The Herald
28 August 2012
Zimbabwe got a vote of confidence from the Africa Hockey Federation to host the 2014 World League Hockey first round tournament. In a letter to the Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, David Coltart, the Africa Hockey Federation said they were in full support of the bid but need assurance that the local facilities will be upgraded to meet the required standards.
Seif Ahmed, of the AHF, said Zimbabwe had their full support to host the prestigious tournament but have to refurbish the Magamba Hockey Stadium to meet the standards of Khumalo Stadium.
“AHF support Zimbabwe to host the first half of the 2014 hockey season Zimbabwe, through their representative, want to host the pre-qualifiers of the World Cup tournament.
“The tournament will have six competing nations and they are going to be men and women competitions.
“In an effort to revive Magamba Stadium the government will be consulted to help in the 2013 budget. The tournaments will be used as the pre-qualifiers of the world hockey league to be staged in Rio Olympics in 2016.”