Ghana is set to host the prestigious Africa Cup for Club Champions (ACCC) Hockey tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey.
The competition is set to be played from 20th-28th January 2018.
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The Africa Hockey Federation (AfHF) handed Ghana the right to host the rest of Africa for the competition at its last congress in November 2017, at Ismailia, Egypt.
According to the release, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chaired by Mr Kwame B. D. Essah has been put in place to organize a successful tournament, which would offer the Ghanaian clubs an opportunity to win the tournament for the first time as no Ghanaian Club has ever won this tournament.
Meanwhile the LOC has urged all media partners to be part of this tournament as more details of the competition including match schedules would be released soon.
The teams to battle it out in the men’s category are GRA Hockey Team of Ghana Revenue Authority, Trustees Hockey Team of SSNIT both from Ghana, with Eastern Company Club, who are the defending champions and ElSharkia Club both from Egypt, with Nigerian clubs Niger Flickers Hockey Club and Police Machine Hockey Club.
The Women’s category have two clubs from Ghana GRA Hockey Team of Ghana Revenue Authority and Police Hockey Club, with Telkom Hockey Club as defending champions from Kenya and Strathmore Hockey Club also from Kenya, as KADA Queens Hockey Club and Yobe Desert Queens Hockey Club from Nigeria complete the list.