Hockey Assoc. needs GH¢100,000 to host World League Round One

With less than three weeks to stage the World Hockey  League Round One at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra, the Ghana Hockey  (GHA)  is still struggling to raise GH¢100,000 to enable it to host the tournament successfully.

Besides  failing to secure the needed funds to camp the male and female national hockey players  to  host and win the competition, the GHA is also yet to receive support from corporate Ghana for  air tickets for officials, accommodation, and feeding, among other things.

Other countries expected to feature in the competition are Nigeria, Namibia and Kenya.

The three-day  tournament, which comes  off on September 9, will  pit Ghana’s female hockey team against  Namibia’s at 3:15 p.m. with their male compatriots taking their turn against their Ghanaian counterparts the same day at 7:45 p.m.

The day will, however, begin with a clash between  the women team of Kenya facing  Nigeria, with the men’s team of the two nations taking their turn at 5:30 p.m.

Winners will qualify for the second round of the World League in February next year.