AHF: FIH joins Laureus Sport for Good to help change the sport experience for girls through Body Confident Sport coaching tool co-created by Nike and Dove

On the occasion of its 49th Statutory Congress, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced the launch of its Women in Hockey Empowerment Project — a transformative platform designed to uplift and engage female players, coaches, officials, and leaders in the sport. This initiative aims to: Identify, analyze, and address issues of inequality across all levels […]

AHF: Marcos Hofmann and Alberto “Coco” Budeisky elected FIH Vice-Presidents

Convening today in Muscat, Oman, the FIH Congress has decided to (re)introduce the Vice-President role. Meeting immediately after the Congress, the Executive Board (EB) has appointed EuroHockey President Marcos Hofmann and PAHF President Alberto “Coco” Budeisky to take on this major responsibility. Commenting on the appointments, President Tayyab Ikram said:“I’m really delighted that the Congress […]

AHF: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] (Men/Women) 2024 Postponed

Based on consultation with / approval of the FIH aiming at portraying Africa’s young talents in the Junior World Cup qualifiers to select the top 3 nations per gender to qualify to the Junior World Cups scheduled for December 2025, and after discussions among 24 National Associations at the AfHF Forum held on 7 Nov. […]

AHF: Hockey’s global community to talk development at FIH Empowerment and Engagement Forum

As part of their first in-person global gathering since the 2018 Congress, the delegates of the 49th FIH Statutory Congress to be held in Oman (7-9 November) have been invited by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and its President Tayyab Ikram to reflect and debate about key matters to grow hockey. The “FIH Empowerment and […]

AHF: FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2024: winners to be revealed at FIH Centennial Gala in Oman on 8 November!

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that the winners of the FIH Hockey Stars Awards will be revealed at the FIH Centennial Gala taking place on 8 November in Muscat, Oman, on the occasion of the 49th FIH Statutory Congress. All winners – FIH Players, Goalkeepers, Rising Stars, Coaches and Umpires of […]

AHF: FIH wins IOC Climate Action Award 2024!

Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that it has won the 2024 IOC Climate Action Award in the International Federation category, as revealed at a ceremony held in New York, USA, on the occasion of UN Climate Week. FIH has been awarded this highly prestigious distinction for its outstanding work […]

AHF: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (M/W) – Announcement

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AHF: Central-South Africa Qualifier for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (ACN) – Pool Standings and more

HOCKEY TEAMS IN ZIMBABWE FOR REGIONAL GAMES Hockey national teams yesterday left for Harare, Zimbabwe ahead of the Central-South Africa Qualifier for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (ACN). The teams comprising the males and females whose training base is the OYDC Zambia are expected to take part in the competition in Harare from 17 […]

AHF: Hockey world rankings updated after Olympic Games Paris 2024 

Hockey at Paris 2024 came to a conclusion on 9 August, with a historic double gold for Netherlands, as the men’s and women’s teams of a nation won the hockey gold in the same edition of an Olympics for the very first time! Germany men and China women added a silver medal to their trophy […]

AHF: Hockey at Paris 2024: Golden Dutch Double secured as Oranje women edge China in thriller

Paris, France – Day 14: The Netherlands women are the Olympic champions for a record extending fifth time thanks to a shoot-out win over China, a team that held the lead for the vast majority of an extraordinary gold medal match at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium. The result means that the Netherlands have become the first nation […]