‘Hockey teams lacked basics’

ZIMBABWE Hockey Association (HAZ) vice-president Humphrey Chigwedere has said that the country’s hockey teams still need to grasp the basics of the sport in order for them to offer any challenge when participating in regional competitions.
Report by Vitalis Moyo

He said this following a feeble performance by Zimbabwean clubs at the just ended Africa Cup of Clubs Championships at Khumalo Hockey Stadium in Bulawayo.

“It was evident during the tournament that our home teams lacked simple basic skills when one looked at how they controlled the ball and passed it around.

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