AfHF PRESS RELEASE | Re: 24th AfHF Congress
Media Release: Preparations for Egypt to host the FIH Pyramids Hockey5s tournament – 20-21 October 2023
The Egyptian Minister of Youth & Sports discusses preparations for Egypt to host the FIH Pyramids Hockey5s tournament (20-21 October 2023)
AfHF PRESS RELEASE – JUNE 1, 2023
1 June 2023 The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and the African Hockey Federation (AfHF) are pleased to announce renewal of a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for extending ongoing collaboration programs and coordinated efforts for the development of athletes, coaches, umpires, and officials. This MoU has a very long and positive history of cooperation between […]
PRESS RELEASE – AfHF 23rd Ordinary Congress Meeting
The 23rd Ordinary Congress session of the AfHF took place in Accra, Ghana on 22 January 2022 during the same week of the Africa Cup of Nations [ACN] 2022 (M/W) 17-23 Jan. 2022. This Congress session was long awaited since it was postponed from August 2021 due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
Media Release: Next FIH Congress to be held on 4-5 November 2022
29 October 2021 Lausanne, Switzerland: Meeting virtually today, the Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed the dates of the 2022 FIH Congress which will take place – virtually, as already decided – on 4-5 November next year. Looking back at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the EB members extended again their […]
Media Release – Stars Awards: Olympic success wave continues for India
6 October 2021 Lausanne, Switzerland: As a likely outcome of India Men’s first Olympic medal for 41 years, as well as the outstanding performance of the Indian Women’s team reaching the last four in Tokyo, India’s athletes and coaches dominate the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21. Athletes Gurjit Kaur (Best Player, Women), Harmanpreet Singh (Best […]
FIH Tournament Announcements & AfHF Tournaments Revised Dates
FIH Tournament Announcements & AfHF Tournaments Revised Dates
Inaugural FIH World Hockey5s event in Lausanne to be staged in 2022
14 July 2021 Lausanne, Switzerland: Due to the ongoing uncertainties surrounding the evolution of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has decided to postpone its ‘FIH Hockey5s Lausanne 2021’ event, initially planned in September this year, to 2022. FIH CEO Thierry Weil said: “Whilst it is of course disappointing to have to […]
Spain to host inaugural FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup
8 July 2021 Lausanne, Switzerland: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed Spain as the host country for the inaugural FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup which will take place in Valencia from 10 to 17 December 2022. By doing so, the EB has followed the recommendation of the Task Force […]
Malaysia and Chile to host 2023 Men’s and Women’s Junior World Cups
2 July 2021 Lausanne, Switzerland: Upon recommendation from the Task Force Events Bidding (comprising of EB Members of all five Continental Federations), the Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed Malaysia as the host country for the 2023 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup and Chile for the 2023 FIH Hockey […]