2023 Men's Nkosi Cup

2023 Men's Nkosi Cup

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Dates	15–18 December
Teams	3
Venue(s)	Wynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	69 (9.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mustapha Cassiem (11 goals)
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The inaugural Nkosi Cup gears up to kick off from 15 to 19 December 2023. Hosted at the prestigious Wynberg Military Sports Stadium.

South Africa were the inaugural World Cup winners, beating Namibia in the final, 10–2.

Teams

Namibia

1. David Strauss (C, GK)
2. Richter van Rooyen (GK)
4. Owen Hatton
5. Liam Hermanus
6. David Britz
7. Fagan Hansen
8. John-Paul Britz
9. Cody van der Merwe
10. Nico Neethling
11. Percy Barthram
12. Dakota Hansen
13. Pieter Jacobs
19. Brynn Cleak

South Africa

1. Anton van Loggerenberg (GK)
2. Mustapha Cassiem
5. Justin Domleo
7. Dayaan Cassiem (C)
8. Steven Paulo
9. Lungani Gabela
10. Keegan Hezlett
11. Daniel Sibbald
13. Luke Inactive Lange
16. Dalpiarro Langford
18. Idrees Abdulla
19. Ryan Julius
23. Bongumusa Mngoma (GK)

United States

5. Pat Harris (C)
6. Alexander Grassi
14. Aki Kaeppeler (C)
17. Christian DeAngelis
28. Dean Schiller
44. Koehl Comiskey
45. Jack Weitzman
51. Lasse Nobereit
79. Luke Jackson (GK)
84. Barry Merriman (GK)
99. Gavin Chung

Preliminary round

All times are local (All times are local (UTC+2)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Namibia	4	3	0	1	19	11	+8	9	Final
2	South Africa (H)	4	3	0	1	24	17	+7	9
3	United States	4	0	0	4	14	29	−15	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts

15 December 2023 18:45 Namibia 5–3 United States Hatton  3' Hermanus  9', 22' Hansen  26' Britz  39' Report Kaeppeler  7' Nobereit  31' Harris  39'

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16 December 2023 13:15 Namibia 3–4 South Africa Hatton  22' Barthram  27' Hansen  30' Report M. Cassiem  23', 34' Julius  35', 37'

16 December 2023 20:00 United States 5–11 South Africa Grassi  6' Comiskey  12', 32' Kaeppeler  22', 28' Report M. Cassiem  4', 22', 32' Paulo  5' Julius  12', 39' Langford  19', 29', 40' D. Cassiem  33' Hezlett  35'

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17 December 2023 15:00 Namibia 5–2 South Africa Hansen  7', 11', 27' Jacobs  20' Hatton  33' Report D. Cassiem  32' M. Cassiem  39'

17 December 2023 19:45 Namibia 6–2 United States Hermanus  3', 4' Jacobs  7' Barthram  16' Neethling  25' Cleak  33' Report Kaeppeler  10', 10'

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18 December 2023 20:00 South Africa 7–4 United States M. Cassiem  4', 28', 29' Paulo  19', 20' Julius  30' Langford  37' Report Kaeppeler  10', 20', 37' Nobereit  21'

Final

19 December 2023 20:00 Namibia 2–10 South Africa Hermanus  30', 38' Report Abdulla  11', 34', 39' D. Cassiem  12' M. Cassiem  14', 34' Paulo  24' Julius  25' Langford  38' Gabela  40'

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team
1	South Africa (H)
2	Namibia
3	United States

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 69 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 9.86 goals per match.

11 goals

• Mustapha Cassiem

8 goals

• Aki Kaeppeler

6 goals

• Liam Hermanus
• Ryan Julius

5 goals

• Dalpiarro Langford

4 goals

• Fagan Hansen
• Steven Paulo

3 goals

• Owen Hatton
• Idrees Abdulla
• Dayaan Cassiem
• Lasse Nobereit

2 goals

• Percy Barthram
• Pieter Jacobs

1 goal

• John-Paul Britz
• Brynn Cleak
• Dakota Hansen
• Nico Neethling
• Lungani Gabela
• Keegan Hezlett
• Koehl Comiskey
• Alexander Grassi
• Pat Harris

Source: FIH