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CoreSportgib 4th February 2016 By Thursday night the situation had been clarified and confirmation had come from the RFEH that any player from Gibraltar could play in Spain, and that friendly matches between Spanish teams and Gibraltar teams could take place as was first broadcasted exclusively by CoreSportGib through its Core Photography news blog. On Saturday the Gibraltar Hockey Association confirmed that the lifting of the ban was official. A spokesman for the Association posted in Facebook, "The GHA is pleased to announce that the ban imposed by the Consejo superior de Deportes on Spanish Clubs competing against Gibraltarian clubs has now been lifted. This was confirmed yesterday by the Secretary of the RFEH in writing to our President. We now look forward to continuing what has been a long established sporting friendship." “Once again sports succeeds over politics.” click here to see full gallery collection in our website