The 2025 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations will be the 12th edition of the

Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations The Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international men'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. The first edition was he ...

, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of

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organised by the

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. In March 2025 it was announced that the tournament would be held alongside the

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, Egypt from 11 to 18 October 2025. The winner will qualify for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.

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.

Statistics and awards

Final standings

References

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Qualification

Statistics and awards

Final standings

See also

References