Indoor hockey girls’ team praised

Indoor hockey girls’ team praised KAINO NGHITONGO

The Namibia Hockey Union president, Marc Nel, has showered praise on the girls’ indoor hockey team, stating that they have proven that they can qualify for the world cup.

Speaking to Namibian Sun yesterday Nel said the women’s effort to beat South Africa was testimony that they could be a force to be reckoned with.

“As the president, I am equally happy and satisfied with what the girls have been doing so far, and just seeing how they have been improving in every competition,” he said.

He said the show put on by the girls at the just-ended test series in Swakopmund served as good preparation for the world cup qualifiers next year.

“The test series was really a success, especially that we managed to beat South Africa and when we lost against them it was just 3-2 so it was not a big margin,” he said.

He said he was also satisfied with the team’s improvement. “We didn’t have our best team but we still played well so I am really pleased with the progress being made.”

Nel said given the kind of hockey the girls were playing, he had no doubt that they could make it to the world cup.

The union was now looking forward to next year for the preparations and qualifying games.

He added that they were planning to host a four-nations tournament in April next year. Teams ranked from eight to 20 have been invited.