The Women's African Olympic Qualifier is the qualification tournament for the women's field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. It is held every four years and was introduced after field hockey was removed from the All-Africa Games program.Vanguard, 16 December 2006: Africa Games pushed a week back *Hockey, baseball, softball fail to get back in The first edition was held in Nairobi, Kenya simultaneously with the 2007 All-Africa Games.Ghana Hockey Association, 20 April 2007: 2007 All Africa Games - Hockey to be Played Simultaneously in Nairobi
Results Summaries YearHostFinalThird place matchNumberof teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place2007DetailsNairobi, Kenya5–02–162011DetailsBulawayo, Zimbabwe5–01–1(4–3 p.s.o.)42015DetailsRandburg, South AfricaRound-robinRound-robin72019DetailsStellenbosch, South AfricaRound-robinRound-robin52023DetailsPretoria, South Africa9–03–17
Top four statistics TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place5 (2007, 2011, 2015*, 2019*, 2023*)2 (2015, 2019)2 (2007, 2011)1 (2023)2 (2007*, 2011)2 (2015, 2023)1 (2019)1 (2023)1 (2007)1 (2019)1 (2011*)1 (2015) * = host nation
Team appearances Nation20072011201520192023Total3rd3rd2nd2nd4th52nd2nd3rd4th3rd56th–4th5th5th44th–6thWD2nd31st1st1st1st1st5––7th– –1–––WD WD0––––6th15th4th5th3rd7th5Total64757
See also Men's African Olympic Qualifier Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations Field hockey at the African Games
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