2007 African Olympic Qualifier was the African field hockey qualification tournament for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 14 to July 22, 2007. The winner of the tournament wwas be awarded an automatic place to the 2008 Games, while the runner-up will qualified for one of the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
2007 All-Africa Games were supposed to be the African qualifier for 2008 Olympics, but as the host country Algeria lacks suitable venues, field hockey was not part of the games, forcing the African Hockey Federation to hold a separate tournament [1].
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 5 | +26 |
| Egypt | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | +24 |
| Kenya | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Ghana | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
| Uganda | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | −60 |
| Date | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 14 | Ghana | 1–4 | South Africa |
| July 14 | Kenya | 1–0 | Nigeria |
| July 15 | Uganda | 0–18 | Egypt |
| July 15 | Nigeria | 0–2 | Ghana |
| July 16 | South Africa | 20–0 | Uganda |
| July 16 | Egypt | 5–0 | Nigeria |
| July 16 | Ghana | 0–2 | Kenya |
| July 18 | Egypt | 1–0 | South Africa |
| July 18 | Kenya | 5–0 | Uganda |
| July 19 | South Africa | 5–1 | Nigeria |
| July 19 | Egypt | 0–0 | Kenya |
| July 19 | Uganda | 0–10 | Ghana |
| July 20 | South Africa | 2–0 | Kenya |
| July 20 | Nigeria | 7–0 | Uganda |
| July 20 | Egypt | 1–1 | Ghana |
| July 21, 2007 15:30 |
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| Nigeria | 7 – 1 | Uganda | |
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| July 22, 2007 10:30 |
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| Kenya | 3 – 2 | Ghana | |
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| July 22, 2007 15:30 |
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| South Africa | 2 – 1 | Egypt | Umpires: S. Kumar P. Schellekens |
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| Smith 39' Abbott 64' |
Metwaly 34' |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | +39 |
| Kenya | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
| Ghana | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 |
| Namibia | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 |
| Date | Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 14 | South Africa | 7–0 | Namibia |
| July 14 | Ghana | 3–3 | Nigeria |
| July 14 | Zimbabwe | 0–1 | Kenya |
| July 15 | Nigeria | 0–8 | South Africa |
| July 15 | Namibia | 2–0 | Zimbabwe |
| July 15 | Kenya | 1–0 | Ghana |
| July 17 | Ghana | 2–0 | Namibia |
| July 17 | Kenya | 2–0 | Nigeria |
| July 17 | South Africa | 9–0 | Zimbabwe |
| July 19 | Namibia | 0–1 | Kenya |
| July 19 | Zimbabwe | 1–2 | Ghana |
| July 20 | Nigeria | 2–0 | Namibia |
| July 20 | Kenya | 0–9 | South Africa |
| July 21, 2007 13:00 |
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| Zimbabwe | 0 – 0 (AET) (4 – 2 PSO) |
Namibia | |
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| July 22, 2007 10:30 |
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| Ghana | 2 – 1 | Nigeria | |
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| July 22, 2007 13:00 |
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| South Africa | 5 – 0 | Kenya | |
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