Unam champs in indoor hockey

THE University of Namibia (Unam) Giants came from three goals down to win the annual Pepsi Unam Indoor Hockey tournament in Windhoek on Saturday.

Unam beat defending champions Deutscher Turn und Sportverein (DTS) Bytes 4-3 in a thrilling Men’s Premier League encounter in a packed Unam gymnasium. DTS took an early lead and recorded three successive goals, but soon afterwards Unam player/coach Erwin Handura scored the first goal for his team.Giants scored the second, but the third and equalising goal came from Siyabonga Martins.However, DTS did not give up easily and tried to regain the lead through Emile Visser, who was also voted the Most Valuable Player of the Men’s Premier League.Good goalkeeping from the Unam keeper kept Visser’s team from taking the lead.Heini Swartbooi scored the last goal of the match to hand Unam the victory.Starlite Wanderers ended third.In the Women’s Premier League, Windhoek Old Boys Sports Club (WOBSC) took top honours when they beat DTS Bytes 2-1.Wanderers once again ended third in this division.Unam also dominated the First League.Unam 2 beat Wanderers in the final 2-1 and Pepsi Unam defeated WOBSC with the same margin.WOBSC Hockey Bokkies ended third in the Women’s First League, while DTS ended third in the Men’s First League.In the Men’s Second League, Civics beat WOBSC to top spot, while Unam Rookies finished third.Wanderers won the Women’s Second League, followed by WOBSC in second spot and Unam 3 in third place.Irene Handura of Unam was voted MVP for the Women’s Premier League, while Esme Vries, also from Unam, received the ‘distinctive honour’ for her consistent play in the Women’s First League.WOBSC’s Jasper van Zyl was voted MVP of the Men’s First League.Johan Jurgens from WOBSC and Claudia Offner from DTS were selected as MVPs in the Men’s and Women’s Second Leagues respectively.It was the ninth consecutive year that Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), through its brand Pepsi, sponsored the event.A total of N$10 000 was dedicated to the hosting of the event.The youngest player was 10 years old, while the oldest player was aged 50.-NampaDTS took an early lead and recorded three successive goals, but soon afterwards Unam player/coach Erwin Handura scored the first goal for his team.Giants scored the second, but the third and equalising goal came from Siyabonga Martins.However, DTS did not give up easily and tried to regain the lead through Emile Visser, who was also voted the Most Valuable Player of the Men’s Premier League.Good goalkeeping from the Unam keeper kept Visser’s team from taking the lead.Heini Swartbooi scored the last goal of the match to hand Unam the victory.Starlite Wanderers ended third.In the Women’s Premier League, Windhoek Old Boys Sports Club (WOBSC) took top honours when they beat DTS Bytes 2-1.Wanderers once again ended third in this division.Unam also dominated the First League.Unam 2 beat Wanderers in the final 2-1 and Pepsi Unam defeated WOBSC with the same margin.WOBSC Hockey Bokkies ended third in the Women’s First League, while DTS ended third in the Men’s First League.In the Men’s Second League, Civics beat WOBSC to top spot, while Unam Rookies finished third.Wanderers won the Women’s Second League, followed by WOBSC in second spot and Unam 3 in third place.Irene Handura of Unam was voted MVP for the Women’s Premier League, while Esme Vries, also from Unam, received the ‘distinctive honour’ for her consistent play in the Women’s First League.WOBSC’s Jasper van Zyl was voted MVP of the Men’s First League.Johan Jurgens from WOBSC and Claudia Offner from DTS were selected as MVPs in the Men’s and Women’s Second Leagues respectively.It was the ninth consecutive year that Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), through its brand Pepsi, sponsored the event.A total of N$10 000 was dedicated to the hosting of the event.The youngest player was 10 years old, while the oldest player was aged 50.-Nampa