Namibia’s nationwide girls’s hockey coach Erwin Handura has resigned with the goal of specializing in his hockey growth program.
Handura’s contract as the ladies’s head coach was solely resulting from expire in October, however Namibia Hockey Union president Reagon Graig confirmed on Friday that Handura had terminated his contract.
“It’s with combined feelings that I announce the resignation of Erwin Handura, the coach of the Namibian nationwide girls’s hockey crew. Erwin has determined to step down from his present place to deal with his ardour for hockey growth, particularly the Normal Financial institution Junior Hockey Initiative, which is supported by the NHU,” he was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the Namibia Hockey Union on Friday.
“Underneath Erwin’s management, the ladies’s nationwide crew has achieved important milestones, together with representing Namibia at numerous worldwide competitions such because the Indoor World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, and the Hockey5s African Championships,” he added.
“Erwin has been with the crew for an unimaginable journey that stretches from 1999 to 2007 and once more from 2015 to 2023. Throughout this time, he completed many feats, making him probably the most profitable coach within the historical past of hockey in Namibia.”
“Erwin’s dedication to hockey growth is unwavering, and over the past two years, he has finished a wonderful job of growing hockey in 11 areas of Namibia. He plans to cowl the three remaining areas, Kavango West, Zambezi, and Ohangwena, in addition to strengthening hockey growth in different areas.”
“Erwin’s contract was resulting from expire in October 2023, however we’ve got agreed to convey the contract termination ahead to permit him the liberty to deal with these developmental initiatives.”
“I wish to categorical our heartfelt because of Erwin for his exhausting work, dedication, and success that he has dropped at the game of Hockey in Namibia. His achievements embody main the crew to the gold medal on the Indoor African Cup of Nations, qualifying for the World Cup, and main the crew to the gold medal on the Hockey5s African Championships. Erwin has additionally acquired quite a few accolades, together with being named Coach of the Yr in 2004 and the Junior Girls’s Staff being named Staff of the Yr. Moreover, the Senior Girls’s Indoor Staff was named Staff of the Yr in 2021.”
“I want Erwin all the most effective in his future endeavours and sit up for persevering with our working relationship with him in his new capability.”
Supply: namibian
