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 scorer Malikah Hamza (11 goals)
Best player Malikah Hamza
Best goalkeeper 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  5'
Bartlett  12'
T. Grögli  13', 30'
L. Grögli  19'
Hinda  22'
Ludwig  40' 		Report A. Terblanche  32', 35'
Wilde  38'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Amy Daniel (USA)
12 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  7–0  New Zealand
Fourie  6', 12'
Hamza  9'
Kroutz  23', 25'
De Oliveira  26', 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
13 December 2025
09:00
Australia  13–1  Zimbabwe
Tevant  1', 10', 36'
Economos  5'
Welsh  8'
Hughes  10', 10'
White  15'
Lee  21', 21'
C. Burns  22', 37'
E. Burns  30' 		Report Viviers  16'
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)
13 December 2025
11:40
Namibia  7–3  New Zealand
Ludwig  2', 33', 39'
T. Grögli  14'
January  17'
Cormack  30', 34' 		Report Mclean  6'
Brun  9', 14'
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
13 December 2025
16:00
New Zealand  1–1  Zimbabwe
Roxborough-Judd  37' Report A. Terblanche  40'
Umpires:
Fenestha Pienaar (NAM)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
13 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  2–5  Australia
Kroutz  7'
Hamza  39' 		Report Hughes  8'
Lee  11'
C. Burns  18'
White  22'
Zimmerman  30'
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
14 December 2025
15:00
Namibia  2–2  Australia
Cormack  25'
Dercksen  40' 		Report Welsh  11'
C. Burns  15'
Umpires:
Micaela Roos (RSA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
14 December 2025
17:40
South Africa  12–0  Zimbabwe
Thomas  1'
Lardant  3', 10'
Hamza  4', 6', 30'
Woolf  13'
De Oliveira  26', 32'
Fourie  31'
Kroutz  38', 38' 		Report
Umpires:
Amy Daniel (USA)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
15 December 2025
09:00
Australia  5–0  New Zealand
Economos  9'
Lee  10'
C. Burns  21', 22'
Tevant  37' 		Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Amy Daniel (USA)
15 December 2025
11:40
South Africa  4–3  Namibia
Hamza  22', 23', 24'
Woolf  28' 		Report T. Grögli  29'
Hinda  35'
L. Grögli  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  4'
Lee  6', 20'
Tevant  15', 28'
C. Burns  33'
Scriven  35' 		Report Roxborough-Judd  2'
Buchanan  3'
McLean  33'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Micaela Roos (RSA)
15 December 2025
18:40
South Africa  5–3  Namibia
Hamza  14', 40'
Fourie  16'
Thomas  18'
Lardant  21' 		Report Cormack  1'
Dercksen  17'
Meyer  24'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team
 South Africa (H)
 Australia
 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

  • Malikah Hamza

7 goals

  • Caitlin Burns
  • Kaitlyn Lee
  • Annelyse Tevant

6 goals

5 goals

  • Cerian Fourie

4 goals

  • Sunelle Ludwig
  • Daniella de Oliveira
  • Alexei Terblanche

3 goals

  • Kelsey Hughes
  • Brooke Welsh
  • Jerrica Bartlett
  • Emily Brun
  • Jessica Lardant

2 goals

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

1 goal

  • Erin Burns
  • Jamie Zimmerman
  • Allison January
  • Tegan Buchanan
  • Edith Molikoe
  • 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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