Namibia scoop accolades at Indoor Africa Cup
2021-04-20
Not only did Namibia’s senior women’s hockey team win the Indoor Africa Cup on Sunday, but individual players also walked away with an assortment of accolades from the continental competition.
Namibia defeated South Africa 2-0 in the final of the 2021 Indoor Africa Cup in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa and thereby qualified for next year’s Indoor Hockey World Cup to be held in Belgium.
Besides the team winning the continental trophy, Namibian goalkeeper Petro Stoffberg was chosen as the Goalkeeper of the Tournament and also scooped the prestigious Player of the Tournament accolade for her outstanding performance during the competition.
Namibia beat South Africa to qualify for Indoor World Cup
2021-04-19
Namibia’s senior women’s hockey team, known as the MTC Women Hockey team for sponsorship reasons, yesterday defeated South Africa 2-0 in an exhilarating final of the Indoor Africa Cup at the Thomas More College in Kwazulu Natal, to be crowned African champions for the second time in a row.
The Namibian ladies, who went into the competition as defending champions, put up a great performance against an equally inspired South African side but it was the Namibians accurateness and composure in front of the goal that separated the two sides in yesterday’s final.