2019 Olympic Qualifiers: Nigeria Risks IHF Ban

2019 Olympic Qualifiers: Nigeria Risks IHF Ban

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Nigeria risk facing a ban from International Hockey Federation,(IHF) should it forfeit their slot to compete at the 2019 Africa Olympic qualification tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The president of the Nigeria Hockey Federation (NHF) Senator Abdul Ningi, said they are unable to secure financial support for the team to compete in South Africa adding the sports ministry has been reluctant to pay for the team participation.

The qualifiers will mark the fourth edition of the African qualification tournament for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the winner of the tournament will represent the continent in next year’s Olympics Games.

Eight countries including Nigeria hosts South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, Ghana, Egypt and Botswana will be competing in the tournament, which scheduled to run from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th August 2019.

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