OPINION: Struggling SA sport codes need to be promoted if they are going to grow
Not enough was done to get South Africans behind the national teams competing at the men's and women's Hockey World Cup tournaments.
So after a lot of noise was made about the players having to fund themselves, the national hockey teams are at the World Cup.
The only reason the issue facing the SA hockey teams ahead of the World Cup made headlines is because one of the players shared a social media post revealing their plight and calling on the government for help, which resulted in Gayton McKenzie’s sports department providing R3 million for the players to get to Europe.
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