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A
board member of the Nigeria Hockey Federation (NHF), Walter Imoedemhe,
has been appointed the Tournament Director of the 2010 Africa Cup for
Club Champions (ACCC) that will take place in Accra, Ghana from
December 9 – 18.

Imoedemhe’s
appointment was at the instance of the Africa Hockey Federation after
due consultation with the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

A letter signed by
Nii Quaye-Kumah, the Secretary General of African Hockey Federation,
read in part: “Dear Walter, I have the pleasure to inform you that the
Africa Hockey Federation (AfHF) in consultation with the FIH has
appointed you as the Tournament Director for the ACCC 2010.”

Imoedemhe was the
technical director during the 2010 International Energy Insurance (IEI)
National Hockey League Championship, which produced Nigeria’s
representatives to the 2010 ACCC; Niger Flickers and Yobe Desert
Warriors.

Bright career

The former Edo
State Hockey Association chairman has been on the NHF board since 2004
and was chairman NHF Developmental Committee in 2004.

In 2008, he was appointed as a member of the competition committee of African Hockey Federation.

NHF boss, Patrick Ukah was full of praises for Walter, who he described as an all round technical officer for hockey.

“We are happy for Walter and it is another goal scored by the NHF.”

The ACCC was
originally awarded to Uganda but had to be moved to Ghana after the
Uganda Hockey Association said they were unable host for financial
reasons.

The decision to
host the tournament in Accra was taken at the end the AfHF executive
board meeting, which took place in Cairo between September 24 and 25th,
2010.

The board also commended the Ghana Hockey Federation for stepping in to host in spite of the late notice.