ed if he committed a “major offense” during his first-round singles loss. on Sakala, whose scuffed shot was parried by Algeria goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi, with Mwila first to the rebound. The coach was not able to motivate the team so we felt a change we needed,” Olympian BP Govinda, a member of the committee, said. The decision was taken after a three-day meeting of the Hockey India High Performance and Development Committee, which concluded today. Young Sachin was the star raider for them once again. Ironically, she gets asked every time she wins a doubles title, if it’s her last. “What we will have to see is whether we can still give a 100 percent physical effort just three days after playing in Paris. Hockey India’s high performance director David John, primarily a fitness coach, has been handed over the reins till a new coach is identified. Zambia moved into second place in Group B as they advanced to four points, but are still five points behind leaders Nigeria, who won 4-0 at home to Cameroon on Friday. “He hasn’t got the blend of his team right, he hasn’t got the shape of his team right to what he wants, but that requires work,” said Butcher.