Field hockey at the 2023 African Games

Field hockey
at the 2023 Africa Games
VenueTheodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium[1]
LocationAccra, Ghana
Dates15–22 March 2024
Nations4
Champions
Men Egypt
Women Ghana
← 2003

Field Hockey will be among the sports at the 13th African Games to held in 8 to 23 March 2023 in Accra, Ghana. The play will feature both a men's and women's tournament.

The hockey start date has been moved to 17 March due to the unreadiness of the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium.[2][3] South Africa has withdrawn both its field hockey teams from based on recommendations, guidelines as set down by the International Hockey Federation and the field is not satisfactory and may cause harm to the athletes.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Ghana hockey stadium set to be upgraded in time for 2023 African Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ^ "African Games 2023: Theodosia Okoh Hockey pitch remains uncompleted 72 hours to start of competition - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  3. ^ Eshun, Bill (2024-03-12). "African Games Hockey rescheduled | 3News". 3news.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. ^ "Team SA withdraws hockey from 13th African Games". TeamSA. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ Ray, Craig (2024-03-18). "SA Hockey teams withdraw from Africa Games over pitch concerns". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-03-18.