African Hockey Indoor Test Series | Goals Galore in the fourth tests
The penultimate test matches of the African Hockey Indoor Test Series in Windhoek took place this evening with Namibia women wrapping up the series and South Africa taking the lead in the men’s series.
Women’s Fourth Test: Namibia 4-4 South Africa
Despite a sterling fight back to draw the fourth test the South Africans could not deny Namibia their first ever series victory against the South Africans. Congratulations to Namibia.
It started well enough for the South Africans when Kayla de Waal reacted quickest and fired...
International Indoor Hockey | Run of draws continues in Cape Town
WOMEN – THIRD TEST - South Africa vs. Ireland
After two remarkable draws in the opening two games, South Africa and Ireland met for the third time in Cape Town tonight in front of a packed audience. Both teams were hoping for the opportunity to secure the first win of the series. South Africa started by celebrating Cheree Greyvenstein’s 50th test cap
In a series that has battled for goals South Africa were delighted to go 1-0 up in the early exchanges as they led through Kayla de Waal. They were however disappointed...
The SA Hockey Indoor Men had already sealed the series against Namibia and the game saw them celebrate Justin Domleo becoming the most capped player in SA Hockey Indoor Men’s history.
Namibia started superbly through goals from Fagan Hansen and Liam Hermanus. But in truth it was one way traffic after that South Africa methodically and consistently netted and smashed. The hosts pulled the first one back through Dayaan Cassiem after his brother pulled off the steal just before the end of the quarter. He scored an even better equalizer just before half time on the reverse stick and the...
12 Elite Women's Teams Compete for Indoor Hockey World Cup Glory at the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup
The countdown is on for the 6th FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup, presented by SPAR, as 12 countries gear up to compete for the coveted title on African soil. With Germany opting out of the tournament, the door is open for other teams to step up and take the crown. The tournament will feature one debutant, New Zealand, who will be an unknown quantity for their opponents in Pool A.
Hosts SPAR South Africa will also participate in their 4th World Cup, with their best finish being 9th in 2015....
The Indoor Hockey World Cup comes to Africa: 12 Men’s Teams to Compete
12 men’s teams will be competing in the upcoming FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup presented by SPAR, set to take place in Pretoria, South Africa in February 2023.
As the host nation, South Africa will be making their fifth appearance in the tournament, missing out only on the 2011 version. Austria, the reigning champions and favorites to win, will be looking to defend their title. The Netherlands, who last won the tournament in 2015, will be coached by former winning captain Robert Tigges. Namibia will be making...
South African Women Fired up to compete at FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Following a lengthy period of intense preparation, SPAR South African women’s indoor hockey coach Lennie Botha is confident that the team are ready to compete against the best in the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria next month.
The international event, presented by SPAR, will take place outside of Europe for the first time in its history when it is hosted at the Heartfelt Arena from February 5 to 11.
South Africa are one of 12 teams in the women’s tournament and even though they have been drawn in...
Excitement builds as Indoor Hockey World Cup draws near
The preparations and the talking are almost done, and the world’s best players will soon be switching their focus to the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria for the start of the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, presented by SPAR, on Sunday.
The SPAR South African women’s team will open proceedings against European powerhouse Austria at 8.30am.
This will be followed by the South African men’s team, powered by Tops at SPAR, when they meet Australia at 9.40am.
The sixth edition of the World Cup is being hosted outside of Europe for the...
South African Provincial sides battle for National Honours at Indoor IPT
Indoor Hockey in South Africa has never been in a healthier state. Following the completion of the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, presented by SPAR, where the South African sides both finished in all-time high positions. The performance at the World Cup sees the SPAR South Africa Women ranked 6th in the world and the SA Hockey Men, powered by Tops at SPAR, ranked 7th. The ambition to make these teams is undeniably at an all-time high.
The South African Indoor Hockey IPT, presented by SPAR...
South African Hockey has today announced the South African Indoor Hockey Women’s team for the inaugural Tuanku Zaara Womens International tournament to be held in Malaysia.
The tournament is the first outing for the South African women since the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in February, where they finished 4th and saw themselves climb to an all-time high of 6th in the world rankings. The tournament will see the South Africans take on the hosts Malaysia, European’s Switzerland, the Oceanic pair of Australia and New Zealand and fellow Africans Namibia.
It is a new...
The South African Indoor Hockey men will return to action for the first time since their historic run to the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Quarter Finals in February this year. The Men will be travelling to Malaysia to take place in the inaugural Sultan Nazrin Shah Cup alongside hosts Malaysia, Namibia, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
South African Hockey has today announced the team that will represent the country at the event. Coach Justin Rosenberg is able to call on five of the team that played in Pretoria earlier this year including the experienced duo of Justin Domleo and Jethro...
The South African Indoor Hockey Men began their road to the 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup at the inaugural Sultan Nazrin Shah Cup in Malaysia on Monday. Missing a few players from the World Cup squad including the Cassiem brothers and Ryan Julius, the South Africans gave debuts to Nicholas White, Phemelo Ramatlotlo and Luke Lange.
In their opening game against Hong Kong China, the South Africans settled quickly and put their opponents to the sword time and time again scoring 9 penalty corner goals and 10 field goals. There was a goal on debut for White while hat-tricks for captain Justin...
South Africa Indoor Hockey Women began life after Jessica O’Connor and Lennie Botha on Tuesday in Malaysia. The team are participating in the six team Tuanku Zara Cup under the leadership of AJ Spieringshoek for the first time.
Spieringshoek had used the opportunity to increase the depth and in the opening game against the hosts Malaysia the team featured seven debutants. Malika Hamza, Cailynn den Bakker, Kelsey Swanepoel, Bonolo Moabi, Sarah Paget, Gabriella Terblanche and Emily Macquet all sang their national anthem for the first time with the senior squad. It was also the first time...
The South African Indoor Hockey Women had already confirmed their spot in the final when they took on the Swiss on Friday morning in Malaysia. For Switzerland a shock defeat to Malaysia had meant that this game was a must win in order to themselves qualify for the gold medal match.
In truth Switzerland were the better team on the day and ran into a four-goal lead at the 23rd minute. The young South Africans, the oldest player is 25, showed some fight in the third quarter when Tegan Fourie netted her 7th goal of the tournament.
Despite the fight back South Africa and another...
Just over 24 hours after facing off in the final pool stage game of the Tuanku Zara International Cup, the South African Indoor Hockey Women and Switzerland met again in the final. In the previous 12 meetings between the sides the South Africans had the upper hand winning seven and drawing three. But none of that mattered as the two teams locked horns to decide the champions.
The opening quarter encapsulated the feeling of a final as both teams looked to gain the early upper hand and not find themselves chasing the game. And with few moments of key quality the first quarter ended...
The stage is set for an exhilarating display of indoor hockey prowess as the inaugural Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup gears up to kick off from December 15th to 19th, 2023. Hosted at the prestigious Wynberg Military Sports Stadium, this tournament promises five days of electrifying matches showcasing top-tier talent from across the globe.
Spearheaded by title sponsor Kathea Energy and supported by Synsports, the tournament features two competitions: Men’s and Women’s Indoor Hockey. Teams from South Africa, USA, Namibia, and Ireland will battle it out for supremacy in their respective...
The second day of the Nkosi Cup 2023 started with the afternoon session that saw the African Champions Namibia Women and South Africa Men entered the competition.
WOMEN – IRELAND 3-5 NAMIBIA
The game was a momentous one as it saw the return of Kiana Cormack to the Namibian side having sat out for a long period of time. The 2018 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup top goal scorer adds a scary threat under the leadership of newly appointed captain Gillian Hermanus. Ireland themselves showed tremendous promise before going down to the South Africans on the opening night.
It was Namibia who opened the...
It was two wins for the South Africans on the evening session of the Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup as both the men and women put one foot into the final of the inaugural competition.
WOMEN – SOUTH AFRICA 3-1 NAMIBIA
The latest chapter of the rivalry saw the SPAR South Africans face off against the new Namibian side in the final game of the first round of pool games. The games between the teams are always tight games and this one was no different.
SPAR South Africa opened the scoring having failed to convert from a few penalty corners, the South Africans produced a brilliant flowing move that saw...
Namibia indoor hockey men provided the highlight of the inaugural Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup in Wynberg when they historically defeated South Africa before securing a final spot with a second victory over USA. They will be joined in the final by South Africa despite their loss, while the SPAR South Africa Indoor Women have also secured their final spot with a last-minute win against Ireland.
MEN – NAMIBIA 5-2 SOUTH AFRICA
A grandstand game greeted us on the third day of the Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup in Wynberg. In their opening meeting the South Africans had to sneak a victory in the final...
Ahead of the final day of fixtures at the Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup three of the four final positions were already secured. There was merely a question of which ladies’ team would join SPAR South Africa in the final, while Namibia and South Africa would battle in the men’s final. WOMEN – NAMIBIA 2-1 IRELAND
Namibia, the current African champions, knew a victory would secure their place in the final without having to worry about their match against South Africa later on today. The challenge facing them was a tough one early on when Lily Lloyd opened the scoring picking up the rebound...
