Second-Half Fightback Not Enough as South Africa Fall to Spain in World Cup Opener
August 16, 2026 South Africa opened their FIH Hockey World Cup campaign with a 3-1 defeat against Spain in Pool C, with a difficult opening half ultimately leaving the African champions with too much ground to recover despite a considerably improved second-half performance. The match also marked a significant milestone for captain Dayaan Cassiem, who […]
England make clinical start as South Africa open World Cup campaign
August 16, 2026 South Africa’s FIH Hockey World Cup campaign began with a 4-0 defeat against England in Pool D at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Sunday morning. Against a highly rated England side, South Africa were made to pay for a difficult opening quarter as two goals in quick succession gave their […]
Nominations received for EB members’ elections
17 Aug, 2026 The International Hockey Federation (FIH) can now confirm the nominations received by the deadline of 15 August 2026 by 23:59 Swiss time (CEST) for the following positions of Executive Board (EB) ordinary member to be elected at the 50th FIH Statutory Congress on 24 October 2026, in Doha, Qatar: Female Members (3 […]