The Bank Windhoek National Outdoor Hockey League officially awarded its top players, teams and officials at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday, 31 October 2017, at the Doc Jubber Hockey Fields in Windhoek.
In the Men’s Premier League, the WOBSC team were officially handed the championship trophy for the season. In the Women’s Premier League, Unam took to the podium and also received their trophy as the champions in the women’s division.
Dylan Finch from WOBSC walked away with the top goal scorer award in the men’s division while Maggy Mengo from Unam, was rewarded for being the top goal scorer in the women’s division.
“At Bank Windhoek, we want to be the connectors of positive change, taking hands and building partnerships with fellow Namibians, enabling growth. It is for this reason that we have formed a partnership with the Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) for the past two years. This is in support of NHU’s efforts to improve sports in our country,” said Bank Windhoek’s executive officer of marketing and corporate communication services, Jacquiline Pack.
Pack further highlighted how privileged Bank Windhoek is to have contributed towards the recently concluded Bank Windhoek Hockey Developmental League where a record number of 97 teams participated.
In total, 361 matches were played and 968 players were registered. This represented an increase of 35 percent over the past two years. The age groups consisted of 8, 10, 12 and 14 years in both the boys and the girl’s divisions. “This is a remarkable achievement which has enabled access at grassroots level,” said Pack.
National Hockey Union President Marc Nel, thanked Bank Windhoek for the positive and continuously support towards hockey and said that hockey’s future in Namibia looks bright and secured.
“Congratulations to all the athletes. We honour your dedication, passion and commitment in creating value for sports in Namibia,” concluded Pack.