Primary schools in huge hockey turnout

PEOPLE’S Primary, Gammams, St Barnabas and Bet-El Primary schools won the third edition of the Cash Converters Schools’ Tournament held over the weekend in Windhoek.

The annual Cash Converters Schools’ Tournament saw a record of 38 teams representing nine schools and a total of 380 players from the six Katutura schools. There were three schools from Khomasdal All nine schools took part in the Hockey League sponsored by Omina Suppliers.Another milestone was reached during this tournament when 58 matches were played at the premises of the Namibia Primary School in Katutura.It is the third year running that Cash Converters has sponsored this tournament and it’s getting better and better every year, according to organiser Erwin Handura.The tournament, which makes provision for under-12 and -14 boys’ and girls’ age groups, saw teams being divided into two pools for each age group with the pool winners battling it out in the final for the coveted Cash Converters Shields.The competing teams were: Auas Primary School, Bet-EL Primary, People’s Primary School (PPS), St Barnabas, St Andrews, Elim Primary, Gammams Primary, Namibia Primary School (NPS) and Namutoni Primary School.The final results of the tournament were as follows: U/12 Boys – Bet-El 1-0 PPS U/12 Girls – St Barnabas (2) 0-0 (1) NPS U/14 Boys – St.Barnabas 0-2 PPS U/14 Girls – Gammams 2-1 NamutoniThere were three schools from Khomasdal All nine schools took part in the Hockey League sponsored by Omina Suppliers.Another milestone was reached during this tournament when 58 matches were played at the premises of the Namibia Primary School in Katutura.It is the third year running that Cash Converters has sponsored this tournament and it’s getting better and better every year, according to organiser Erwin Handura.The tournament, which makes provision for under-12 and -14 boys’ and girls’ age groups, saw teams being divided into two pools for each age group with the pool winners battling it out in the final for the coveted Cash Converters Shields. The competing teams were: Auas Primary School, Bet-EL Primary, People’s Primary School (PPS), St Barnabas, St Andrews, Elim Primary, Gammams Primary, Namibia Primary School (NPS) and Namutoni Primary School.The final results of the tournament were as follows: U/12 Boys – Bet-El 1-0 PPS U/12 Girls – St Barnabas (2) 0-0 (1) NPS U/14 Boys – St.Barnabas 0-2 PPS U/14 Girls – Gammams 2-1 Namutoni

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