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2025 Men's Nkosi Cup

2025 Men's Nkosi Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates12–16 December
Teams5 (from 3 confederations)
VenueWynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored117 (8.36 per match)
Top scorerSouth Africa Mustapha Cassiem (21 goals)
Best playerSouth Africa Mustapha Cassiem
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Max Ruffell
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The 2025 Nkosi Cup was the third edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international men's indoor hockey tournament in South Africa. It was held at the Wynberg Military Base Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa from 12 to 16 December 2025.[1][2]

South Africa won the tournament for a record three time after defeating Australia in the final, 10–4.[3]

Teams

 Australia
  1. Aiden Dooley
  2. Luke Randle
  3. Brendan Hill (GK)
  4. Ryan Pace
  5. Garry Backhus
  6. Jake Staines (C)
  7. Jett Leong
  8. Benjamin Rennie (GK)
  9. Mitchell Pace
  10. Scott Govers
  11. Tim Deavin
  12. Connor Tuddenham
 Namibia
  1. David Strauss (C, GK)
  2. Richter van Rooyen (GK)
  3. Roben Kambinda (GK)
  4. Giovane Handura
  5. Percy Barthram
  6. Pieter Jacobs (C)
  7. Matukaramove Kavikairiua
  8. Jack Fourie
  9. Dylan Finch
  10. Delron Handura
  11. Enzo Martins
  12. Mathew Lassen
  13. Shayan Azadeh
  14. Daniël Janse van Rensburg
  15. Jadon Mcnally
  16. Ludwig van Rooyen
 New Zealand
  1. Max Ruffell (GK)
  2. Luka Clark
  3. Stephen Atkinson
  4. Benedict van Woerkom
  5. David Green (C)
  6. Brennan Alexander-Parker
  7. Matthew Symonds
  8. Durant Joshua
  9. Daniel Scanlon
  10. Jarryd Russell
  11. Robert Tohu
  12. Angus Griffin (GK)
 South Africa
  1. Mustapha Cassiem
  2. Hans Neethling
  3. Dayaan Cassiem (C)
  4. Keegan Hezlett
  5. Marvin Simons
  6. Dalpiarro Langford
  7. Ryan Julius
  8. Jethro Eustice
  9. Travis Krumples
  10. Bongumusa Mngoma (GK)
  11. Leruo Ditlhakanyane
  12. Cullin de Jager (GK)
 United States
  1. Patrick Harris
  2. Alexandre Beauduin
  3. Alberto Montilla
  4. Willem Pouw
  5. Vincent Heller
  6. Mohan Gandhi
  7. Michael Mendoza
  8. Mehtab Grewal
  9. Doug Allison
  10. Shomik Chakraborty (GK)
  11. Jack Weitzman
  12. Amar Singh (GK)

Preliminary round

All times are local (All times are local (UTC+2)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 4 4 0 0 23 9 +14 12 Semi-final
2  Australia 4 2 0 2 21 16 +5 6
3  Namibia 4 2 0 2 20 20 0 6
4  New Zealand 4 2 0 2 11 16 −5 6
5  United States 4 0 0 4 12 26 −14 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
(H) Hosts
12 December 2025
17:20
Namibia  6–5  United States
Finch field hockey ball 2', 35'
Jacobs field hockey ball 15', 38'
Azadeh field hockey ball 27'
Handura field hockey ball 35' 		Report Beauduin field hockey ball 18'
Montilla field hockey ball 23', 33', 39'
Harris field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Isaac Charles (ENG)
12 December 2025
20:00
South Africa  5–1  New Zealand
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 1', 9'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 3'
Neethling field hockey ball 15'
Simons field hockey ball 23' 		Report Symonds field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
13 December 2025
10:20
Australia  3–4  New Zealand
Dooley field hockey ball 3', 8', 40' Report Clark field hockey ball 7'
Scanlon field hockey ball 29'
Durant field hockey ball 36'
Van Woerkom field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Isaac Charles (ENG)
13 December 2025
13:00
South Africa  6–1  United States
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 2', 25', 27', 37', 39'
Neethling field hockey ball 18' 		Report Harris field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
13 December 2025
17:20
United States  2–3  New Zealand
Weitzman field hockey ball 16'
Beauduin field hockey ball 17' 		Report Durant field hockey ball 5'
Clark field hockey ball 15'
Van Woerkom field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
13 December 2025
20:00
Namibia  3–5  Australia
Finch field hockey ball 15', 25'
Jacobs field hockey ball 38' 		Report Dooley field hockey ball 10', 14', 23', 30', 35'
Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
14 December 2025
16:20
Namibia  6–3  New Zealand
Azadeh field hockey ball 2'
Finch field hockey ball 8', 39'
Handura field hockey ball 32'
Jacobs field hockey ball 33', 36' 		Report Van Woerkom field hockey ball 3'
Clark field hockey ball 8', 13'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
14 December 2025
19:00
South Africa  5–2  Australia
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 9', 9', 24', 33', 38' Report Dooley field hockey ball 20'
Randle field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Isaac Charles (ENG)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
15 December 2025
10:20
Australia  11–4  United States
J. Staines field hockey ball 1', 15'
Dooley field hockey ball 14', 15'
Leong field hockey ball 18'
Deavin field hockey ball 24'
Pace field hockey ball 28', 36'
Tuddenham field hockey ball 33', 39'
Govers field hockey ball 33' 		Report Harris field hockey ball 13'
Pouw field hockey ball 22'
Beauduin field hockey ball 40', 40'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Chad Fourie (RSA)
15 December 2025
13:00
South Africa  7–4  Namibia
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 2', 17', 33'
Langford field hockey ball 9', 21'
Neethling field hockey ball 17'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 39' 		Report Van Rooyen field hockey ball 7', 33', 38'
Finch field hockey ball 24'
Handura field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
Isaac Charles (ENG)

Medal round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
 Australia5
 
16 December
 
 Namibia1
 
 Australia4
 
15 December
 
 South Africa10
 
 South Africa4
 
 
 New Zealand1
 
Third place
 
 
16 December
 
 
 Namibia2
 
 
 New Zealand3

Semi-finals

15 December 2025
17:20
Australia  5–1  Namibia
J. Staines field hockey ball 22'
Dooley field hockey ball 24', 39', 40'
Govers field hockey ball 25' 		Report Jacobs field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
Chad Fourie (RSA)
15 December 2025
20:00
South Africa  4–1  New Zealand
Simons field hockey ball 7'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 18'
Julius field hockey ball 25'
Neethling field hockey ball 28' 		Report Atkinson field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Isaac Charles (ENG)

Third and fourth place

16 December 2025
17:20
Namibia  2–3  New Zealand
Finch field hockey ball 35'
Van Rooyen field hockey ball 37' 		Report Atkinson field hockey ball 10'
Clark field hockey ball 28', 37'
Umpires:
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
Chad Fourie (RSA)

Final

16 December 2025
20:00
South Africa  10–4  Australia
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 1', 4', 7', 17', 37'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 2', 28', 37'
Julius field hockey ball 7'
Hezlett field hockey ball 32' 		Report Pace field hockey ball 5'
Dooley field hockey ball 9', 36'
Govers field hockey ball 13'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Isaac Charles (ENG)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa (H)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand
4  Namibia
5  United States
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 117 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 8.36 goals per match.

21 goals

16 goals

  • Australia Aiden Dooley

8 goals

  • Namibia Dylan Finch

6 goals

  • Namibia Pieter Jacobs
  • New Zealand Luka Clark

5 goals

4 goals

  • Namibia Ludwig van Rooyen
  • South Africa Hans Neethling
  • United States Alexandre Beauduin

3 goals

  • Australia Scott Govers
  • Australia Ryan Pace
  • Australia Jake Staines
  • Namibia Delron Handura
  • New Zealand Benedict van Woerkom
  • United States Patrick Harris
  • United States Alberto Montilla

2 goals

  • Australia Connor Tuddenham
  • Namibia Shayan Azadeh
  • New Zealand Stephen Atkinson
  • New Zealand Joshua Durant
  • South Africa Ryan Julius
  • South Africa Dalpiarro Langford
  • South Africa Marvin Simons

1 goal

  • Australia Tim Deavin
  • Australia Jett Leong
  • Australia Luke Randle
  • New Zealand Daniel Scanlon
  • New Zealand Matthew Symonds
  • South Africa Keegan Hezlett
  • United States Willem Pouw
  • United States Jack Weitzman

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "2025 Nkosi Cup". www.usafieldhockey.com. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ^ "Fixtures and tickets Released for the Third Edition of the Nkosi Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. ^ "Nkosi Cup 2025 | Finals Day". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  4. ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). February 2024.
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