Ice hockey in Africa from the invited countries and never played. In 2014, the Egyptian players of Anubis Ice Hockey Team, Egypt's first ice hockey team started to initiate with the Royal Moroccan Ice Hockey Federation the first African Cup. And in July 2016 the first African Ice Hockey Clubs Cup was held in Rabat, Morocco between 24 and 31 July. The championship was contested between 6 teams from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Teams of Kenya, Libya and South Africa were also invited but they didn't participate. The cup was won by the Tunisian team. In South Africa, the sport is governed by
New Zealand women's national ice hockey team New Zealand women's national ice hockey team The New Zealand women's national ice hockey team, nicknamed the Ice Fernz, represents New Zealand at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2011, New Zealand has 110 female players. The New Zealand women's national team is ranked 25th in the world. The "Ice Fernz" name is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern. New Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.