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Hockey team disqualified from Africa Cup

DISQUALIFIED: Botswana Women's Hockey team
DISQUALIFIED: Botswana Women's Hockey team

The Botswana Hockey team was disqualified from the Indoor Africa Cup for failing to show up for the competition, which was held in Swakopmund, Namibia, over the weekend.

The tournament proceeded with three countries; Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Both the SPAR South Africa indoor women’s team and the South Africa hockey men’s team powered by Tops SPAR, were awarded 5-0 forfeit victories on the opening day of the tournament on Friday.

The decision came after Botswana was unable to honour the fixture due to the travel difficulties.

Editor's Comment
Doping needs our collective action

As such, we are now one step away from the shame of being labelled amongst the world’s worst offenders. This is a national embarrassment that demands an immediate, united response from every corner of our society. Pointing fingers is useless, we must all hold up our hands and play our part in the dealing with this matter.To our government and the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC), the call is for the to adopt decisive leadership and...

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