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2025 Women's Nkosi Cup

2025 Women's Nkosi Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates12–16 December
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
VenueWynberg Military Base Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored110 (7.86 per match)
Top scorerSouth Africa Malikah Hamza (11 goals)
Best playerSouth Africa Malikah Hamza
Best goalkeeperAustralia Emma Leighton
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The 2025 Nkosi Cup was the third edition of the Nkosi Cup, an annual invitational international women'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, defeating Australia in the final, 4–3.[3]

Teams

 Australia
  1. Brooke Welsh
  2. Caitlin Burns
  3. Ella White
  4. Annelyse Tevant
  5. Emma Scriven
  6. Emma Leighton (GK)
  7. Erin Burns
  8. Jamie Zimmerman
  9. Kaitlyn Lee
  10. Kelsey Hughes
  11. Tegan Neowhouse (GK)
  12. Samantha Economos
 Namibia
  1. Petro Stoffberg (GK)
  2. Azaylee Philander
  3. Sunelle Ludwig (C)
  4. Kiana-Che Cormack (C)
  5. Danja Meyer
  6. Jerrica Bartlett
  7. Abigail Rowles
  8. Ottilie Hinda
  9. Amber Dercksen
  10. Tamara Grögli
  11. Sienna Richards
  12. Leila Grögli
  13. Alexandra Erasmus (GK)
  14. Allison January
 New Zealand
  1. Pat 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)
 South Africa
  1. Jamie Southgate (C)
  2. Tatum Kroutz
  3. Daniella de Oliveira
  4. Edith Molikoe
  5. Chelsey Woolf
  6. Cerian Fourie
  7. Ashleigh Thomas
  8. Malikah Hamza
  9. Jessica Lardant (C)
  10. Laikén Brisset
  11. Charlize Swanepoel (GK)
  12. Sarah Paget (GK)
 Zimbabwe
  1. Tanatswa Mutaramuswa (GK)
  2. Jenna Mathieson (GK)
  3. Lylie Wilde
  4. Sarah Evans
  5. Roxanne Viviers
  6. Alexei Terblanche
  7. Simone Herbst
  8. Natalie Terblanche
  9. Athina Mujiba
  10. Taya Trivella
  11. Rumbidzai Zimuto
  12. Iman Johnson

Preliminary round

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 1 0 25 5 +20 10 Semi-final
2  South Africa (H) 4 3 0 1 25 8 +17 9
3  Namibia 4 2 1 1 19 12 +7 7
4  New Zealand 4 0 1 3 4 20 −16 1
5  Zimbabwe 4 0 1 3 5 33 −28 1
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
16:00
Namibia  6–3  Zimbabwe
Cormack field hockey ball 5'
Bartlett field hockey ball 12'
T. Grögli field hockey ball 13', 30'
L. Grögli field hockey ball 19'
Hinda field hockey ball 22'
Ludwig field hockey ball 40' 		Report A. Terblanche field hockey ball 32', 35'
Wilde field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Amy Daniel (USA)
12 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  7–0  New Zealand
Fourie field hockey ball 6', 12'
Hamza field hockey ball 9'
Kroutz field hockey ball 23', 25'
De Oliveira field hockey ball 26', 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
13 December 2025
09:00
Australia  13–1  Zimbabwe
Tevant field hockey ball 1', 10', 36'
Economos field hockey ball 5'
Welsh field hockey ball 8'
Hughes field hockey ball 10', 10'
White field hockey ball 15'
Lee field hockey ball 21', 21'
C. Burns field hockey ball 22', 37'
E. Burns field hockey ball 30' 		Report Viviers field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)
13 December 2025
11:40
Namibia  7–3  New Zealand
Ludwig field hockey ball 2', 33', 39'
T. Grögli field hockey ball 14'
January field hockey ball 17'
Cormack field hockey ball 30', 34' 		Report Mclean field hockey ball 6'
Brun field hockey ball 9', 14'
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
13 December 2025
16:00
New Zealand  1–1  Zimbabwe
Roxborough-Judd field hockey ball 37' Report A. Terblanche field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
13 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  2–5  Australia
Kroutz field hockey ball 7'
Hamza field hockey ball 39' 		Report Hughes field hockey ball 8'
Lee field hockey ball 11'
C. Burns field hockey ball 18'
White field hockey ball 22'
Zimmerman field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
14 December 2025
15:00
Namibia  2–2  Australia
Cormack field hockey ball 25'
Dercksen field hockey ball 40' 		Report Welsh field hockey ball 11'
C. Burns field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
14 December 2025
17:40
South Africa  12–0  Zimbabwe
Thomas field hockey ball 1'
Lardant field hockey ball 3', 10'
Hamza field hockey ball 4', 6', 30'
Woolf field hockey ball 13'
De Oliveira field hockey ball 26', 32'
Fourie field hockey ball 31'
Kroutz field hockey ball 38', 38' 		Report
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
15 December 2025
09:00
Australia  5–0  New Zealand
Economos field hockey ball 9'
Lee field hockey ball 10'
C. Burns field hockey ball 21', 22'
Tevant field hockey ball 37' 		Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Amy Daniel (USA)
15 December 2025
11:40
South Africa  4–3  Namibia
Hamza field hockey ball 22', 23', 24'
Woolf field hockey ball 28' 		Report T. Grögli field hockey ball 29'
Hinda field hockey ball 35'
L. Grögli field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Medal round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
 Australia7
 
16 December
 
 New Zealand3
 
 Australia3
 
15 December
 
 South Africa4
 
 South Africa5
 
 
 Namibia3
 
Third place
 
 
16 December
 
 
 New Zealand1
 
 
 Namibia6

Semi-finals

15 December 2025
16:00
Australia  7–3  New Zealand
Welsh field hockey ball 4'
Lee field hockey ball 6', 20'
Tevant field hockey ball 15', 28'
C. Burns field hockey ball 33'
Scriven field hockey ball 35' 		Report Roxborough-Judd field hockey ball 2'
Buchanan field hockey ball 3'
McLean field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)
15 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  5–3  Namibia
Hamza field hockey ball 14', 40'
Fourie field hockey ball 16'
Thomas field hockey ball 18'
Lardant field hockey ball 21' 		Report Cormack field hockey ball 1'
Dercksen field hockey ball 17'
Meyer field hockey ball 24'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

Third and fourth place

16 December 2025
16:00
Namibia  6–1  New Zealand
T. Grögli field hockey ball 6', 28'
Bartlett field hockey ball 7', 14'
Cormack field hockey ball 22'
Meyer field hockey ball 25' 		Report Brun field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

Final

16 December 2025
18:40
Australia  3–4  South Africa
Lee field hockey ball 4'
Scriven field hockey ball 19'
Tevant field hockey ball 40' 		Report Molikoe field hockey ball 2'
Kroutz field hockey ball 3'
Hamza field hockey ball 25'
Fourie field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)

Statistics

Final standings

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

Goalscorers

There were 110 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 7.86 goals per match.

11 goals

  • South Africa Malikah Hamza

7 goals

  • Australia Caitlin Burns
  • Australia Kaitlyn Lee
  • Australia Annelyse Tevant

6 goals

5 goals

  • South Africa Cerian Fourie

4 goals

  • Namibia Sunelle Ludwig
  • South Africa Daniella de Oliveira
  • Zimbabwe Alexei Terblanche

3 goals

  • Australia Kelsey Hughes
  • Australia Brooke Welsh
  • Namibia Jerrica Bartlett
  • New Zealand Emily Brun
  • South Africa Jessica Lardant

2 goals

  • Australia Samantha Economos
  • Australia Emma Scriven
  • Australia Ella White
  • Namibia Amber Dercksen
  • Namibia Leila Grögli
  • Namibia Ottilie Hinda
  • Namibia Danja Meyer
  • New Zealand Anna McLean
  • New Zealand Eliza Roxborough-Judd
  • South Africa Ashleigh Thomas
  • South Africa Chelsey Woolf

1 goal

  • Australia Erin Burns
  • Australia Jamie Zimmerman
  • Namibia Allison January
  • New Zealand Tegan Buchanan
  • South Africa Edith Molikoe
  • Zimbabwe Roxanne Viviers

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures and tickets Released for the Third Edition of the Nkosi Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ^ "Nkosi Cup Drama as Australia Overcome Tough Proteas Test While Zimbabwe Snatch Late Draw". gsport4girls. 2025-12-14. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  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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