The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will come alive once again with intense sporting activities this week, as Nigeria Hockey Federation (NHF) stages seminars for coaches and umpires alongside its premier league fixtures.
Sports247 gathered that the series of activities will be set in motion on Thursday, when the trauning aspects of this year’s Hockey Super League commence officially at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, where the competition’s final will also hold on July 5th.
The competition will involve top male and female hockey teams from across the country locking sticks in what promises to be an exciting battle for supremacy across ten days of thrilling action, which will be preceded by coaching and referees seminars.
Group stage matches will hold from June 29th to July 2nd, with all the teams jostling for places in the knockout round, while the semi-finals are scheduled for July 3, before the competition climaxes with the grand finale on July 5th.
The organisers further disclosed that an FIS Coaching Level 1 and 2 Course will hold alongside a seminar for umpires from June 29th to July 4th, as the NHF intensifies its efforts to strengthen technical capacity and improve officiating standards.
NHF secretary-general, Salisu Mamman said the federation is fully prepared for the 2026 Nigeria Super Hockey League (NSHL), with all the teams already in camp and training sessions continuing intensely ahead of the competition.
Mamman disclosed, “We are in high spirits. We have planned well and put things on the ground. They are training, and we have been sorting out logistics. Most of the items required for the competition are already on ground.
“We have written to the medical department, seeking their support and attention. The same applies to safety and security. Those arrangements are already in place, and we are working closely with them.”
A press statement by the NHF submitted: “With competition and development running side by side, the 2026 Hockey Super League is expected to serve as a major boost for hockey development in Nigeria.”
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