South African Hockey Affiliation (SAHA) is happy to announce the Spar South Africa Ladies’s Indoor Hockey staff chosen to compete on the 2025 Nkosi Cup, which is able to happen in Cape City from 12 to 16 December 2025.
The event incorporates a world-class line-up together with New Zealand, Australia, Namibia, Zimbabwe and the hosts South Africa, making certain one other high-quality instalment of one of many sport’s premier worldwide occasions.
The staff might be guided for the primary time by incoming Head Coach Calvin Value, who steps into the position after serving to lead Namibia to a top-six end on the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Croatia. His appointment brings contemporary vitality and confirmed worldwide expertise as South Africa goals to safe its first Nkosi Cup title, having completed with silver medals within the final two editions.
The squad contains two new caps, with 16-year-old Chelsey Woolf receiving her maiden senior call-up and becoming a member of fellow debutant Ashleigh Thomas within the nationwide staff for the primary time. Their choice alerts the purpose of constructing a deeper squad.
A good portion of South Africa’s current World Cup squad returns for this yr’s Nkosi Cup. Sarah Paget, Edith Molikoe, Laiken Brisset, Daniella de Oliveira, Jamie Southgate, Jess Lardant and Malikah Hamza all featured prominently in Croatia and can once more type the spine of the facet. Their expertise and management might be key.
There may be additional depth added via the remembers of Tatum Kroutz, Cerian Fourie and Charlize Swanepoel, all of whom deliver precious versatility and competitors into the group. With a balanced mix of youth, worldwide pedigree and renewed ambition, the Spar South Africa Ladies’s Indoor Hockey staff is properly positioned to problem for high honours.
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The 2025 Nkosi Cup guarantees quick, world-class indoor hockey and a possibility for South African supporters to see their staff tackle among the strongest nations within the worldwide recreation.
Spar South Africa Indoor Hockey Ladies for the Nkosi Cup Squad 2025 (Title, Caps)
Ashleigh Thomas 0
Jamie Southgate 105
Cerian Fourie 18
Jess Lardant 76
Charlize Swanepoel 16
Laiken Brisset 36
Chelsey Woolf 0
Malikah Hamza 30
Daniella de Oliveira 47
Sarah Paget 25
Edith Molikoe 79
Tatum Kroutz 6
Authentic Copy: SA Hockey Media, with enhancing by gsport
Most important Photograph Caption: On this file picture, South Africa rejoice with Jamie Southgate (c) after scoring the staff’s first purpose in opposition to Poland on the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Croatia 2025. Southgate is the most-capped participant introduced within the SA Indoor staff for the upcoming 2025 Nkosi Cup in Cape City, additionally that includes Australia, New Zealand, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Photograph: WorldSportPics Frank Uijlenbroek
