Who is the head coach of South Africa?

The head coach of South Africa is Björn Kinding.

Who is the captain of South Africa?

The captain of South Africa is Uthman Samaai.

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2023-2024 Season

South Africa are 1-2-0 in the 2023-24 OGQ season with 3 points, 3rd in the Preliminary Qualification - Group K and 14th overall.

2023-2024 South Africa Club Stats

South Africa — 2023-2024 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Uthman Samaai (F)	totals		23	31	20	51	18	21
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	15	24	14	38	12	22
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	7	6	13	6	-1
Reinhard Venter (F)	totals		16	25	15	40	6	20
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	8	13	8	21	4	-
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	12	7	19	2	20
Luke Carelse (D/F)	totals		22	18	21	39	6	12
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	14	14	15	29	0	13
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	4	6	10	6	-1
Paulus Kluyts (F)	totals		17	10	25	35	24	17
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	9	6	11	17	10	-
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	4	14	18	14	17
Marc Giot (F)	totals		19	16	14	30	8	18
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	15	13	10	23	4	12
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	4	3	4	7	4	6
Jack Valadas (F)	totals		16	15	14	29	6	-3
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	8	10	9	19	4	-
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	5	5	10	2	-3
Dion Phakathi (D)	totals		17	15	12	27	9	6
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	9	10	6	16	2	-
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	5	6	11	7	6
Alex Obery (C)	totals		23	9	17	26	12	0
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	15	6	17	23	4	3
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	3	0	3	8	-3
Deen Magmoed (D/F)	totals		23	7	12	19	4	-4
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	15	6	9	15	2	2
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	1	3	4	2	-6
Jean-Michel van Doesburgh (F)	totals		15	8	10	18	6	12
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	8	3	1	4	4	2
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	7	5	9	14	2	10
Dylan Compton (F)	totals		16	5	10	15	18	-8
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	8	2	7	9	4	-
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	8	3	3	6	14	-8
John Venter (D)	totals		12	4	10	14	0	16
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	GPHL	5	4	5	9	0	-
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	7	0	5	5	0	16
Denzil Verwey (F)	totals		17	4	8	12	4	-5
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	9	3	7	10	4	-
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	1	1	2	0	-5
Wesley Krotz (F)	totals		23	2	10	12	12	1
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	15	2	8	10	2	2
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	0	2	2	10	-1
Johan van der Merwe (D)	totals		17	0	9	9	2	12
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL	9	0	3	3	2	-
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	8	0	6	6	0	12
Ethon Saaiman (D)	totals		22	0	8	8	6	-6
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	14	0	6	6	6	0
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	8	0	2	2	0	-6
Cameron Birrell (D)	WildHogs HC Arosa	SwissDiv3	3	2	0	2	2	-
Delano Schuurman (F)	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	5	1	1	2	0	-

South Africa — 2023-2024 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Ryan Boyd (G)	totals		15	2.68	.889	1	9-6-0	851:35
	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	10	2.79	.863	0	6-4-0	601:14
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	5	2.40	.927	1	3-2-0	250:21
Alistair Bywater (G)	totals		12	3.96	-	0	6-4-0	636:31
	Pretoria Capitals White	GPHL	8	4.20	-	0	4-3-0	428:35
	Pretoria Capitals Blue	South Africa	4	3.46	.870	0	2-1-0	207:56

2023-2024 South Africa Staff

Head CoachBjörn Kinding
Asst. CoachGavin Smith
Team ManagerChristiaan Venter
Physical TherapistJesse Dwyer

Team Staff History

2023-2024 South Africa Captains

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Uthman Samaai

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Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 South Africa Demographics

South Africa Facts

Plays in: Olympic Games Qualification
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2023-2024 South Africa Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

South Africa: 57 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

South Africa Games

South Africa — 2023-2024 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
12/17/2023 01:30 PM UTC	South Africa	Bulgaria Olympics	4 - 1	OGQ
12/15/2023 03:30 PM UTC	Estonia	South Africa	9 - 2	OGQ
12/14/2023 07:00 PM UTC	Iceland	South Africa	9 - 0	OGQ

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South Africa History and Standings

South Africa — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	2	-	0	0	6	19	3	1	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

South Africa — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Cameron Birrell (D)	2026-2027	WildHogs HC Arosa	SwissDiv3	2	0	0	0	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

South Africa — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	28.85

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Franchise All-Time Points

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	3	2	2	4
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	3	1	2	3
3.	Marc Giot (F)	3	1	0	1
4.	Dion Phakathi (D)	3	1	0	1
5.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	3	1	0	1

Franchise All-Time Goals

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	3	2	2	4
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	3	1	2	3
3.	Marc Giot (F)	3	1	0	1
4.	Dion Phakathi (D)	3	1	0	1
5.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	3	1	0	1

Franchise All-Time Assists

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	3	2	2	4
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	3	1	2	3
3.	Reinhard Venter (F)	3	0	1	1
4.	Uthman Samaai (F)	3	0	1	1
5.	Delano Schuurman (F)	3	0	1	1

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Delano Schuurman (F)	3	0	1	4
2.	Jean-Michel van Doesburgh (F)	3	0	0	4
3.	Dion Phakathi (D)	3	1	1	2
4.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	3	1	1	2
5.	Uthman Samaai (F)	3	0	1	2

Franchise All-Time Games Played

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	3	2	2	4
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	3	1	2	3
3.	Marc Giot (F)	3	1	0	1
4.	Dion Phakathi (D)	3	1	0	1
5.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	3	1	0	1

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	3	2	4	1.33
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	3	1	3	1.00
3.	Dion Phakathi (D)	3	1	1	0.33
4.	Marc Giot (F)	3	1	1	0.33
5.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	3	1	1	0.33

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	2	2	4	1.33	0
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	2	3	1.00	0
3.	Marc Giot (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	0
4.	Dion Phakathi (D)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	2
5.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	2

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	2	2	4	1.33	0
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	2	3	1.00	0
3.	Marc Giot (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	0
4.	Dion Phakathi (D)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	2
5.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	2

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jack Valadas (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	2	2	4	1.33	0
2.	Luke Carelse (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	2	3	1.00	0
3.	Reinhard Venter (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	0	1	1	0.33	0
4.	Uthman Samaai (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	0	1	1	0.33	2
5.	Delano Schuurman (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	0	1	1	0.33	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

South Africa — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Delano Schuurman (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	0	1	1	0.33	4
2.	Jean-Michel van Doesburgh (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	0	0	0	0.00	4
3.	Dion Phakathi (D)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	2
4.	Paulus Kluyts (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	1	0	1	0.33	2
5.	Uthman Samaai (F)	2023-2024	OGQ	3	0	1	1	0.33	2

Player Nationalities Throughout History

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