Emotions run high as Namibia qualify for World Cup

TEARS of ecstasy and despair flowed in equal measure as Namibia's women qualified for the 2018 Indoor Hockey World Cup, while their men's side narrowly lost out to South Africa.

In a thrilling women's final, Marcia Venter scored a last-gasp equaliser to force the match into a showdown and Namibia held their nerve to win the shootout 2-1, to send the team and their fans into raptures. Namibia's men, however, could not emulate the women and South Africa's experience told as they ran out 2-1 victors.