The South African Men’s Hockey team is in Gniezno, Poland, for the FIH Nations Cup Tournament, and it is feeding their Olympic dreams!
Gniezno, Poland (30 May 2024) – The South African Hockey Men’s team are currently in Poland to defend their title which was won in North West last year. Competing is also a major stepping stone for the team’s Olympic journey. They are at the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup, which runs from the 31st of May 2024 to the 9th of June 2024.
The team, coached by Cheslyn Gie, is ready to face up against Austria in their first match of the cup. They are playing in Pool A and will have a total of four matches to determine which teams head to the next phase of the sporting event.
The first match against Austria will be at 16:30 South African time! The team playing includes:
- Hendrik Kriek
- Mustapha Cassiem
- Andre Hobson
- Jacque Van Tonder
- Connor Beauchamp
- Dayaan Cassiem
- Nduduzo Lambeth
- Keenan Horne
- Tevin Kok
- Matthew Guise-Brown
- Matthew de Sousa
- Ryan Julius
- Nicholas Spooner
- Zenani Kraai
- Nqobile Ntuli
- Trevor de Lora
- Samkelo Mvimbi
- Gowan Jones
They are playing against the following teams:
Pool A
- Austria
- Korea
- New Zealand
- Poland
- South Africa
Pool B
- Canada
- France
- Pakistan
- Malaysia
Stay tuned, we will be sure to keep you updated on how the team performs at this tournament.