{"id":24295,"date":"2023-11-29T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/yakub-joins-africa-hockey-federation-as-board-member"},"modified":"2023-11-29T20:54:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T20:54:32","slug":"yakub-joins-africa-hockey-federation-as-board-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/yakub-joins-africa-hockey-federation-as-board-member","title":{"rendered":"Yakub joins Africa Hockey Federation as board member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The Africa Hockey Federation 24th Ordinary Congress concluded in Blantyre, Malawi on November 28.<\/p>\n<p>Elections for the Executive Board positions were also held.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya&#8217;s Shiraz Yakub joins the EB as a Federation of International Hockey FIH member.<\/p>\n<p>Egyptian Seif Ahmed was elected President while Zimbabwe&#8217;s Sarah Bennett will deputise Ahmed.<\/p>\n<p>FIH President Tayyab Ikram was also in attendance and engaged in many discussions with the National Association representatives around engagement and development initiatives for Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the men&#8217;s 34th edition of the Africa Cup for Club Champions also ended in Malawi this week.<\/p>\n<p>Western Jaguars rose above all odds to finish second in their second appearance at Africa&#8217;s Premier competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Mike Malungu-coached side lost 4-2 to champions Sharkia of Egypt who were the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition in Nairobi in early February this year.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s 25th edition saw Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA Ladies) retain their title after finishing at the top of their five-team group where matches were played in a round-robin format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. 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