South African Hockey Association

For the governing body of ice hockey in South Africa, see South African Ice Hockey Federation.

South African Hockey Association

Sport	Field hockey
Jurisdiction	South Africa
Abbreviation	SAHA
Founded	August 1992 (1992-08) [1]
Affiliation	FIH
Regional affiliation	AHF
Headquarters	Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa
President	Deon Morgan
CEO	Phikolomzii Mbuqe [2]
Vice president(s)	Lwandile Simelane
Men's coach	Cheslyn Gie
Women's coach	Giles Bonnet
Official website
www.sahockey.co.za

The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) is the governing body of field hockey in South Africa.

It is affiliated to FIH International Hockey Federation and AHF African Hockey Federation. The Head Office of SAHA is in Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa. ^[3]

History

Established in August 1992 when five major hockey bodies formed one non-racial, unified body which controls and regulates hockey for men and women in South Africa. The unification brought together the South African Men's and Women's Hockey Associations, the Men's and Women's Hockey Congress and the South African Women's Hockey Board. ^[1]

SAHA clubs/provinces

Below is the list of provinces/clubs that participate in various SAHA tournaments: ^[4]

• Eastern Province
  • Eastern Province Hockey Federation ^[5]
  • Border Hockey Association ^[6]
• Gauteng Province
  • Eastern Gauteng Hockey Association ^[7]
  • Northerns Blues Hockey Association (just "Northerns") ^[8]
  • South Gauteng Hockey Association ^[9]
• Free State Province
  • Free State
  • Northern Free State
• KwaZulu-Natal
  • KwaZulu-Natal Coastal
  • KwaZulu-Natal Inland
• Western Cape Province
  • Boland
  • Eden Hockey Southern Cape ^[10]
  • Western Province Hockey Union ^[11]
• Limpopo
• Mpumalanga
• North West
• Northern Cape

Affiliates

• PSI Indoor Hockey ^[12]
• South African Schools Hockey Association (SASHOC) ^[13]
• SA Masters Hockey ^[14]
• University Sports South Africa ^[15]

SAHA tournaments

Outdoor

Major

• Inter-Provincial Tournament (M & W)
• SA Country Districts Tournament (M & W)

Junior

• Inter-Provincial U-21 Tournament (M, & W)

Other

• Varsity Hockey (Varsity Sports)
• University Sport South Africa hockey Tournament (USSA)
• National Boys and Girls IPT (SASHOC: U-18, U-16,U-13)
• Regional Boys and Girls IPT (SASHOC: U-18, U-16, U-14, U-13, U-12)
• SA Masters Inter-Provincial Tournament (South African Masters Hockey)

Defunct

• Premier Hockey League (2016–2020)

Indoor

• Nkosi Cup
• Indoor Inter-Provincial Tournament (M & W)

See also

• South Africa men's national field hockey team
• South Africa women's national field hockey team
• South Africa men's national under-21 field hockey team
• South Africa women's national under-21 field hockey team
• South Africa men's national under-18 field hockey team
• South Africa women's national under-18 field hockey team
• African Hockey Federation

References

1. "HOCKEY IN SOUTH AFRICA". SA Hockey. Archived from the original on 5 October 2002.
2. "South African Hockey Association Welcomes New CEO, Phikolomzii Mbuqe". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
3. "Contact information of South African Hockey Association" . Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. "SAHA Handbook 2021". SA Hockey. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
5. "Home". ephockey.co.za.
6. "Border Hockey Association | Created by Zeuocean – Border Hockey Association".
7. "Eastern Gauteng Hockey Association (EGHA) - Home Page". Easterns Hockey.
8. "Northerns Hockey". www.northernshockey.co.za.
9. "South Gauteng Hockey Association".
10. "Eden District Hockey – Home of Southern Cape Hockey".
11. "Western Province Hockey Union - Home". www.wphockey.org.za.
12. "PSi Indoor Hockey Sports South Africa". Pro Series Indoor.
13. "SASHOC | South African Schools Hockey". SASHOC.
14. "SA Masters Hockey – Official Website" . Retrieved 7 June 2022.
15. "University Sports South Africa". www.ussa.org.za. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

External links

• Official Website
• FIH profile
• South African hockey revolution hits all the targets