The 2017 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the

Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations The Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international women's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champions of Africa and qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup. Qualification The top ...

, 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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, Egypt from 22 to 29 October 2017. Zambia withdrew before the tournament. The winner qualified for the

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. The five-time defending champions

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won their sixth title, after beating

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4–0 in the final.

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won the 3rd-place playoff match against

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on penalties after a 3–3 draw in regular time.

Teams

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Results

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Preliminary round

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Classification round

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
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