Las Leonas, world champions: why was Aníbal Fernández at the final? | OneFootball

Las Leonas are World Hockey champions. The Argentine women’s national team won 3-1 against the Netherlands in the shootout after drawing 1-1 at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen.

After the match ended, the broadcast cameras captured a moment of celebration in which Aníbal Fernández, president of the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH), shared the joy of the achievement with members of the team and coaching staff.

The images showed an effusive celebration on the field while the message appeared on screen: “We won the third! Las Leonas are World champions.” The scene reflected the scale of a historic achievement for Argentine hockey, which once again reached the top of world sport.

Fernández, in sports mode

Fernández, who leads the institutional management of the Argentine Hockey Confederation, regularly accompanies the national teams in the main international competitions. From his role at the head of the organization, he has taken part in different activities linked to the development of Argentine hockey and support for Las Leonas and Los Leones.

Winning the championship marked another title for one of the most successful teams in Argentine sport. After the final whistle, the celebration involved players, coaches, staff members, and officials, all of them key figures in a campaign that ended with the top trophy.

The celebration captured by the cameras summed up the atmosphere on the field: the shared joy over a new star for Las Leonas and for all of Argentine hockey.

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