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"Bizarre" anthem played for SA hockey team


The SA women's hockey team will not request an apology from their hosts after the incorrect national anthem was played ahead of their match against Great Britain in London on Tuesday night.

Team manager Les Galloway confirmed that the anthem played by the host nation was not Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika.

Galloway said it was not a full version of the apartheid-era anthem, Die Stem, either.

She said it was more like a 'mix' and a bit bizarrre.

Galloway said she would be listening to the anthem the officials intend playing ahead of tonight's match against Germany to ensure the error has been corrected.

South Africa, ranked 12th in the world, stunned world number-four Great Britain with a 3-1 victory in their opening match of the inaugural London Cup tournament.

picture: Steven Watt