Jamie Southgate- Jamie Southgate captain of SPAR South Africa, takes part in a practice at the Indoor Africa Cup after Botswana failed to honour the fixtures.
Wednesday, 23 May 2024
Swakopmund, Namibia: South Africa awarded opening victories as Botswana fail to honour fixture at Indoor Africa Cup
Both the SPAR South Africa indoor women's team and the SA Indoor Hockey men's team, powered by Tops at SPAR, were awarded 5-0 forfeit victories on the opening day of the Indoor Africa Cup in Swakopmund. This decision came after Botswana was unable to honour the fixture due to travel...
Swakopmund, Namibia – SPAR South Africa and Namibia renewed their long-standing rivalry in international indoor hockey at the Indoor Africa Cup on Friday. With both teams aware that a victory would virtually assure their qualification for the final—and a spot in the FIH Indoor World Cup—the stakes were high.
Namibia, the defending champions, started strong with Azaylee Philander scoring the opening goal after superb setup play from Kiana Cormack. This early goal spurred SPAR South Africa into action, showcasing their resilience with several strong offensive plays. However, they were...
Bonolo Moabi- SPAR South African women’s hockey player. (English)
Charlize Swanepoel- SPAR South African women’s indoor hockey player. (Afrikaans)
Sarah Paget- SPAR South African women’s indoor hockey player. (English)
Spar South African Women’s Indoor Hockey
Photo Credit: Zac Zinn
The South African Indoor Hockey Men’s team faced off against the hosts in Swakopmund at the Indoor Africa Cup, aiming to top the pool stage and virtually secure a spot in the tournament final, which also serves as a qualifier for the FIH Indoor World Cup 2025 in Croatia.
Supported by Tops at SPAR, South Africa introduced debutants Hans Neethling, Cullin de Jager, and Lerou Ditlhakanyane. Meanwhile, veterans Jethro Eustice and Justin Domleo, the most capped players in SA Men’s Indoor Hockey history, brought their extensive experience to the game.
Captain Eustice opened the scoring with a...
South Africa Indoor Hockey Men Powered by Tops at SPAR
Indoor Hockey Africa Cup SA Men v NAM Cassiem
Indoor Hockey Africa Cup SA Men v NAM Mngoma Eng
Indoor Hockey AfricaCup SA Men v NAM Mngoma Zulu
Indoor Hockey Africa Cup SA Men v NAM Neethling Afr
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The South African Indoor Hockey Men, powered by Tops at SPAR, clinched their place in the final of the Indoor Africa Cup and secured a qualifying spot for the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup with a commanding victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday morning.
The match began with a tense opening quarter, as both teams struggled to create clear opportunities. Zimbabwe came closest to scoring but the first period ended goalless.
South Africa broke the deadlock with their third penalty corner. After chances for Nic White and Mustapha Cassiem were denied, Eustice set up Hezlett for a superb finish. This...
The South African men’s and women’s Indoor Hockey teams convincingly beat Zimbabwe on Saturday to secure their place in Sunday’s finals of the Indoor Africa Cup being played in Swakopmund, Namibia. Both teams’ victories over Zimbabwe also secured both teams qualifying spots in the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup to be played in Croatia February next year.
Men’s report
Swakopmund, Namibia – The South African Indoor Hockey Men, powered by Tops at SPAR, clinched their place in the final of the Indoor Africa Cup and secured a qualifying spot for the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup with a...
Jubilation for SPAR South Africa as they claim the title- Jubilation for the SPAR South African Indoor Hockey team after beating hosts Namibia on Sunday in a dramatic penalty shootout giving South Africa their first African Indoor Cup in 10years. The tournament was played in Swakopmund, Namibia.
In a thrilling rematch of the previous Indoor African Cup Final, the SPAR South African Indoor Hockey Women emerged victorious over Namibia at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund, reclaiming their title as African Champions. Despite both teams having already secured spots at the FIH Indoor Hockey World...
Sunday, 26 May 2024
Swakopmund, Namibia – Hosts Namibia upsets South Africa to claim Indoor Hockey men's African Cup, hosts Namibia upsets the South African men’s Indoor Hockey team powered by Tops at SPAR on Sunday in the final of the Indoor African Cup played in Swakopmund, Namibia. Namibia beat South Africa in a dramatic penalty shootout to clinch the continental title.
The South African Indoor Hockey Men, aimed to reaffirm their dominance in African hockey as they sought to retain their title as African Champions. Although both teams had already qualified for the Indoor...
The Indoor Africa Cup 2024 came to an end yesterday with Namibia men and South Africa women winning gold and securing their spot at the upcoming FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2025, which will be played in Poreč, Croatia from 3-9 February 2025. With two men’s and two women’s spots available from Africa for the World Cup, South Africa men and Namibia women also qualified for the upcoming premier indoor hockey competition by finishing as the silver medalists at the Indoor Africa Cup.
In the men’s competition South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana competed in...
Rising goalkeeper Cullin de Jager receives top accolade
Johannesburg, South Africa: Rising South African indoor hockey goalkeeper Cullin de Jager is excited about the journey ahead after the men’s national team secured their World Cup spot for 2025 by finishing runners-up in the recent African Cup of Nations tournament in Namibia.
Despite losing in the final to the host nation in a penalty shootout, the 23-year-old De Jager, who lives in Johannesburg, said they had achieved their primary goal of qualifying for the international event in Croatia next year.
The South African...
