They will participate in the Spar Four Nations tournament in Durban and Pietermaritzburg next month.
Coach Lennie Botha said the SA team is a mix of experienced players as well as newcomers, who will get the opportunity to be tested at international level.
“Some of our key senior players are out for a variety of reasons but last week in Pietermaritzburg we saw one of the best SA women’s interprovincial indoor hockey tournaments for a long time, which saw a number of players putting their hands up for national selection.”
Botha said the SA selection panel also kept in mind that they need to look forward to the 2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup.
The SA team will meet in Durban for a two-and-a-half day training camp from December 8, which will include practice matches against Durban’s Pro Series indoor (PSi) boys U16s in preparation for the Namibia series.
The SA coach said Namibia are always a fit, well-prepared outfit.
“Our neighbours’ indoor hockey has grown, the level of play has improved significantly, so it will be interesting to see how our new players cope and how our team gels as a unit.”
The Spar SA/Namibia Test series sees the first three matches on December 10, and 11 (double header, morning and evening) at St Anne’s Diocesan School for Girls in Pietermaritzburg, to coincide with the PSi Nationals U14 boys and girls competition in the KZN capital.
