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2023 African Games: South Africa pull out of hockey tournament over 'substandard' pitch

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  • Mr. Smith 1 month ago

    As usual, those responsible will shift blame until it gets to the minister who will also find a scapegoat.

  • Francis Tetteh 1 month ago

    Oh charley yawa ooo Ghana kraaa why

  • Yaw 1 month ago

    This is a big disgrace

  • boom 1 month ago

    we dnt care

  • ALLOTEY JACOBS 1 month ago

    What a big shame to the LOC and Minister for Youth and Sports. Talk about the best All African games ever organized. SMH

  • Jah bless 1 month ago

    Eiiii Ghana for u, when will we learn to make things better.

  • Kweku Tsin. 1 month ago

    The national hockey pitch is old and without the requisite maintainance, should not have been used for this competition. A new one should have been built.

  • Mr. Smith 1 month ago

    What we actually need is a new crop of politicians to run affairs like serious human beings.

  • Caridad 1 month ago

    And who's building that new pitch? Have you ever seen any TV station broadcasting field hockey in their sports news?

  • KG Danso SA 1 month ago

    Thank You South Africa for pulling out of the games.Come see primary school and High school hockey pitches which are better than a national pitch chosen to host an international tournament. Most leaders in Ghana behaves like ...
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  • Sunzi 1 month ago

    Metcheeew, I m south African but truth be told, our hockey team is too knowing and unprofessional. Good hockey teams can play on any pitch, this claim by the south Africans quite stupid

  • Caridad 1 month ago

    You don't support hockey like you support black stars. Take South Africa as an example, they've focused on all the sporting activities so their national teams perform well in all the disciplines. But Ghanaians are only focuse ...
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  • Kwam 1 month ago

    It is a big shame, that for ones we can't get it right. We are always doing substandard things, mediocrity has eaten deep into our Ghanaian society. Look at the shame we have brought unto us asca country.

  • 2ic Akoa wei 1 month ago

    Some of their townships are worse than landfill without a field so they should shut up.