/ 13 September 1999

NO-SHOW NIGERIANS

THE Nigerian mens hockey team failed to arrive for their opening All Africa Games match against Zimbabwe at the Randburg Astro on Thursday. The Nigerian’s failure to arrive at the venue led to the cancellation of the match. Financial cutbacks made by Nigerian sports officials is believed to be the cause of the team’s withdrawal. In spite of the changes made by the cancellation of the match, the point system will remain unchanged and management seems confident the remaining games will be successful.