The 2013 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the

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, the quadrennial international women's

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championship of

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organised by the

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. It was held in

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, Kenya from 18 to 23 November 2013. The four-time defending champions

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won the final against

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(3–2) for their fifth title. The winner qualified for the

2014 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 31 May to 14 June 2014 at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands. simultaneously with the 2014 Men's Hockey W ...

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Results

Preliminary round

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Third place game

Final

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
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Women's sport in Nairobi