{"id":387181,"date":"2025-12-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=387181"},"modified":"2025-12-13T22:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:28:31","slug":"strong-showing-by-namibia-womens-indoor-hockey-as-mens-campaign-hits-hurdle-at-nkosi-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=387181","title":{"rendered":"Strong showing by Namibia women&#8217;s indoor hockey as men\u2019s campaign hits hurdle at Nkosi Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAMIBIA\u2019S women\u2019s indoor hockey team maintained their strong title defence with a commanding group-stage victory over New Zealand, while the men\u2019s side suffered a setback after going down to Australia at the 2025 Nkosi Cup in Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the women\u2019s group-stage encounter, defending champions Namibia produced a powerful final-quarter display to defeat New Zealand 7\u20133. Vice-captain Sunelle Ludwig opened the scoring before New Zealand fought back through goals from Anna McLean and Emily Brun to take a brief lead. Tamara Grogli restored parity for Namibia, but Brun struck again to edge New Zealand ahead once more. January\u2019s goal before the break ensured the teams went into halftime level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Namibia took full control in the final quarter, with Kiana-Che Cormack scoring twice and Ludwig completing a hat-trick to seal a convincing win. Cormack\u2019s influential performance earned her the Player of the Match award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the men\u2019s group-stage match, Namibia were beaten 5\u20133 by Australia, who bounced back from an earlier defeat to revive their tournament hopes. Aiden Dooley was the standout performer, scoring twice early to give Australia a firm advantage. 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