Dome to stage hockey
The indoor hockey tournament will take place this weekend at the Dome at the coast.
The national male and female indoor hockey teams will compete in the indoor hockey tournament in Swakopmund from 23 to 25 June to win a slot in the Indoor Hockey World Cup.
The teams will compete against South Africa and Zimbabwe. The winning men’s and women’s teams will qualify for the 2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin, Germany and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
The team received national colours from the Namibia Sport Commission (NSU) ahead of the tournament on Monday.
Speaking during the ceremony, NSU chief administrator Freddy Mwiya called on the Namibia Hockey Union to take the sport to every region in the country, saying it will help to make the code popular and promote funding.
“We want to see this sport played everywhere in the country, which will make it to be recognised as a priority sport code, he said.
The men’s team manager, Paul Adkins also said everyone is ready to compete and to fight for top honours.
He reckons the competition against South Africa will be tough. “We are in for a tough game that we have to give our all,” he said.
The Namibian men’s squad consists of:
Jacobus Coetzee, DJ Strauss, Siabonga Martins, Bucko Bartlett, Ernest Jacobs, Brynn Cleak, Tarry Butcher, Nico Jacobs, Dakota Hansen, Percy Barthram and Liam Hermanus.
The Women's squad consists of:
Maggie Mengo (captain), Petro Stoffberg, Berencia Diamond, Jocelle Deysel, Marcia Venter, Jerrica Bartlett, Sunelle Ludwig, Ina Louis, Phia Gerber, Gillian Hermanus, Dure Boshoff and Zalia Duvenhage.
Fixtures (Friday and Saturday)
RSA v Zimbabwe (women) 8:45
RSA v Zimbabwe (men) 10:00
RSA v Namibia (women) 13:45
RSA v Namibia (men) 15:00
Zimbabwe v Namibia (women) 18:45
Zimbabwe v Namibia (men) 20:00
Sunday
Women’s final 9:00
Men’s final 10:30
Limba Mupetami
The teams will compete against South Africa and Zimbabwe. The winning men’s and women’s teams will qualify for the 2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin, Germany and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
The team received national colours from the Namibia Sport Commission (NSU) ahead of the tournament on Monday.
Speaking during the ceremony, NSU chief administrator Freddy Mwiya called on the Namibia Hockey Union to take the sport to every region in the country, saying it will help to make the code popular and promote funding.
“We want to see this sport played everywhere in the country, which will make it to be recognised as a priority sport code, he said.
The men’s team manager, Paul Adkins also said everyone is ready to compete and to fight for top honours.
He reckons the competition against South Africa will be tough. “We are in for a tough game that we have to give our all,” he said.
The Namibian men’s squad consists of:
Jacobus Coetzee, DJ Strauss, Siabonga Martins, Bucko Bartlett, Ernest Jacobs, Brynn Cleak, Tarry Butcher, Nico Jacobs, Dakota Hansen, Percy Barthram and Liam Hermanus.
The Women's squad consists of:
Maggie Mengo (captain), Petro Stoffberg, Berencia Diamond, Jocelle Deysel, Marcia Venter, Jerrica Bartlett, Sunelle Ludwig, Ina Louis, Phia Gerber, Gillian Hermanus, Dure Boshoff and Zalia Duvenhage.
Fixtures (Friday and Saturday)
RSA v Zimbabwe (women) 8:45
RSA v Zimbabwe (men) 10:00
RSA v Namibia (women) 13:45
RSA v Namibia (men) 15:00
Zimbabwe v Namibia (women) 18:45
Zimbabwe v Namibia (men) 20:00
Sunday
Women’s final 9:00
Men’s final 10:30
Limba Mupetami
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