The SA Hockey Men faced off against the higher-ranked New Zealand team today, eager to kickstart their FIH Hockey Nations Cup campaign after a defeat in their opener against Austria. The match was particularly significant as it marked Mustapha Cassiem’s 50th test cap for the outdoor team. Both teams, bound for the Olympics, were determined to make their mark in this tournament.
As is common in encounters between South Africa and New Zealand, the game began tentatively, with both sides striving to create the first moment of quality in the early exchanges. New Zealand struck first with a...
South Africa faced off against hosts Poland on Tuesday night, knowing that they needed a victory to keep any chance of a title defence alive at the FIH Hockey Nations Cup. Before the game started, there was a presentation to Nqobile “Bili” Ntuli, who was earning his 100th cap for the African Champions, having debuted in the Summer Series in 2016.
South Africa earned the first set piece opportunity of the game with a penalty corner in the 8th minute. Despite two early breaks from the Polish defence giving South Africa a perfect opportunity, the chance was not converted, even with Ryan...
In a rematch of the inaugural FIH Nations Cup Semi-Final, South Africa and Korea met in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Poland. This time the prize up for grabs a potential semi-final spot.
The game started in a tense and cagey manner with both teams playing a bit within themselves, looking to not concede any early chance. South Africa had the first real chance when Tevin Kok fired off a reverse stick from a tight angle but it was easily saved. Sherwood also had a chance before a brilliant run from Mustapha set up a finish but it was just wide.
It was a cagey first half as neither side...
The South African Hockey Association has announced the South African Under 21 Men's Squad. The 38-player squad, under the continued guidance of Guy Elliott, will see a team selected for the SA Hockey IPT in September and the Junior Africa Cup in Ghana in October, with the goal of qualifying for the 2025 FIH Junior World Cup, an expanded 24 team tournament.
8 of the players in the 38 were part of the FIH Junior World Cup that took part in Kuala Lumpur in December 2023, where South Africa finished in a very credible 10th place. This included the now senior capped Calvin Davis as well as the...
Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games
On Wednesday evening in Johannesburg, SASCOC announced the next batch of Team South Africa athletes for the Olympic Games in Paris. The teams announced included the Team SA Hockey Men and Women’s team that will be taking part in field hockey tournament at the Olympic Games.
The SA Women will be participating for the 6th time at the Paris Olympic having debuted in 2000. Giles Bonnet will become the first coach to lead the team to the games twice having previously overseen the SA Women’s team at the London 2012 Olympic...
South Africa embarked on their Paris Olympic journey with an exhilarating opening encounter against the world number 1, the Netherlands, at the magnificent Yves du Manoir Stadium. Despite a brief delay due to a spider cam malfunction, the game commenced with high energy and intensity.
As is the way at a tournament, the games come at you thick and fast. Just over 24 hours after South Africa took on the Netherlands in their Paris 2024 opener, they were back taking on former head coach Paul Revington and his Great Britain charges.
Despite both teams being eliminated from the Paris Olympics ahead of their meeting, there was no shortage of noise and excitement in the build-up as South Africa and France locked horns at Stade Yves-du-Manoir on Friday evening.
South African Hockey is delighted to announce the appointment of Sihle Ntuli as the Head Coach of the South African Men’s Hockey Team. This marks a new chapter for the national team, as Sihle brings a wealth of experience, vision, and leadership to the role.
