Ghana men's national field hockey team

Ghana
Ghana
Association Ghana Hockey Association
Confederation AfHF (Africa)
Coach Ebenezer Frimpong
Manager Stephen Tenkorang
Captain Salya Nsalbini
FIH ranking
Current 32 Decrease (2) (July 2018)

The Ghana men's national field hockey team is ranked at 36 according to FIH Rankings (as of July 2017).[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] In the end, Ghana finished 6th in the rankings.[4]

Trainings and matches in preparation for international tournaments are held at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra.[5]

Tournament history

World Cup

Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

  • 1974 – 1st, gold medalist(s)
  • 1983 – 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2000 – 4th
  • 2005 – 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2009 – 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2013 – 4th
  • 2015 – 4th
  • 2017 – 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

World League

References

  1. ↑ 2017 FIH Rankings
  2. ↑ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/8924/reports/matchreport. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9715/reports/matchreport. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Hockey World League Round 2 Competitions – Fiji Hockey Federation – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  5. ↑ "Hockey: Ghana off for Africa Cup". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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