Federation asks 39 players to report to camp commandant Shahbaz Ahmed
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: The training camp for the national hockey team will get underway on Thursday (today) here at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex under the umbrella of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). Pakistan will participate in the Olympic qualifying round, which will take place from January 15 to 21, 2024 in Oman.
PHF directed all 39 players to report team manager and camp commandant Olympian Shehbaz Ahmed Senior. Besides Pakistan, teams from England, Germany, New Zealand, Malaysia, Canada, Chile, and China will participate in this event. The teams have been divided into two pools, as Pool A will consist of England, Malaysia, Pakistan, and China while Pool B Germany, New Zealand, Canada, and Chile.
Names of players training camp:
Goalkeepers (5): Akmal Hussain (WAPDA), Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan (Mari Petroleum), Mohammad Waqar (WAPDA), Bilal Khan (Baluchistan), Muneebur Rehman (Punjab)
Defenders (5): Mohammad Abdullah (Mari Petroleum), Bilal Aslam (Customs), Rizwan Ali (Punjab), Samin Ahmed (Sargodha), Mateen Ahmed (WAPDA)
Midfielders (10): Osama Bashir (Pakistan Air Force), Abubakar Mehmood (National Bank), Moin Shakeel (WAPDA), Hamad Anjum (WAPDA), Tazeemul Hasan (WAPDA), Adeel Latif (Customs), Junaid Manzoor (National Bank), Babar Sadat (Karachi), Faheem Khan (Sindh Police), Nadeem Razak - (WAPDA)
Forwards (19): Rana Abdul Waheed (WAPDA), Mohammad Afraz (Mari Petroleum), Roman (WAPDA), Waqar Ali (Mari Petroleum), Mohammad Umar Bhatta (WAPDA), Umair Sattar (Mari Petroleum), Ahmed Nadeem (Punjab), Ehsan Elahi (Punjab), Ahmed Raza (Punjab), Salman Razak, (WAPDA), Samiullah (Punjab), Abdul Qadir, (Dado), Haris Sarwar (Sukkur), Arslan Haider (Karachi), Noman Khan (Karachi), Usman Ali (Punjab Police), Ali Hasher (Mari Petroleum), Ijaz Ahmed (WAPDA), Shiroz Khan (Rangers).
