The 2007 African Olympic Qualifier was the first edition of the African
field hockey qualification tournament for the
Summer Olympics for
men and
women. It was held from 14 to 22 July 2007 in
Nairobi, Kenya. The winners of each tournament qualified for the
2008 Summer Olympics.
2007 All-Africa Games were supposed to be the African qualifier for 2008 Olympics, but as the host country
Algeria lacks suitable venues, field hockey was not part of the games, forcing the
African Hockey Federation to hold a separate tournament.[1]