体坛英语资讯：Africa countries moot to start six-nation professional hockey league
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18-- <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Oti">Oti</span>-<span word="Mensah">Mensah</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ghanaian">Ghanaian</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Exchequers">Exchequers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mooting">mooting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="league">league</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Hockey">Hockey</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dearth">dearth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="league">league</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="tact">tact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mensah">Mensah</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Ghana">Ghana</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span>."</p><p><span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Mensah">Mensah</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p>
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