The Men's African Olympic Qualifier is the African qualification tournament for the men'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 matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place2007DetailsNairobi, Kenya2–13–262011DetailsBulawayo, Zimbabwe1–05–162015DetailsRandburg, South Africa4–24–392019DetailsStellenbosch, South AfricaRound-robinRound-robin62023DetailsPretoria, South Africa2–17–18
Top four statistics TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place5 (2007, 2011, 2015*, 2019*, 2023*)5 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)3 (2011, 2019, 2023)2 (2007, 2015)2 (2007*, 2015)1 (2011)1 (2019)1 (2023) * = host nation
Team appearances Nation20072011201520192023Total––9th––12nd2nd2nd2nd2nd54th3rd4th3rd3rd53rd4th3rd5th6th5–6th–––1––7th6th–25th–5thWD5th31st1st1st1st1st5––8th––16th––WD4th2––––7th1–5th6th4th 8th4Total66968
See also Field hockey at the African Games Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations Women's African Olympic Qualifier
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