Ghana's second International Hockey Federation (FIH) male outdoor umpire, George Roland Mensah was decorated with his FIH Badge and handed his FIH identity card and other accessories in a ceremony in Accra on Saturday July 7 2007. The ceremony was performed by the Chairman of the Ghana Hockey Association (GHA) Oko-Nikoi Dzani with the assistance of some members of the GHA, the 2 other FIH outdoor umpires and the hockey fraternity in Ghana. George was upgraded to an FIH International outdoor umpire in February 2007 after an application was filed on his behalf by the GHA in recognition of his performance over the years, especially during 2006 year. The decoration of George finalizes his recognition as a full fledge World Hockey outdoor umpire