After whitewashing Namibia 5-0 in a test series, the South African indoor women’s hockey team are set to face the team again as well as three others in the Spar Four Nations women’s tournament.
The tournament will be taking place at UKZN Westville’s sports hall tonight until Friday. South Africa, Australia, the USA, and Namibia will be participating.
The USA are a far better side now than when we saw them last time,” SA head coach, Lennie Botha said.
Botha added that the tournament will be competitive and used Australia as an example of an attacking squad who play with great structure.
South African Spar Four Nations line-up:
- Amore de Wet
- Celia Evans
- Elmien Marais (North West)
- Amy Greaves (KZN Inland)
- Hanli Hattingh
- Jessica Glass
- Megan Robertson
- Nicole la Fleur (Western Province)
- Jessica O’Connor
- Kara Stella
- Shelly Higgo (KZN Raiders)
- Sarah Allan (Southern Gauteng)
Team management:
- Lennie Botha (coach)
- TJ Smith (assistant coach)
- Taryn de Winnaar (manager)
- Brighty Mashaba (video analyst).
Spar Four Nations Tournament Fixtures:
- Tuesday: Australia vs Namibia (7pm); SA vs USA (8:15pm)
- Wednesday: USA vs Namibia (7pm); SA vs Australia (8:15pm)
- Thursday: Australia vs USA (7pm); SA vs Namibia (8:15pm)
- Friday: 3rd/4th Playoff (8:15am); Final (9:30am)
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