The South African girls’s hockey staff have been left pissed off after being held to a 0–all draw by Kenya of their third match of the 2025 African Hockey Cup of Nations in Ismailia, Egypt, on Wednesday, 15 October 2025.
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Regardless of having fun with the majority of possession and creating quite a few probabilities, the South Africans have been unable to discover a well beyond a resolute Kenyan defence.
Earlier than the match, there have been two vital milestones celebrated. Quanita Bobbs grew to become simply the eleventh South African girl to succeed in 200 worldwide caps, a outstanding testomony to her consistency and management over greater than a decade on the high stage.
Edith Molikoe additionally marked her fiftieth look, becoming a member of a small group of gamers to have achieved that milestone in each indoor and outside codecs — highlighting her worth throughout all types of the sport.
As soon as the motion started, South Africa asserted themselves early and dictated the tempo all through. They moved the ball with objective, pressed excessive up the sphere, and created a gentle move of scoring alternatives.
Nonetheless, an impressed efficiency from the Kenyan defence, led fantastically by goalkeeper Quinter Okore, stored the defending champions at bay.
The South Africans continued to dominate possession and territory within the second half, however regardless of incomes a succession of penalty corners and sustaining strain, the elusive breakthrough by no means got here.
Kenya’s defensive construction held agency, irritating each assault and denying South Africa the aim that their effort and intent maybe deserved.
The consequence retains South Africa unbeaten within the match, but in addition means they might want to keep away from defeat towards Nigeria on Friday to safe their place in Sunday’s African Cup of Nations closing.
Ladies’s Fixtures and Outcomes on the African Cup of Nations 2025 (All Occasions CAT)
Sat 11 Oct: Kenya 1-0 Nigeria
Sat 11 Oct: Ghana 8-1 Egypt
Solar 12 Oct: Ghana 5-1 Nigeria
Solar 12 Oct: South Africa 10-0 Egypt
Tue 14 Oct: Ghana 2-3 South Africa
Tue 14 Oct: Egypt vs Kenya
Wed 15 Oct: Kenya 0-0 South Africa
Wed 15 Oct: Nigeria 2-0 Egypt
Fri 17 Oct, 10h00: South Africa vs Nigeria
Fri 17 Oct, 12h00: Kenya vs Ghana
Sat 18 Oct, 10h00: third/4th Place Play-Off
Sat 18 Oct, 14h30: Gold Medal Match
South Africa
1 Morgan de Jager (GK)
4 Stephanie Botha
5 Edith Molikoe
7 Taheera Augousti
10 Onthatile Zulu
12 Ntsopa Mokoena
18 Hannah Pearce
21 Ongeziwe Mali
23 Jean-Leigh du Toit
26 Cailynn den Bakker
27 Kayla de Waal
28 Quanita Bobbs (C)
30 Caylin Maree
31 Marlise van Tonder (GK)
32 Tegan Fourie
34 Ané Janse van Vuuren
35 Lerato Mahole
40 Jeanri Thomas
Kenya
1 Quinter Okore (GK)
2 Diana Bariti
3 Vanessa Sudi
4. Vivian Onyango
5 Caroline Guchu
6 Lynne Tamunai (C)
8 Alice Owiti
10 Naom Kemunto
13 Grace Bwire
14 Maurine Achieng
15 Grace Akumu
16 Aurelia Opondo
17 Rayana Oyando
18 Rachel Khamala
19 Maureen Okumu
21 Eleanor Chebet
31 Rebeccca Nasambu
36 Joan Anjao
Authentic Copy: SA Hockey, with modifying by gsport
Predominant Picture Caption: The South African girls’s hockey staff have been left pissed off after being held to a 0–all draw by Kenya of their third match of the 2025 African Hockey Cup of Nations in Ismailia, Egypt, on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. All Images: Jan van Zyl
Picture 2 Caption: Captain Quanita Bobbs grew to become simply the eleventh South African girl to succeed in 200 worldwide caps, a outstanding testomony to her consistency and management.
Picture 3 Caption: Hannah Pearce strikes the assault line up the sphere. South Africa dominated possession, however have been pissed off as Kenya’s defence skilfully prevented penetration.
