Nam hockey on form in SA

THE Namibian invitational women hockey side competing at the South African Hockey Association President’s Cup in Pretoria, South Africa has won two of their matches at the tournament so far.

The Namibians beat the South African Country District (SACD) A team 2-0 in their first match with goals coming from Annelie Davin and Marcia Venter. In their second match, the Namibian women raised their game and swept aside Northern Jacarandas 6-1, with Charlize van der Linde scoring a hat-trick, while Teagan Rix, Johanita Hoon and Madelyn Lessing added the rest of the goals.Namibia has sent a squad of 17 players to the tournament and it was done with the financial assistance of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) which assisted with the travelling costs as part of the Bank Windhoek 2010 Commonwealth Games initiative.The Namibian invitational side is in Pool A alongside SACD A, Eastern Province and Northern Jacarandas.Pool B consist of Northern Daisies, Free State, Eastern Province and Border.The tournament started on Wednesday this week and concludes on Saturday.In their second match, the Namibian women raised their game and swept aside Northern Jacarandas 6-1, with Charlize van der Linde scoring a hat-trick, while Teagan Rix, Johanita Hoon and Madelyn Lessing added the rest of the goals.Namibia has sent a squad of 17 players to the tournament and it was done with the financial assistance of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) which assisted with the travelling costs as part of the Bank Windhoek 2010 Commonwealth Games initiative.The Namibian invitational side is in Pool A alongside SACD A, Eastern Province and Northern Jacarandas.Pool B consist of Northern Daisies, Free State, Eastern Province and Border.The tournament started on Wednesday this week and concludes on Saturday.