Masters hockey tournament set for Nakuru this weekend

A total of nine teams will grace the third edition of the Masters Hockey Tournament in Nakuru this weekend.

The teams are grouped into two pools.

Pool 'A' has Nakuru Masters, Impala Veterans, Wazalendo, Goan Institute and Western Masters while Blue Ocean Chiefs, Sikh Union, Parkroad Lions and Greensharks Veterans will battle in Pool 'B'.

The matches will last for 15 minutes. The top two teams in each pool will proceed to the semifinals.

The third and fourth-placed teams in each pool will play in classification matches.

The tournament returns to Nakuru, who hosted the inaugural edition in 2019 with subsequent contests touring Nairobi (2022) and Mombasa (2023).