Canada’s junior women’s field hockey team — stranded in South Africa since the start of the Omicron virus outbreak — hopes to return to the country next week..The under-21 team and their chaperones were in Potchefstroom for the Junior World Cup, but it was cancelled after news about Omicron was made public..Team members paid their own way to attend the tournament..Now, the website for Field Hockey Canada said the team has made arrangements for flights home from Johannesburg, via Germany, on Wednesday..“We know things can change in either direction very quickly. Field Hockey is remaining optimistic that this will be the case and looking forward to travelling home,” the website post said..The Junior World Cup was scheduled for Dec. 5 to 17. The team is staying at North-West University in Potchefstroom..Many countries, including Canada, restricted flights from South Africa at the start of the Omicron outbreak.
Canada’s junior women’s field hockey team — stranded in South Africa since the start of the Omicron virus outbreak — hopes to return to the country next week..The under-21 team and their chaperones were in Potchefstroom for the Junior World Cup, but it was cancelled after news about Omicron was made public..Team members paid their own way to attend the tournament..Now, the website for Field Hockey Canada said the team has made arrangements for flights home from Johannesburg, via Germany, on Wednesday..“We know things can change in either direction very quickly. Field Hockey is remaining optimistic that this will be the case and looking forward to travelling home,” the website post said..The Junior World Cup was scheduled for Dec. 5 to 17. The team is staying at North-West University in Potchefstroom..Many countries, including Canada, restricted flights from South Africa at the start of the Omicron outbreak.
