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

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and AHF

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. The Head Office of SAHA is in Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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''.

SAHA clubs/provinces

Below is the list of provinces/clubs that participate in various SAHA tournaments: *Eastern Province **

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** Border Hockey Association *Gauteng Province **

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** Northerns Blues Hockey Association (just "Northerns") **

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*Free State Province **Free State **Northern Free State *KwaZulu-Natal **KwaZulu-Natal Coastal **KwaZulu-Natal Inland *Western Cape Province **Boland **Eden Hockey Southern Cape ** Western Province Hockey Union *Limpopo *Mpumalanga *North West *Northern Cape

Affiliates

*PSI Indoor Hockey *South African Schools Hockey Association (SASHOC) * SA Masters Hockey * University Sports South Africa

SAHA tournaments

Outdoor

;Major * Premier Hockey League *Inter-Provincial Tournament (M & W) *SA Country Districts Tournament (M & W) ;Junior *Inter-Provincial U-21 Tournament (M, & W) ;Other * Varsity Hockey (

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) *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)

Indoor

*Indoor Inter-Provincial Tournament (M & W)

References

External links

Official Website

FIH profile

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