Apr 21, 2025
South Africa continued their commanding run on the Junior Africa Cup in Windhoek, with each the Males’s and Girls’s groups securing vital victories to stay unbeaten and firmly on target for World Cup qualification.
Males: South Africa 7-1 Zimbabwe
South Africa’s U21 Males delivered one other medical show, beating Zimbabwe 7–1 to register a 3rd consecutive victory and edge nearer to a spot on the FIH Junior World Cup in India.
From the opening minute, Jayden Brooker – who has been in electrical kind – opened the scoring. Zimbabwe proved extra resilient than earlier opponents, however Brooker was undeterred, finishing a first-half hat-trick to take his match tally to eight targets.
Within the second half, Brooker added two extra, earlier than Thabang Jeyi and Litha Kraai joined the scoresheet. Zimbabwe pulled one again late by Matipa Mawere, however the end result was by no means unsure.
South Africa now sit on 9 factors from 3 matches, having scored 27 targets and conceded simply 4. A win in opposition to Egypt on Tuesday morning will mathematically verify qualification to the Junior World Cup.
Girls: South Africa 4–0 Kenya
The South African U21 Girls had been examined for the primary time within the match however got here by with poise and goal, defeating Kenya 4–0 to take care of their excellent begin.
Paris-Gail Isaacs, a senior Olympian, gave South Africa the best begin with a purpose within the second minute. Paige Salis added a second simply earlier than the tip of the primary quarter. Kenya battled bravely and stored the South Africans at bay for 2 quarters, however within the closing interval, South Africa broke by once more. Captain Caylin Maree made it 3–0, and Germarie Speershott sealed the end result.
South Africa stay unbeaten, unbreached, and unrelenting – 27 targets scored, none conceded – and are in prime place heading into Tuesday’s conflict in opposition to third-placed Zimbabwe.
Tuesday Fixtures – Qualification on the Line:
09:00 – Girls: South Africa vs Zimbabwe
11:00 – Males: South Africa vs Egypt
Victories for each side would assure South Africa’s ticket to the FIH Junior World Cup — the ladies to Chile, and the boys to India.
Supply: sahockey.co.za
