Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Daily Nation
Published on 2024-01-28 11:10:58
Moses Ademba was the star of the show as he scored two goals to lead the Kenya men’s hockey five-a-side team to a 6-1 victory over New Zealand at the inaugural International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Cup in Muscat, Oman. His goals came in the 22nd and 28th minutes through field goals. Additionally, Danstone Wabwire (1st), Ivan Ludiali (6th), Sheldon Kimtai (8th), and Richard Njuki Wanganga (24th) each added a goal to seal the win for the East Africans. Bell Kake Jakob scored the lone goal for New Zealand in the ninth minute.
Kenya will later play Trinidad and Tobago with a win ensuring them a place in the quarterfinals with a game to spare against Australia. The team, coached by Michael Malungu, is drawn in pool “C” with New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago (TTO), and Australia. In the other pool match, Australia played to a 5-5 draw against TTO. The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the last eight.
In other matches, Egypt secured a 10-2 victory over Jamaica, while India dominated Switzerland with a 9-1 win in pool “B”. Malaysia and hosts Oman played to a 3-3 draw in pool “D”, and the Netherlands defeated Poland 6-3 in pool “A”. These results set the stage for an exciting tournament, as the top teams in each pool will advance to the quarterfinals.
