Ghana men's national field hockey team explained

Ghana
Association:Ghana Hockey Association
Confederation:AfHF (Africa)
Max Rank:25
Max Date:2003
Min Rank:43
Min Date:November 2015 – August 2016
World Cup Apps:1
World Cup First:1975
World Cup Best:12th (1975)
Regional Name:Africa Cup of Nations
Regional Cup Apps:8
Regional Cup First:1974
Regional Cup Best:1st (1974)
2Ndregional Name:African Games
2Ndregional Cup Apps:5
2Ndregional Cup First:1987
2Ndregional Cup Best:2nd (2023)
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The Ghana men's national field hockey team represents Ghana in men's international field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Ghana Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Ghana.

Ghana is ranked at 36 according to FIH Rankings .

Overview

Ghana participated in the Hockey World League for the first time in 2016–2017. In Round 1, they played in the African group with Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria, winning all three pool matches including a 1–0 victory over the strong Kenyan team.[1] In Round 2, they were placed in Pool B with Sri Lanka, Egypt and China. Ghana beat only Sri Lanka, and in the quarterfinal clash, Oman stunned Ghana 4–3.[2] In the end, Ghana finished 6th in the rankings.[3]

Trainings and matches in preparation for international tournaments are held at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra.[4]

Tournament record

World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

African Games

African Olympic Qualifier

Commonwealth Games

Hockey World League

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://tms.fih.ch/matches/8924/reports/matchreport.
  2. Web site: https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9715/reports/matchreport.
  3. Web site: Hockey World League Round 2 Competitions – Fiji Hockey Federation – SportsTG. SportsTG. en. 2017-04-27. 2017-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170428051214/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-1417-0-0-0&sID=14296&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=51375798. dead.
  4. Web site: Hockey: Ghana off for Africa Cup. Daily Graphic. 20 October 2017. 2017-10-16.