AfHF LOC organizes seminar for Sports Journalists

Accra, June 29, GNA – The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the

Hockey Africa Cup for Nations, Ghana 2009, on Monday organized a training

seminar for sports journalists in the country.
The one-day event, attended by media personnel from both the electronic and

print media was aimed at equipping journalists with the appropriate terminologies

for the competition that spans July 10-18.
It also served as a platform for participants to update their knowledge on the

rules and regulations for both the game of hockey and the tournament.

Kwame Essah, a member of the LOC said the seminar was appropriate and in

the right step at it would educate the media on terminologies associated with the

sport of hockey.
He said he has the conviction that the seminar will also enhance the reportage

of media personnel during the eight-day tourney.
Nii Koi Oko Djani, Chairman of the Ghana Hockey Association commended

the LOC for organising the seminar, which he noted will keep the media abreast

with latest development of the sport.
The participants were taken through the rules of the game and tournament

regulations amongst other related topics.
The resource persons were Richard Akpokavie, Vice Chairman of the Ghana

Hockey Association and Richmond Attipoe, Ghana's only International Hockey

Federation (IHF) Umpire.
GNA