Apr 21, 2025
South Africa continued their commanding run on the Junior Africa Cup in Windhoek, with each the Males’s and Ladies’s groups securing essential victories to stay unbeaten and firmly on target for World Cup qualification.
Males: South Africa 7–1 ZimbabweSouth 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 type – opened the scoring. Zimbabwe proved extra resilient than earlier opponents, however Brooker was undeterred, finishing a first-half hat-trick to take his event tally to eight objectives.
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 objectives and conceded simply 4. A win towards Egypt on Tuesday morning will mathematically verify qualification to the Junior World Cup.
Ladies: South Africa 4–0 KenyaThe South African U21 Ladies had been examined for the primary time within the event however got here by with poise and objective, defeating Kenya 4–0 to keep up 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 top of the primary quarter. Kenya battled bravely and stored the South Africans at bay for 2 quarters, however within the ultimate 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 objectives scored, none conceded – and are in prime place heading into Tuesday’s conflict towards third-placed Zimbabwe.
Tuesday Fixtures – Qualification on the Line:
09:00 – Ladies: South Africa vs Zimbabwe
11:00 – Males: South Africa vs Egypt
Victories for either side would assure South Africa’s ticket to the FIH Junior World Cup — the ladies to Chile, and the lads to India.
Supply: sahockey.co.za
