Mustapha Cassiem has been named the Junior Player of the Tournament for the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup which was hosted in South Africa.
South Africa (14 February 2023) – South Africa played host to the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in February, a first for the African continent! The exciting event saw Mustapha Cassiem named the “Junior Player of the Tournament”.
This is the second title Cassiem has earned; he was also named junior player of the tournament for the FIH World Cup which took place in India in January 2023.
The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) celebrated the win for Cassiem by sharing his amazing achievement on social media.
“Congratulations to Mustapha Cassiem. Mustapha has now won both the FIH Hockey World Cup and FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Junior Player of the tournament in the space of a month. Mustapha was part of the mens side that reached an all time high finish of 6th scoring 14 goals in the process.
Mustapha, your country is proud of you!” – South African Hockey Association
South Africans have been sending in words of congratulations to Cassiem for his success during this tournament.
South Africa came 8th in this tournament, achieving what they had hoped from the last World Cup, which was an improvement on coming 11th.
Stay tuned to the South African Hockey Association for more about the sport and events that take place this year.
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