Inline Hockey

Namibia failed to qualify for the 2009 Inline Hockey World Cup when they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday night.

The draw gave South Africa a 4-3 win on aggregate after they won the first leg in Swakopmund 3-2 on August 26.

After a goalless first quarter, South Africa took the lead in the second quarter. Namibia soon struck back to equalise through a goal by Michael Ellinger after an assist by Oliver Lohmeier.

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Namibia will take on South Africa in the first leg qualifier for the 2009 Inline Hockey World Championships in Swakopmund on Sunday, August 24.

The return leg will take place in Johannesburg the following weekend, on August 30.

The first game will be staged as part of the annual Coastal Pirates Tournament to be held from August 22-25 at the SFC Hall in Swakopmund.

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The Namibian women’s Inline Hockey team won the bronze medal in the World Team Cup in Dusseldorf, Germany on Saturday when they beat Japan 4-1 in the third place play-off.

Namibia played its best match at the tournament and dominated the match from the start.



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Namibia lost their opening two matches at the Women’s World Inline Hockey Championships. On July 6 Finland beat Namibia 3-1 and on July 7 Canada beat Namibia 5-1. Namibia now face two more tough matches against the Czech Republic and France on July 8. Gudrun Denker reports.


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Namibia lost both its matches at the World Junior inline Hockey Championships on July 3 against Germany and the Czech Republic. Namibia will now play out for the seventh and eight positions. Gudrun Denker reports.

Game Six – Germany 5 Namibia 1

Team Namibia entered its sixth Junior World Cup game against Germany with an intensity not seen since the Switzerland game. The winner of this game would advance to play out for positions five and six, while the loser would play ...