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Africa: 4 Hockey Players Set to Play in India  x11
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December 10, 2004 
AllAfrica.com, Africa
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Augustine Hwata
Harare
FOUR of Zimbabwe's best hockey players are set to go to India next month to play in the newly-established Premier League Hockey in the populous Asian country.
Hockey Association of Zimbabwe president Custom Kachambwa said the four will join players from other hockey playing nations.
"India has sent an invitation to all hockey playing nations to send their top players for their Premier Hockey League.
"This is an all-expenses paid for trip with the players set to get 2 000 euros each at the end of the league in February," said Kachambwa.
HAZ, Kachambwa said, asked clubs to nominate their top players, who were, in turn, subjected to a rigorous assessment before the final four were picked.
HAZ is also hopeful that the exposure that the players will get in India will come in handy when they are picked for the national team on their return.
According to the Indo-Asian News Service, the idea for a Premier Hockey League was mooted more than five years ago but is now only expected to start on January 13, 2005, in Hyderabad.
Almost 20 foreign players drawn from South Africa, Pakistan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain and Nigeria will join their counterparts in India for the league programme.
The news service said they would be 10 teams with five teams in the Premier Division while an equal number would be playing in the First Division.
Maratha Warriors, Chennai Veerans, Hyderabad Sultans, Sher-e-Jalandhar and Bangalore High-Flyers will comprise the Premier Division teams.
The First Division will consist of Delhi Dazzlers, Lucknow Nawabs, Imphal Rangers, Bengal Tigers and Chandigarh Dyn amos.
The India Hockey Federation described the setting up of a league as "a landmark journey of recapping the glory of hockey and rebuilding India's supremacy in the game internationally".
Meanwhile, HAZ will host an All-Comers Indoor Hockey Festival at the Stodart Complex in Mbare on Sunday.
Video footage of the proceedings will be sent to the International Hockey Federation as part of a development promotion.
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Abrakassa Sampson.
12-12-2004 10:41 am
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Hockey Player.
I play for the Nigeria Hockey team and i was there in Hydrabad for Afor-Asain games.
I am so happy about the premairship but the time given for the competition is too small for competition. And more teams, thanks.
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tendai mannenji
12-14-2004 1:45 pm
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university hockey
i am the university of zimbabwe's hockey president and i think there is a lot that zimbabwe can do in hockey if given the chance.the only way it can be done is by getting the players a lot of exposure and i am glad to say that simbarashe hove one of our students is amongst the 4 best players and will be glad to see what he will bring from lndia.
we need to get universities in the region involved and we hope FIH can get to support international university tournaments so that the game goes on and can become a career for some of our talented players.
will keep checking this site and hope to get support from other hockey playing nations!!!
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Dean Maguire
12-16-2004 4:20 am
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I think it is a great opportunity for younger players to be afforded this privilege. I hope they enjoy the experience and are able to give something back to a sport struggling to surivive. May I ask who the other players are and how they were selected?
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Kumbirai S Mundangepfupfu
12-19-2004 2:36 pm
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As far as I know, there has not been an official announcement as to who will be going from Zimbabwe yet. Mashonaland Hockey Board has put in its nominations and I think HAZ are still waiting for nominations from Matebeleland and Midlands. The names of the four were supposed to have been anounced after the HAZ AGM at the begining of December. The AGM has been postponed to early January.
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tinat josiah
12-22-2004 6:56 am
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it will help the up coming nations
am a national player from nigeria.i play in the Afro asian games.what the indians are doing is realy going to help nigeria hockey.becouse we have only few people playing in foreign league.if four player can go to india and play i think nigeria will be the next team to watch in africa.i just hope other country with good hockey league can do same.the game of hockey will be something else in nigeria soon.we have grate players in nigeria but the league is very poor.we only need a good league to inprove in our play.
Also i will like to know if the letter was send to nigeria hockey federation?thanks
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sunday david ogodogun
12-24-2004 10:29 am
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invitation
it will help the up coming nations
i am Sunday david ogodogun a national player from nigeria.i play hockey in the Afro asian games that hold in Hydrabad indian. what the indians are doing is realy good and is going to help nigeria hockey.becouse we have only few people playing in foreign hockey league.if four hockey player can be giving the chance to play in the newly-established Premier hockey League in hydrabad,india. i think nigeria will be the next hockey team to watch out in africa hockey and the south african that everybody use to no .i just hope other country with good hockey league can do same.the game of hockey will be something else in nigeria soon.we have grate players in nigeria but the league is very poor.we only need a good league to inprove in our play.
Also i will like to know if the letter was send to nigeria hockey federation?thanks
yours in sports
sunday david ogodogun
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SUNDAY DAVID OGODOGUN
01-08-2005 9:54 am
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IT WILL HELP THE UP COMING NATIONS
SIR
i am Sunday david ogodogun a national player from nigeria.i play hockey in the Afro asian games that hold in Hydrabad indian. what the indians are doing is realy good and is going to help nigeria hockey.becouse we have only few people playing in foreign hockey league.if four hockey player can be giving the chance to play in the newly-established Premier hockey League in hydrabad,india. i think nigeria will be the next hockey team to watch out in africa hockey and the south african that everybody use to no .i just hope other country with good hockey league can do same.the game of hockey will be something else in nigeria soon.we have grate players in nigeria but the league is very poor.we only need a good league to inprove in our play.
Also i will like to know if the letter was send to nigeria hockey federation?i will want to u send me ur email adderss is i can mail u and send u my c\v in game of hockey.thanks
yours in sports
sunday david ogodogun
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KENYAN NATIONAL LADY PLAYERS
01-10-2005 5:27 am
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SELECTION
I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD IDEA ESCPECIALLY FOR AFRICA. WE IN KENYA THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN THIS CHANCE AS WE ARE ALSO GOOD IN HOCKEY AND OUR LEAGUE IS QUITE COMPETITIVE. OUR NATIONAL LADIES TEAM WERE IN HYBERBAD AND THEY PERFORMED QUITE WELL.
PLEASE DO CONSIDER KENYA ALSO AS ITS A FAST PLAYING NATION AND WE DO HAVE VERY GOOD PLAYERS WITH GOOD/BRIGHT FUTURES IN SPORT (HOCKEY)
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Dean Maguire
01-27-2005 4:56 pm
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zimbabwe
thanks for the reply on the four young guys from Zimbabwe i think that is great and i hope they do well and good luck to them ..
all the best
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Mandikiana Brian W
02-08-2005 4:46 am
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Inivitation
I am Zimbabwean hockey player who is learning at Fort Hare University who is willing to join the under 21 national team side.I am equiped with the speed,skill,stamina and the power.I am playing for my university first eleven side in the hockey league at the moment.My position in the team is centre forward.I kindly request for an invitation to the under 21 hockey trials.This request arises from a call which was forwarded by the HAZ president on national TV.In support and great love of the game.
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Ewochu Emma
04-27-2005 2:15 am
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THE UGANDAN EXPERIENCE
Iam a third year medical student at Makerere university also the cahirman of Makerere university Stingers hockey club, kampala but like all the youth players in uganda, i have great passion for OUR game hockey. Unfortunately hockey down here is, if developing, at the slowest rate. For the 6 years i have actively participated in hockey as a player and a self motivated coach with no formal training in the activities i do in the sport, Uganda has had only six clubs paticipating in the league. Few efforts( which i acknowledge and appreciate) have been done. All the clubs are concetrated in Kampala( the capital city) with no upcountry clubs to compete.They use the same ground for htarining which also doubles as the national stadium.
ANyway, the experience is a poor one and i can only blame it on former President Amin who expeled asians who wre a determining force in the sport down here. A few asians are involved in uganda hockey todate, not because they are not a part of us , the morale is low. hope with the synthetic turf things will become brighter. My appeal to you all is that Wherever you are in the world and you think you are in position to help the ugandan hockey fraternity the do so NOW We will be greatful.
with love. jeewochu@yahoo.co.uk/ejewochu@med.mak.ac.ug
+256 71 682560
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