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.
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| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIH ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 34  (19 December 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| African Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 2nd (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ghana is ranked at 36 according to FIH Rankings (as of June 2019[update]).[1]
Overview
editGhana 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
editWorld Cup
edit- 1975 – 12th place
Africa Cup of Nations
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African Games
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African Olympic Qualifier
editCommonwealth Games
edit- 2022 – 10th place
Hockey World League
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 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. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Hockey: Ghana off for Africa Cup". Daily Graphic. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 20 October 2017.