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 | 34 Steady (4 March 2025)[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 | Gold 1st (1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| African Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1987) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Silver 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 FIH Rankings (as of June 2019[update] ).[1]
Overview
[edit ]Ghana participated in the Hockey World League for the first time in 2016–17. 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
[edit ]World Cup
[edit ]- 1975 – 12th place
Africa Cup of Nations
[edit ]- 1974 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
- 1983 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
- 2000 – 4th place
- 2005 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
- 2009 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
- 2013 – 4th place
- 2017 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
- 2022 – 5th
- 2025 – Q
African Games
[edit ]- 1987 – 5th place
- 1991 – 4th place
- 1999 – 5th place
- 2003 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
- 2023 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
African Olympic Qualifier
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- 2022 – 10th place
Hockey World League
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "2016 Men Hockey World League Round 1-Accra (GHA) Match Report". International Hockey Federation . 10 September 2016.
- ^ "2017 Men Hockey World League Round 2 - Dhaka (BAN) Match Report". International Hockey Federation. 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Hockey World League Round 2 Competitions – Fiji Hockey Federation – SportsTG". SportsTG. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Hockey: Ghana off for Africa Cup". Daily Graphic. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.