Tall order as Kenya girls chase 2nd spot at Africa Championships

Ghana  will face South Africa in the final match of the ongoing Africa Hockey Championship[s in South Africa with the winner of the match earning a ticket to the Rio Olympics in 2016 as both teams remain unbeaten .

Played on a  round robin format , South Africa lead the table standings going to the final match with 15 points from five matches while Ghana have 13 points from 4 wins and a draw .

Ghana played to a 3-3 draw against Kenya on Saturday in a balanced affair  and a win for Ghana against fancied South Africa could see them qualify for the competition on 16 points.

The Kenyan  girls who suffered a 12-0 embarrassing loss to host nation South Africa on Friday will have to  hammer Nigeria  with a  convincing margin in their final outing on Saturday and hope that South Africa beats Ghana heavily for a chance to finish in second place .

 Kenya are currently in third place on the table standings with 10 points from 3 wins, one draw and a heavy loss.

Seven women teams took part in the competition  including host nation South Africa , Ghana , Kenya , Zimbabwe, Namibia, Nigeria and Tanzania in order of appearance on the table.