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Azerbaijan women`s field hockey team to compete in World League Round 2 tournament
Baku, January 15 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan women`s national hockey team will compete in the World League Hockey Round 2 tournament starting in South Africa on January 21.
The South African tournament to consist of four rounds will also feature the national teams of Austria, Belgium, Ghana and host South Africa.
A top two finish in that event will seal a berth in the World League Round 3 and keep alive the dream of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, which will be played in the Hague, Netherlands next year.
According to the Field Hockey Federation of Azerbaijan, national team of Azerbaijan will leave for South Africa on January 16.
Azerbaijani national team will play Ghana on January 21, Austria on Janaury 22, South Africa on January 26 and Belgium on January 27.
The national team was trained by senior coach Adil Pashayev, coaches Ali Zahid and Jeyhun Mirzayev.