The Uganda Hockey Association is the
governing body
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of
field hockey
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in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. It is affiliated to IHF
International Hockey Federation
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and AHF
African Hockey Federation
African Hockey Federation (AfHF) is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 25 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and wome ...
. The headquarters of the Association are in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, Uganda.
Philip Wafula Mulindo is the President of Uganda Hockey Association and Stanley Tamale is the General Secretary.
History
6th Men Field Hockey Africa Nations Cup
In 13 to 20 May 2000, the Uganda national team played the 6th
Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations
The Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations is an international men's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champions of Africa and qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup.
The first edition was he ...
in
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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, which classified the winner for the World Cup.
Participating countries were South Africa, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, and Uganda. 16 Ugandan players took part in the competition; the trainer was the Italian international goalkeeper Damian Angió. The Ugandan team scored four times, and despite finishing last in the tournament, it was a victory in itself, because the national team was back after being absent for 27 years in official tournaments.
Grounds
Uganda hockey grounds .
See also
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Uganda men's national field hockey team
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Uganda women's national field hockey team
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African Hockey Federation
African Hockey Federation (AfHF) is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 25 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and wome ...
References
External links
Uganda-FIH
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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Hockey
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Field hockey in Uganda
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