Ghana men's national field hockey team

Ghana
Ghana
AssociationGhana Hockey Association
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
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FIH ranking
Current 35 Steady (12 March 2024)[1]
Highest25 (2003)
Lowest43 (November 2015 – August 2016)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1975)
Best result12th (1975)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances8 (first in 1974)
Best result1st (1974)
African Games
Appearances4 (first in 1987)
Best result3rd (2003)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Africa Cup of Nations 1 0 4
African Games 0 0 1
Total 1 0 5
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1974 Cairo
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Cairo
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Pretoria
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Accra
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ismailia
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Abuja Team

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 (as of June 2019).[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 record

World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

African Games

  • 1987 – 5th place
  • 1991 – 4th place
  • 1999 – 5th place
  • 2003 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2023 - Qualified

African Olympic Qualifier

  • 2007 – 4th place
  • 2011 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2015 – 4th place
  • 2019 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2023 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Commonwealth Games

Hockey World League

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/8924/reports/matchreport. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9715/reports/matchreport. {{cite web}}: 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. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

External links

  • FIH profile
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