South Africa is all set to host the fourth edition of the Nkosi Cup in December 2026 at the Wynberg Military Base Stadium in Cape town. The tournament is a five day event featuring International Indoor Hockey. In the tournament a total of eight nations will participate in the tournament, featuring a number of men’s and women’s tournaments.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from December, Thursday 10 to Tuesday 15, 2026. The Nkosi Cup 2026 is organised by the South African Hockey Association SAHA in partnership with Pro Series Indoor PSI.
Additionally, the inaugural Nkosi Cup was held in South Africa in 2023. The country has continued to host the tournament annually ever since. South Africa men’s team is continuously winning the tournament and last year 2025 South Africa women’s also won the tournament. South Africa men’s team is three time title holders including women’s team one time and Namibia Women’s team is two time title holders for the Nkosi Cup.
On the first day of the tournament December 10, 2026 South Africa men’s team will face Ireland. On December 11, 2026 South Africa men’s team will compete against New Zealand and USA. On December 12,the team will face Malaysia. On December 14, South Africa’s team will compete against two nations Australia and Namibia.
Moreover South Africa women’s team will face two nations on the first day of the tournament Zimbabwe and Ireland. On December 11 South Africa will compete against the New Zealand team. On the third day of the tournament December 12 the women’s team will face Australia. On December, 13 South Africa women’s team will compete against Malaysia and on December 14, they will face Namibia.
Notably, the tickets for the tournament are now available online, interested can go through Pro Series Indoor Official Facebook page to buy them. The South African Hockey Association has not released the official squad of men’s and women’ s team for the Nkosi Cup.