The Africa hockey Olympic Qualifiers to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be held in Pretoria, South Africa from October 29 to November 5 this year.
A total of 16 teams (eight in each category) will take part in the week-long championships.
Winners of the tournament will book automatic slots to the quadrennial showpiece
Teams that have been invited to compete in the men's category include; Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Kenya has also been invited in the women's cadre alongside the hosts, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
"National Associations are humbly requested to confirm their participation by completing and submitting Form (A)-Notice of Participation per gender not later than July 31," the statement read.
Kenya failed to qualify to the global assignment in 2019 when South African still hosted the event.
