The 2022 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the

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, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of

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organised by the

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. In February 2021 it was announced that the tournament would be held alongside the men's tournament at the

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, Ghana from 17 to 23 January 2022.

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were the six-time defending champions, having also won the 2017 edition. They successfully defended their title after beating Ghana in the final. The winner qualified for the

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Qualification

The top two highest-ranked teams in the

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qualified directly for the tournament while the other teams had to play in the regional qualifiers. The top two teams from each of the regional qualifiers qualified for the tournament. The three regions were North-East Africa, North-West Africa, and Central-South Africa.

Preliminary round

The schedule was published on 14 December 2021. ''All times are local (

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).''

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Bracket

5–8th place semi-finals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Goalscorers

Notes

References

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Qualification

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Classification round

Bracket

5–8th place semi-finals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

References