South Africa Men national indoor hockey team is the CHAMPION of the Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2021 and would represent Africa at the Indoor World Cup [IWC] 2022 | Liège, Belgium (2-6 Feb 2022).
IAC 2021 – Namibia Women take Gold at the Indoor Africa Cup
IAC 2021 – Botswana (M/W) Receive Bronze Medals for 3rd Place
[UPDATED] Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2021 (M/W) – Day 3 Scores
Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2021 (M/W) – Day 2 Scores
SA Women remain unbeaten at the end of Day 2 of the Indoor Africa Cup. (Click on images to enlarge) Day 2: Match 10 (Men): results and highlights – South Africa (30 – 0) Botswana. (Click on images to enlarge) Day 2: Match 9 (Women): results and highlights – Namibia (20 – 0) Botswana (Click on images to enlarge) Namibia Men continue their winning streak on Day 2 of the Indoor Africa Cup. (Click to enlarge images) Match 7 (Women): results and highlights – South Africa (18 – 0) Botswana (Click to enlarge images) VIDEOS OF THE DAY
Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2021 (M/W) – Day 1 Scores
South Africa Women win their match vs Namibia. (Click pictures to enlarge) Namibia Women record their first win of the Tournament. (Click pictures to enlarge) The SA Men record a fantastic 36-0 victory vs Botswana. (Click pictures to enlarge) Tough start to @Hockey_Botswana‘s World Cup qualifier campaign while Namibia Men record a big win. (Click pictures to enlarge)
Trio of teams challenge for World Cup qualification
April 13, 2021 The Indoor African Cup will take place in Thomas Moore College, Kloof., South Africa on 16-18 April. The reward for the winning men’s and women’s teams will be a place at the 2022 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup to be held in Liège, Belgium. Taking part in the African qualifying competition are three teams that have embraced the indoor game – South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. The three teams – men and women – will play a round robin competition to decide who represents the continent at the World Cup. South Africa men will be overwhelming favourites for the title as the highest ranked team – the men rank 11th in the world. In the women’s event, things are less clear cut. While South Africa women have enjoyed a run of successful test matches in which they defeated Switzerland, Ireland and Poland, Namibia are the higher ranked team – at 9th in the world – courtesy of their participation in the FIH Indoor Hockey World cup 2018. The South Africa women’s squad, which is ranked at 14, is brimful of experienced players, including Cindy Hack and Jess O’Connor, who both have more than 100 caps for the indoor national squad. Also part of the squad are international outdoor players Celia Seerane (nee Evans) and Tegan Fourie. South Africa men have a blend of experience and youth in the ranks. Justin Domleo has been to two World Cups, and he is joined by Jethro Eustice and Rusten Abrahams who both played in the 2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin, Germany. Bongumusa Mngoma and Dan Sibbald will both be making their debuts as international athletes. The South Africa teams will not get an easy ride however. Namibia women defeated South Africa to qualify for the 2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup and will be looking to repeat that performance, while the men have their own aspirations to follow in their female counterpart’s footsteps. Underlining the athlete’s ambitions, President of Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) Marc Nel said: “We are going there to compete and not just to participate. Our drive is to fly the Namibian flag high, so like any other games, we are taking this very seriously. Both teams are ranked in the top 20, with the women’s team ranked 9th, while the men’s team is ranked 17th in the world, which I believe are all good positions for our teams.” Botswana men and women have yet to receive a world ranking but the national team has been training hard. Zimbabwe’s Sharne Mayar will be one of the umpires at the event and she said: “It will be a showcase of amazing talent. It will be three days of really good hockey played by the best nations in Africa. “The game is spreading and growing. We have seen Botswana build a team, and that is very exciting because it is more people playing hockey across the continent at all levels of the game.” The Indoor African Cup will take place on 16-18 April in Thomas Moore College, Kloof. Keep up with results and news via the FIH website. The matches will also be streamed live on the Watch.Hockey App. #IHWC2022 #IndoorHockey Source: FIH.CH
Fixtures for the Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2021 (M/W) | Durban, South Africa 16-18 April 2021
Announcing the Technical Panel for the Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2021 (M/W) | Durban, South Africa (16-18 Apr 2021)
The Indoor Africa Cup [IAC] 2021 (M/W) is the AfHF Qualifier for the Indoor World Cup [IWC] 2022 | Liège, Belgium (2-6 Feb 2022) Men & Women Teams participating from South Africa 🇿🇦 Namibia 🇳🇦 & Botswana 🇧🇼 Venue: Thomas Moore College, 15 Sykes Road, Kloof, KwaZulu Natal, Durban Sponsored by: Pharco Pharmaceuticals #IAC2021