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 scorer Mustapha Cassiem (21 goals)
Best player Mustapha Cassiem
Best goalkeeper 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  2', 35'
Jacobs  15', 38'
Azadeh  27'
Handura  35' 		Report Beauduin  18'
Montilla  23', 33', 39'
Harris  35'
Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Isaac Charles (ENG)
12 December 2025
20:00
South Africa  5–1  New Zealand
M. Cassiem  1', 9'
D. Cassiem  3'
Neethling  15'
Simons  23' 		Report Symonds  19'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
13 December 2025
10:20
Australia  3–4  New Zealand
Dooley  3', 8', 40' Report Clark  7'
Scanlon  29'
Durant  36'
Van Woerkom  36'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Isaac Charles (ENG)
13 December 2025
13:00
South Africa  6–1  United States
M. Cassiem  2', 25', 27', 37', 39'
Neethling  18' 		Report Harris  23'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
13 December 2025
17:20
United States  2–3  New Zealand
Weitzman  16'
Beauduin  17' 		Report Durant  5'
Clark  15'
Van Woerkom  38'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
13 December 2025
20:00
Namibia  3–5  Australia
Finch  15', 25'
Jacobs  38' 		Report Dooley  10', 14', 23', 30', 35'
Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
14 December 2025
16:20
Namibia  6–3  New Zealand
Azadeh  2'
Finch  8', 39'
Handura  32'
Jacobs  33', 36' 		Report Van Woerkom  3'
Clark  8', 13'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
14 December 2025
19:00
South Africa  5–2  Australia
M. Cassiem  9', 9', 24', 33', 38' Report Dooley  20'
Randle  33'
Umpires:
Isaac Charles (ENG)
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
15 December 2025
10:20
Australia  11–4  United States
J. Staines  1', 15'
Dooley  14', 15'
Leong  18'
Deavin  24'
Pace  28', 36'
Tuddenham  33', 39'
Govers  33' 		Report Harris  13'
Pouw  22'
Beauduin  40', 40'
Umpires:
Siyabonga Martins (NAM)
Chad Fourie (RSA)
15 December 2025
13:00
South Africa  7–4  Namibia
M. Cassiem  2', 17', 33'
Langford  9', 21'
Neethling  17'
D. Cassiem  39' 		Report Van Rooyen  7', 33', 38'
Finch  24'
Handura  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  22'
Dooley  24', 39', 40'
Govers  25' 		Report Jacobs  17'
Umpires:
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
Chad Fourie (RSA)
15 December 2025
20:00
South Africa  4–1  New Zealand
Simons  7'
M. Cassiem  18'
Julius  25'
Neethling  28' 		Report Atkinson  26'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Isaac Charles (ENG)

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team
 South Africa (H)
 Australia
 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

  • Aiden Dooley

8 goals

  • Dylan Finch

6 goals

  • Pieter Jacobs
  • Luka Clark

5 goals

4 goals

  • Ludwig van Rooyen
  • Hans Neethling
  • Alexandre Beauduin

3 goals

  • Scott Govers
  • Ryan Pace
  • Jake Staines
  • Delron Handura
  • Benedict van Woerkom
  • Patrick Harris
  • Alberto Montilla

2 goals

  • Connor Tuddenham
  • Shayan Azadeh
  • Stephen Atkinson
  • Joshua Durant
  • Ryan Julius
  • Dalpiarro Langford
  • Marvin Simons

1 goal

  • Tim Deavin
  • Jett Leong
  • Luke Randle
  • Daniel Scanlon
  • Matthew Symonds
  • Keegan Hezlett
  • Willem Pouw
  • 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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