Sports in Ghana Ghana. In 1985 an agreement reached between the Ghana Government and the China Government enabled Coach Vincent Arhin and a former national player, Anthony Owusu Ansah to be offered scholarship to do an advance Diploma Coaching Course in Beijing, China at the University of Physical Education. In 1986, Coach Owusu Ansah was appointed a National Sports Council Coach to the Ashanti Region. In 1987, Ghana's pair of Patricia Akosua Offei and Patience Abena Opokua won the Women's Doubles Event at the 7th All Africa Games in Nairobi, Kenya. In March 1988, Ghana won Gold Medal by beating Nigeria in the
Ghana men's national field hockey team 6th in the rankings. Trainings and matches in preparation for international tournaments are held at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra. Ghana men's national field hockey team The Ghana men's national field hockey team is ranked at 36 according to FIH Rankings (as of July 2017). Ghana participated in the Hockey World League for the first time in (2016–2017). In Round 1, they played in the African group with Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria, winning all three pool matches including a 1-0 victory over the strong Kenyan team. In Round 2, they were placed in Pool B with Sri Lanka,