Men's Junior Africa Cup Explained

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.^[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.

Results

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=16		Final			width=1% rowspan=16		Third place match			width=1% rowspan=16		width=5% 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					Only three teams.		3
1982	Nairobi, Kenya				Only two teams.			2
1984	Cairo, Egypt					Only three teams.		3
1989	Morocco							4
1993	Harare, Zimbabwe					Only three teams.		3
1997	Harare, Zimbabwe							4
2001	Johannesburg, South Africa							4
2004	Cairo, Egypt							6
2008	Cairo, Egypt							6
2012 Details	Randburg, South Africa		1–1 (4–2 p.s.o.)			4–2		5
2016 Details	Windhoek, Namibia		3–2			5–3		5
2021	Windhoek, Namibia	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]			Cancelled			5
2023 Details	Ismailia, Egypt		2–2 (4–3 p.s.o.)			2–1		4
2024 Details	Windhoek, Namibia[3]							4

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
style=background:#FFF68F		style=background:#FFF68F	5 (1984, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2016)	5 (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2023)
style=background:#FFF68F		style=background:#FFF68F	5 (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2023)	2 (1997, 2016)
style=background:#FFF68F		style=background:#FFF68F	1 (1982)	2 (1978, 1993)	3 (1984, 1989, 2023)	2 (1997, 2012)
style=background:#FFF68F		style=background:#FFF68F	1 (1978)		3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
		3 (1982, 1984, 1989)	4 (1993, 1997, 2001, 2016)	1 (2023)
			1 (1978)	2 (2001, 2004)
				1 (2016)
				1 (2008)
				1 (1989)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1978	1982	1984	1989	1993	1997	2001	2004	2008	2012	2016	2023	2024	Total
align=left		–	–	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	–	10
align=left		bgcolor=gold	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	–	WD	–	4
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	–	5th	6th	4th	–	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Q	10
align=left		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	1
align=left		–	–	–	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
align=left		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	Q	1
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	4th	4th	–	–	–	WD	–	3
align=left		–	–	–	–	–	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	Q	7
align=left		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	–	–	–	1
align=left		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	1
align=left		–	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	6th	–	5th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	4th	Q	10
Total	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	6	6	5	5	4	4	[4]

See also

• Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
• Women's Junior Africa Cup
• Men's Hockey Asia Cup
• Men's Junior AHF Cup

External links

• Junior Africa Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021 . fih.ch . . 14 October 2019.
2. Web site: AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021 ]. africahockey.org . 6 July 2021 . . 8 July 2021.
3. africanhockeyfederation . C_OX9Zku6C2 . Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (Men/Women) . 28 August 2024.
4. Web site: Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup: Records .