The jinx surrounding the dominance of defending champions South Africa and host nation Egypt is likely to be broken today when both the national male and female hockey teams tackle their must-win matches at the ongoing 2017 Africa Hockey Cup tournament in Ismailia.
While the male team clash with South Africa who whitewashed Nigeria 8-1 last Monday, the female team engage Egypt, who overpowered Nigeria 5-0 in their opening match also on Monday.