Ice hockey in Africa

The matches of the championship were to be played at the ice rink of "Festival Shopping Centre" in Kempton Park.

[6] South Africa made its international debut in a 12–3 loss to Yugoslavia in Group C of the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships.

South African Super League teams include the Johannesburg Wildcats, Pretoria Capitals and the Cape Town Kings.

[8][non-primary source needed] The North western African country of Morocco has a number of ice hockey clubs like the Capitals, Ifis and Falcons who use a rink in a shopping mall in Rabat.

[13][non-primary source needed] Several Kenyan schools have shown interest in setting up ice hockey teams.

[15][non-primary source needed] So far there is no unifying African federation for ice hockey to govern the sport in the large continent.