Ghana men's national field hockey team
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| Association | Ghana Hockey Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIH ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 35  (12 March 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 25 (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 43 (November 2015 – August 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 12th (1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 5 (first in 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 2nd (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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 record
World Cup
- 1975 – 12th place
Africa Cup of Nations
African Games
African Olympic Qualifier
Commonwealth Games
- 2022 – 10th place
Hockey World League
See also
References
- ^ a b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/8924/reports/matchreport.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9715/reports/matchreport.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Hockey World League Round 2 Competitions – Fiji Hockey Federation – SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Hockey: Ghana off for Africa Cup". Daily Graphic. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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