Contact Person
Richard Akpokavie

Role in NA
Chairman, GHA Development and Coaching Committee

Where?
Accra and Tema Metropolis of Ghana

What was the target group?
Youth (male and female), parents, youth trainers, the media and beginners.

How many people took part?
A total of 200 youth, 20 youth trainers and volunteers, 4 GHA Executive members including the Chairman and a number of parents

What was the aim of the event?

• To demonstrate that hockey is a sport for all that can be played by everyone on any surface
• To attract people who have not played hockey before
• To collaborate with the media to intensify the popularization of the sport in Ghana
• To demystify the view or perception that hockey is an expensive sport played on well laid surfaces

Future targets/plans?

• Continue to partner media in popularizing the sport
• Intensify the playing of the game on available surfaces in the communities; strengthen the links with the Beach Sports Association to include the sport in their activities

TV and media coverage?

• National Television Station, Ghana Television covered the event and featured it as a major news item and as part of its flagship sports magazine programme ’Sports Highlights’.
• The widest circulating newspaper in Ghana, “The Daily Graphic”, the sports-dedicated “Graphic Sports” and their sister paper that targets the youth, “Junior Graphic”, featured the event, before and after the celebration
• The 2006 Best National Radio Station for Sports, Happy FM, featured the event through the week
• The internet news site Ghanaweb (www.ghanaweb.com) featured the event prominently