

Current squad

2023 Junior World Cup squad

The squad was announced on 27 September 2023.[3]

Head coach: Lenise Marais

  1. Morgan de Jager (GK)
  2. Daniella Mendes
  3. Shanna Mendonça
  4. Laikén Brisset
  5. Tatum Kroutz
  6. Katlego Bodibe
  7. Taheera Augousti
  8. Cerian Fourie
  9. Caylin Maree (C)
  10. Ané Janse van Vuuren
  11. Reabetswe Phume
  12. Kayla Swarts
  13. Jenna Blaauw
  14. Germarie Spershott
  15. Paris-Gail Isaacs
  16. Malikah Hamza
  17. Ntsopa Mokoena
  18. Leané McLaren (GK)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.

References

  1. ^ "Cindy Brown appointed as SA Hockey U21 Women's Coach | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "SA Hockey U21 Women named for Junior World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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