SA Hockey announced SPAR as the presenting sponsor of the 2023 FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup on Wednesday, 6 November 2022.
The sixth edition of the tournament is scheduled to will take place in Pretoria at Heartfelt Arena from 5-11 February 2023. This will be the first time that the Indoor Hockey World Cup will take place outside Europe.
[FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup 2023]
SA Hockey are proud to announce SPAR as the presenting partner of the first Indoor World Cup to take place on African soil.
We promise a proudly South African Experience for all 5-11 February 2023.
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— SA Hockey (@SA_Hockey) November 16, 2022
The sponsorship of the tournament comes on the back of the retail giant’s nine-year support of the South African indoor hockey women’s team.
SA Hockey President Deon Morgan said: “South African Hockey has realized that we can only achieve by having the right partners in place.
“We are super proud to once again have SPAR partner with South African Hockey to bring the first ever FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup to African shores.”
The women’s competition will be contested by 12 teams, divided into two pools.
2023 FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup Women’s Pools:
Pool A: Netherlands, Austria, Australia, United States, South Africa, New Zealand
Pool B: Ukraine, Czech Republic, Namibia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Canada
Photo 1 Caption: SA Hockey announced SPAR as presenting sponsor for the 2023 FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup on Wednesday 16 November 2022. Photo: SA Hockey (Twitter)