ELIZABETH SAFOA KING (Ghana) - African Hockey Federation
| Acting Treasurer | AfHF |
| A very humble, God fearing, highly disciplined, hardworking and dynamic woman, A Director of Prisons with over 38 years experience working in various capacities in the Ghana Prisons Service and rose to the rank of Director of Prisons 2nd highest in the service and very interested in sports. I was born into a sporting family where my mother was a sports woman and my elder sister was a national athlete-hurdler. St Monica’s began participating in hockey tournaments in the Ashanti Region and by virtue of our successes some of us were chosen to be in the Ashanti Regional team and won all tournaments in Regional tournament. In 1972 I was among the first ladies to form National women’s hockey team under the captainship of Mrs. Margaret Akofio- Sowah and participated in Ghana Nigeria and All Africa Games in Bulawayo-Zimbabwe. I joined the Prison Service in 1984 and formed the Prisons Ladies team in 1985 and rejuvenated the men’s team and played actively until I retired from active hockey about 25yrs ago. From 1985 up to this time Prisons (Reformers ladies) have been a team to reckon with both internationally and on the local scenes-(SESSA, Greater Accra League, Regional games). By virtue of the interest I had in hockey I became the representative of the Security Services Sports Association (SESSA) on the National Association, (and had since been the face of ladies on the Association with the portfolio as the treasurer since 1993 up to date.) I was a member of the Ghana Olympic Committee and on the women’s commission advocating for women inclusion and participating in international tournament from 1996 until 2011 Through advocacy and mentoring the National Association accepted women in managerial position in Hockey especially where women teams are concerned and now have women as team managers and assistant coaches for the ladies teams. I have attended and officiated in tournaments and is now mentoring other women to take up officiating as judges and umpires. I am a computer literate, excellent mediation/arbitration skills, Have good organizing abilities, Passion for people and will do the best in my ability to assist the individual in need, Excellent interpersonal relations A very good listener Deliberate thoroughly before making decisions Diplomatic and sensitive to others point of view. I hold MA’s in Human Rights and Adult Education. I also hold Diploma in Management of Olympic Sports Organizations, an Executive Diploma in ADR Studies as well as Diploma in Home Economics I have attended Sports Leadership Workshop (National Women in Sports) and Sports Leadership Course (International Olympic Committee) I have various International Sporting Assignments to my credit such as:-
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