Namibia’s hockey squads denied semifinal spots

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2025-02-08
AMSTERDAM, 22 January 2025 - Namibia's senior women's hockey team pictured in the Netherlands while preparing for the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. (Photo: Contributed) AMSTERDAM, 22 January 2025 - Namibia's senior women's hockey team pictured in the Netherlands while preparing for the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. (Photo: Contributed)
WINDHOEK, 08 FEB (NAMPA) – Namibia’s men and women national hockey teams on Friday failed to advance to the semifinals of the 2025 International Hockey Federation (FIH) Indoor World Cup, after losing to Belgium and Austria respectively.
In the women’s match, the first few minutes of the first half were not action-packed until the Austrians opened the scoring through Katharina Proksch.
As the battle progressed, Petro Stoffberg made several importa...
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