|
|
Tournament Report from 2nd East Africa Club Championship
|
|
The 2nd East Africa hockey club championship was held in Tanga, Tanzania from 5-10 September at M/s. Annadil Burhani Complex. The tournament was for men and women bythe Tanzani hockey Association and sponsored by Dubai based companies M/s. Zagy Trading LLc.
Teams
A total of six men’s and four women’s teams took part:
Men
Wananchi (Uganda)
Weatherhead (Uganda)
Wazalendo (Kenya)
Arusha Twigas (Tanzania)
TPDF (Tanzania)
Magereza (Tanzania)
Women
Weatherhead (Uganda)
Slidders (Kenya)
Mombasa Sports Club (Kenya)
Tanzania XI (Tanzania)
Format
The six men’s teams were divided in two pools of three, with the top two from each qualifying for the semi finals. The women’s competition was played as a round robin event, with the top two progressing to the tournament decider.
Technical Officials
Tournament Director: Kaushik Doshi (Tanzania)
Umpires Manager: Edwin Odero (Kenya)
Course Coordinator: Hatim Anjari (Tanzania)
Umpires Course Instructor: Doug Neilson (South Africa)
Results
Men
Wananchi 1 defeated Magereza 0
Weatherhead 1 drew TPDF 1
Wazalendo 3 defeated Weathehead 0
Arusha Twigas 3 defeated Magereza 0
Wananchi 4 defeated Arusha Twigas 1
Wazalendo 5 defeated TPDF 0
Semi Finals
Arusha Twigas 5 defeated Wazalendo 4
TPDF 3 defeated Wananchi 2
Final
TPDF 2 defeated Arusha Twigas 1
Women
Mombasa Sport Club 5 defeated Weatherhead 0
Slidders defeated Tanzania XI 0
Tanzania XI 2 defeated Mombasa Sport Club 1
Slidders 6 defeated Weatherhead 0
Slidders 3 defeated Mombasa Sports Club 1
Tanzania XI 1 defeated Weatherhead 0
Final
Slidders 3 defeated Tanzania XI 1
Umpires
Kaushik Doshi, Shamshuddin Badrudin, Shakir Taibali, Noman Kurban, Nuru Dinmohammed, Alfred Mapile (Tanzania), Tom Odeng, Tony Fernandes, Fred Masibo (Kenya), Etoma Thomas (Uganda)
Final Standings/Awards
Men
1. TPDF (Tanzania)
2. Arusha Twigas (Tanzania)
3. Wazalendo (Kenya)
4. Wananchi (Uganda)
Player of the Tournament: Thomas Atome (Wananchi)
Best Disciplined Team: Weatherhead (Uganda)
Top Goal Scorer: Wycliff Ongori (Wazalendo)
Women
1. Slidders (Kenya)
2. Tanzania XI (Tanzania)
3. Mombasa Sport Club (Kenya)
Player of the Tournament: linet (Slidders)
Tanzania Hockey Association expresses its gratitude to Mr. Sajjadbhai Hemani, the Managing Director, and the management and staff of two Dubai based companies (M/s. Zagy Trading LLc and Zagy Properties) which sponsored the tournament. Their time, tireless efforts and support made the tournament possible and a success.
Large crowds attended most matches and the tournament was well received by Tanga hockey enthusiasts and received coverage by the local media, newspaper and TV.
Elementary Umpiring Course
An umpiring course also took place in Tanga from 6-9 September in conjunction with the club championship. Sponsored by FIH, the course was one of the projects contained in the memorandum signed by East Africa hockey playing countries. The course instructor, Doug Neilson, came from South Africa. Thirty seven participants took part in the course, with the majority coming from Tanzania and few from Kenya/Uganda.
|
