| Association | South African Hockey Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) | ||
| Head Coach | Inky Zondi[1] | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Lenise Marais Cindy Brown | ||
| Manager | Tarryn Fourie | ||
| Captain | Erin Christie Quanita Bobbs | ||
| Mostcaps | Marsha Cox (330)[2][3] | ||
| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 20 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in2000) | ||
| Best result | 9th (2004) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in1998) | ||
| Best result | 7th (1998) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in1994) | ||
| Best result | |||
| African Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in1995) | ||
| Best result | |||
TheSouth Africa women's national field hockey team representsSouth Africa in internationalfield hockey matches and tournaments.[5]

| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1980–1991 | Banned[a] | ||||||||
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| Group stage | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | Squad | |
| —[b] | |||||||||
| Group stage | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Squad | |
| Total | 6/11 | 0 titles | 33 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 90 | – |
| FIH World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1974–1993 | Banned[a] | |||||||||
| Group stage | 7th place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | Squad | ||
| Group stage | 13th place | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | Squad | ||
| Group stage | 12th place | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Squad | ||
| Group stage | 10th place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | Squad | ||
| Group stage | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | Squad | ||
| Group stage | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Squad | ||
| Second round | 15th place | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | Squad | ||
| Qualified | ||||||||||
| Total | 8/15 | 0 titles | 41 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 64 | 107 | – | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Group stage | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
Manchester, England | Second round | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 |
Melbourne, Australia | Group stage | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
New Delhi, India | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
Glasgow, Scotland | Semifinal | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 |
Gold Coast, Australia | Group stage | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Birmingham, England | Group stage | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| Total | - | 0 titles | 37 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 120 | 70 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1990 | Banned[a] | |
| 1994 | 1st | |
| 1998 | 1st | |
| 2005 | 1st | |
| 2009 | 1st | |
| 2013 | 1st | |
| 2017 | 1st | |
| 2022 | 1st | |
| 2025 | 1st | |
| Africa Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| All-Africa Games | ||
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1987 | Banned[a] | |
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | 1st | |
| 1999 | 1st | |
| 2003 | 1st | |
| Africa Games | ||
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2023 | Withdrew | |
| Africa Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2007 | 1st | |
| 2011 | 1st | |
| 2015 | 1st | |
| 2019 | 1st | |
| 2023 | 1st | |
| Hockey Nations Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2022 | 8th | |
| Hockey Nations Cup 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2024-25 | 8th | |
| Champions Challenge[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 2002 | 4th | |
| 2003 | – | |
| 2005 | 2nd | |
| 2007 | – | |
| 2009 | 2nd | |
| 2011 | 5th | |
| 2012 | 6th | |
| 2014 | 3rd | |
The squad was announced on 19 June 2024.[11][12]
Head coach:Giles Bonnet[13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Anelle Lloyd | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 30) | 48 | 0 | |
| 3 | FW | Celia Seerane | (1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 34) | 185 | 48 | |
| 4 | DF | Stephanie Botha | (1998-12-30)30 December 1998 (aged 25) | 30 | 2 | |
| 5 | MF | Edith Molikoe | (2000-05-23)23 May 2000 (aged 24) | 34 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Kristen Paton | (1996-12-21)21 December 1996 (aged 27) | 72 | 8 | |
| 10 | MF | Onthatile Zulu | (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 24) | 56 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Dirkie Chamberlain | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 37) | 243 | 130 | |
| 13 | DF | Paris-Gail Isaacs | (2006-08-25)25 August 2006 (aged 17) | 7 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Taheera Augousti | (2005-09-23)23 September 2005 (aged 18) | 26 | 2 | |
| 16 | DF | Erin Christie(Captain) | (1992-03-20)20 March 1992 (aged 32) | 105 | 9 | |
| 17 | FW | Ntsopa Mokoena | (2004-08-17)17 August 2004 (aged 19) | 26 | 7 | |
| 18 | DF | Hannah Pearce | (1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 25) | 41 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Ongeziwe Mali | (1999-05-21)21 May 1999 (aged 25) | 30 | 3 | |
| 25 | DF | Marié Louw | (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 28) | 26 | 3 | |
| 27 | FW | Kayla de Waal | (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 24) | 20 | 2 | |
| 28 | FW | Quanita Bobbs(Captain) | (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 30) | 184 | 37 | |
| 30 | MF | Kayla Swarts | (2003-05-24)24 May 2003 (aged 21) | 24 | 0 |