The Ghana Hockey Association is the

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Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. It is affiliated to IHF

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and AHF African Hockey Federation. The headquarters of the association is in

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, Ghana. The main hockey venue of the association is the

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(named after the former president of the Ghana Hockey Association,

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) . As of 2020, Dr. Ben K.D. Asante is the President and Rita Odei Asare is the Secretary General.

History

The origin of Ghana Hockey Association goes back to November 1950. In 1961, Mr. Owusu Afriyie, Minister of Social Welfare, was elected the Chairman. Mr E.K. Okoh, Cabinet Secretary was elected as his deputy.

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Sports organizations established in 1961

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