Club appoints Nawaz Rana as a captain of team for World Cup Auckland
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan born, International Player, Nawaz Rana has been nominated as captain of Alliance International Hockey team men45+ to represent in upcoming Masters Hockey World Cup, which will be held from November 7 to 16, 2024 at National Hockey Centre Auckland, New Zealand.
According to available information from abroad, besides hosts New Zealand, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, Germany, Malaysia, Holland, Oman, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United States of America (USA), England, and Wales will be participating in the 10-day international hockey showpiece.
International hockey player Nawaz Rana said: “I have been selected successively thrice for the international hockey world Cup fixture, as a player with Alliance International Hockey Team. Previously I earned the silver medal in the Master Hockey World Cup 2022 in South Africa. This time, we built a strong team and the best players are part of our squad. We are expecting, our players will produce sparking and notable performance in the Masters Hockey World Cup 2024 and will lift the title.”
Names of selected players (45+): Kosoof David William, Wilson Nigel John, Roberts Mark Ian, Aminder Pal Singh, Chetan Rangilads, Gurpreet Singh Khndola, David Gailey, Daniel John Hollyman, Dalpit Singh Gill, Navtej Singh, Kamal Deep Singh Brewal, Raman Deep Singh Bara, Amar Preet Singh, Manjinder Pal Singh, Jagdish Singh, Pamandeep Singh Rai, Shanavas Naduvath Valappil
Team Officials: Sohail Akram Janjua (Manager), Shahbaz Ahmed Junior (Coach), Nawaz Rana (Assistant Coach) DR. Amer Farooq (Physio).
