DHAKA: Pakistan Men’s Hockey team to face Japan in their first match of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, today.
President Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) addressed the team via video link to raise the morale of players before the match.
“Play like a family and make Pakistan win,” President PHF
PHF President also boosted the confidence of the players; saying that everyone has the potential to deliver at the big stage.
It must be noted here that Pakistan is the joint defending champion of the Champions Trophy along with their arch-rival India.
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LAHORE: Senior goalkeepers of the Pakistan hockey team got visas to participate in Asian Champions Trophy. Goalkeepers Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas left for Dhaka today.
Goalkeeper, Mazhar, requested the nation to pray for the team’s success. He also thanked the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and the Ministry of Sports Bangladesh for visa issuance.
“We request the nation to pray for our success,” he said.
“I especially want to thank the PHF and the Ministry of Sports Bangladesh for their diligent efforts in obtaining visas on an emergency basis,” he concluded.
Following the departure of the Pakistan team for the Champions Trophy, Coach Pakistan Hockey Team, Olympian Syed Sameer Hussain, is hopeful about his team’s performance.
“Players have potential, are committed to a good performance,” he said.
“The nation is requested to pray for Pakistan. Victory will help in the revival of hockey in the country,” he concluded.
Sameer also acknowledged the appointment of a foreign coach for the team and said that the team will be benefitted.
READ: Pakistan reach Dhaka for Asian Champions Trophy
DHAKA: Pakistan hockey squad reached here on Saturday to participate in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, scheduled from December 14 to 22.
According to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the team has reached here followed by the arrival of goalkeepers Waqar and Abdullah Ishtiaq. Visas for Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas are expected by Sunday evening as per informed by the PHF.
The Asian Champions Trophy features six of the best teams in Asia, including the joint defending champions Pakistan and India, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and host Bangladesh.
Pakistan will face Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy on December 14 while joint defending champions Pakistan and India will compete on December 17.
LAHORE: Pakistan Junior Hockey team’s goalkeepers replaced seniors, following the visa issuance.
Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas, who were part of the touring squad, could not travel to the country. Both the goalkeepers have still not received their respective visas.
Junior goalkeepers, Abdullah and Waqar, selected as the replacement.
Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation, Asif Bajwa said that we cannot take any risk.
“Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas, both goalkeepers, have yet to get visas. We didn’t want to take any chances, so we are sending junior goalkeepers,” he said.
Pakistan Hockey Team will be participating in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, scheduled to be host in Bangladesh. Pakistan will compete to defend the title.
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LAHORE: Sports Minister Punjab, Rai Taimoor Khan had a meeting with Pakistan Hockey Team travelling to Bangladesh.
In the meeting with the national hockey team, Mr Rai Taimoor encouraged the players and ensured to reward them.
“Pakistan has high hopes for you,” Minister said.
Mr Rai Taimoor is hopeful for the revival of the national sport۔
“We hope Pakistan’s national sport hockey, rise again. The country’s first High-performance center will be built soon in Lahore,” he concluded.
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BHUBANESWAR: Pakistan beat Poland by 5-0 in their last ranking match to finish their Junior Hockey World Cup campaign on a winning note.
Pakistan were on top throughout the four quarters of the game. They didn’t allow Poland to make a comeback at any stage of the game.
Rizwan Ali scored two goals while captain Rana Waheed, Moin Shakeel, and Amad Anjum netted a goal each.
With this win, Pakistan finished 11th in the tournament.
BHUBANESWAR: South Africa defeated Pakistan 4-1 in the penalty shootout stage of the Junior Hockey World Cup’s ranking match here on Thursday.
The ranking match between the Green Shirts and the Proteas ended 3-3 at the scheduled time before being decided in the penalty shootout stage. For Pakistan, field goals were scored by Abu Zar, Abdul Hanan, and Abdul Rehman.
In the penalty shootout, Adeel Latif scored the only goal for Pakistan in response to South Africa’s four.
Green shirts will play their last match on December 4 for 11th /12th position.
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BHUBANESWAR: Pakistan defeated the United States by a score of 18-2 in a ranking match of the Junior Hockey World Cup here on Tuesday.
Pakistan competed for the 9th to 16th position match against the USA in order to improve their event’s ranking.
Pakistan launched an attack on the USA from the start with Abu Zar scoring the game’s first goal in the 14th minute. Soon after, Rizwan scored his first goal of the game in the 20th minute and the Green shirts kept the momentum going, pushing the opposition back and scoring 18 goals.
Waheed, the captain, was the team’s standout performer, scoring four goals, including a hat-trick. Abu Zar also scored hat-trick. Rizwan, on the other hand, scored two goals for Pakistan. Umair Sattar, Roman Khan, Hammad Anjum, Mohibullah, Mohsin Hassan, Abdul Manan, Moin Shakeel, and Abdul Rehman scored a goal each.
The USA players, on the other hand, appeared helpless as they only managed to score two goals Quaile Finlay was the only goal scorer for the team with two goals.
Pakistan has two matches left to improve their rankings. Green Shirts will play the next match on December 2 for the 9th to 12th position rankings against South Africa.
It should be noted that Pakistan were eliminated from the title race following their defeat to Argentina in third group match.
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BHUBANESWAR: Pakistan beat Egypt by 3-1 in their second match of the ongoing FIH Junior Hockey World Cup here on Saturday.
In a must-win contest, Pakistan played exceptionally well with their drag flicker Rizwan Ali registering a hat-trick. Rizwan made the most of three penalty corners in the 19th, 32nd, and 53rd minute of the game, respectively.
For Egypt, the only field goal was scored by Awad Hussein. With this victory, Pakistan remains with a chance to qualify for the next round.
The Green Shirts are scheduled to play their last group stage match on November 28 against Argentina.
BHUBANESWAR: Germany beat Pakistan by 5-2 in their first match in the Junior Hockey World Cup here on Wednesday.
Germany launched an attack on Pakistan from the very start as Michel Struthoff struck the first goal in the opening minute of the game. Robert Duckscheer scored a goal in 14th minute to take a 2-0 lead for Germany.
In the 18th minute, Abdul Hanan scored for Pakistan to make the score 2-1. The very next minute, Maximilian Sieburg struck another goal to make it 3-1 in favour of Germany. Benedikt Scwazhaupt made it 4-1 in the 22nd minute of the game.
Hammad Anjum scored the second goal from Pakistan in the 49th minute but Germany once again scored in the 54th minute to make the scoreboard read 5-2. Duckscheer scored two goals.