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| Location | Accra, Greater Accra Region  Ghana |
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| Coordinates | 5°32′53″N0°12′11″W / 5.54806°N 0.20306°W |
| Surface | Astroturf |
The Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Accra, Ghana. The stadium hosted the 2009 Hockey African Cup for Nations. [1]
The stadium was named after Theodosia Okoh, a former Ghana Hockey Association chairman. [2]
The Ghana men's and women's national hockey teams use the stadium for trainings and matches, in preparation for international tournaments. [3]
The stadium is also home to the men's and women's Ghanaian Hockey League, as well as the master's and youth leagues. [4]
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The 2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the 11th edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. In February 2021 it was announced that the tournament would be held alongside the women's tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra, Ghana from 17 to 23 January 2022.
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