▁countries ▁and ▁never ▁played . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁players ▁of ▁An ub is ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Team , ▁Egypt ' s ▁first ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team ▁started ▁to ▁initi ate ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mor oc can ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁Cup . ▁And ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Club s ▁Cup ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Rab at , ▁Mor oc co ▁between ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁July . ▁The ▁championship ▁was ▁cont ested ▁between ▁ 6 ▁teams ▁from ▁Egypt , ▁Mor oc co , ▁Tun is ia , ▁and ▁Al ger ia . ▁Teams ▁of ▁Ken ya , ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁were ▁also ▁invited ▁but ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁particip ate . ▁The ▁cup ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁team . ▁ ▁Southern ▁Africa ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁sport ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁The ▁South ▁Africa ▁national ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁( II H F ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁are ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁leading ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁nation ▁on ▁the ▁continent ▁with ▁various ▁of ▁its ▁players ▁also ▁playing ▁college ▁ice ▁hockey ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁South ▁Africa ▁made ▁its ▁international ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 2 - 3 ▁loss ▁to ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁in ▁Group ▁C ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁World ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Championships