Only a surprise upset by Kenya stands in the way of the SPAR SA Women’s hockey team continental bragging rights, as they prepare for their final push for a place at next year’s Olympic Games in Beijing.
South Africa’s dominance is seen in their unbeaten five matches on route to the six-nations tournament final in Nairobi, in which no less than seven goals scored were against opposition each match, and without conceding one goal in the tournament.
Having played an overwhelming game against hosts and co-finalists Kenya on Friday, coach Jenny King will be looking forward to a quick and ruthless victory on Sunday.
She will already be casting a calculating eye forwards to the upcoming four-nations Olympic warm-up tournament in Beijing, which involving hosts China, Argentina and Australia, will be a better measure of what remains to be done before the 2008 global show-down.
Match Schedule:
Saturday 14th July: South Africa 7-0 Namibia
Sunday 15th July: South Africa 8-0 Nigeria
Tuesday 17th July: South Africa 9-0 Zimbabwe
Wednesday 18th July: South Africa 7-0 Ghana
Friday 20th July: South Africa 9-0 Kenya
Saturday 21st July: Classification Match – 5th vs. 6th
Sunday 22nd July: Classification Match – 3rd vs. 4th
Sunday 22nd July: Classification Match – 1st vs. 2nd
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