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LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced an 18-member squad for FIH Junior Hockey World Cup, penciled in from November 24 to December 5 in Bhuvneshwar, India. 

Rana Abdul Waheed has been named captain of the team which includes Waqar, Aqeel Ahmed, Rizwan Ali, Moin Shakeel, Adeel Latif, Mohammad Hamad-ud-din, Abdul Hannan, Gazanfar Ali, Umair Sattar, Abdullah Ishtiaq, Mohibullah, Abuzar, Mohsin Hasan, Abdul Mannan, Abdur Rehman, Roman Khan, Mohammad Abdullah.

Danish Kaleem will be the head coach and other management includes Rana Zaheer, Mudassir Ali Khan (Coaches), Abuzar (Analyst), and Asad Abbas (Doctor).

The national team will go to Bhvneshwar via Dubai and Dehli on November 20. They will play their warm-up games against Chili and Canada on November 21 and 22 respectively.

The Green Shirts will play their first match in the mega event against Germany on November 24.

READ: Pakistan hockey turns to region-based domestic structure: PHF

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has made an amendment in its constitution on special directives from Prime Minister Imran Khan. 

According to the amendment, all national hockey tournaments will now be based on just regions. After cricket, hockey will also be played by just regions in national tournaments.

“Following the directives from PM Khan, we have made an amendment in PHF’s constitution in today’s meeting of executive board and congress. Now, only regions will take part in national tournaments,” PHF’s president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar.

On the other hand, Khokhar assured that the junior team is ready for the upcoming Junior Hockey World Cup. He also ensured that government will help them in getting Indian visas for the mega event.

“We are in contact with the government and I am sure there will not be any hindrance in getting visas for the event,” he said.

READ: Schedule of FIH Junior Hockey World Cup announced

Lahore: The schedule of the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup has been announced, Pakistan will play their first match against Germany on November 24.

Sixteen teams are participating in the event, starting from November 24 to December 5 in Bhubaneswar, India. The 16 teams include hosts India, Pakistan, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, Malaysia, South Africa, Chile, Canada, France, Poland, Korea, the United States and Egypt.

Pakistan will play matches on November 24, 27 and 28 against Germany, Egypt and Argentina respectively.

According to the FIH, women’s competition will also be held simultaneously. Here are the pool details of both men and women.

Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 pools
Pool A: Belgium, Chile, Malaysia and South Africa
Pool B: India, Canada, France and Poland
Pool C: Korea, Netherlands, Spain and United States
Pool D: Argentina, Egypt, Germany and Pakistan

Women’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 pools
Pool A: Netherlands, Korea, Zimbabwe and Ireland
Pool B: England, Belgium, Canada and Uruguay
Pool C: India, Argentina, Japan and Russia
Pool D: South Africa, Germany, Spain and USA.

 

KARACHI: Yazik Club, Karachi Gladiator, and Bechan Hockey Club registered victories on Day 1 of the Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) Inter-Club Hockey Championship here at KHA ground. 

Yazik Club outclassed Central Fitness by 5-0 in their opening match to start the tournament on a high note.

Karachi Gladiator beat Korangi Tigers by 6-1. Ale Hasan scored two goals for the winning team whereas Huzaifa, Rohail, Talha, and Sibtain netted a goal each.

Bechan Hockey Club won their first match against United Gymkhana by 4-1.

READ: Chief Minister Punjab National Women’s Hockey League trophy unveiled

Lahore: The trophy of first Chief Minister Punjab National Women’s Hockey Five-a-Side League trophy has been unveiled at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore.

Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti unveiled the glittering trophy. Captains of 14 teams and DG Sports Adnan Arshad Aulakh were also part of the function.

نیشنل ہاکی سٹیڈیم لاہور میں پہلی چیف منسٹر پنجاب نیشنل ویمن ہاکی چیمپئن شپ کی ٹرافی کی تقریب رونمائی تمام ٹیم کیپٹن کے ساتھ منعقد کی گئی۔
امید ہے پہلا5A-Side ایونٹ ہاکی کی بحالی اور پروموشن میں مددگار ثابت ہوگا۔ایونٹ کے لئے میڈیا کے تعاون پر مشکور ہیں۔ #WomenHockey #SafePunjab pic.twitter.com/GkcDREAM1u

— Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti (@RaiTaimoorB) October 15, 2021

“The competition will be helpful for players to prepare for World Cup Five-a-side tournament,” Taimur said. “The Women’s Hockey Tournament will boost the game of hockey,” he added.

The winner of the competition will be awarded PKR500,000 while runners-up will get PKR300,000. The third-ranked side will bag PKR200,000.

Come Join Us for the Revival of Hockey!
1st Chief Minister Punjab 5-A-Side National Women Hockey Championship.
Watch all the matches live on Sports Board Punjab's Facebook Page & YouTube Channel.#RevivalofHockey #WomenEmpowerment #SafePunjabC pic.twitter.com/iI3OmZHzRH

— Sports Board Punjab (@Sports_BoardPB) October 14, 2021

The competition will be telecasted live on Sports Board Punjab’s Facebook Page & YouTube Channel.

Read: PHF announces 26-member training camp for Asian Champions Trophy

Lahore: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced a 26-member training camp for Asian Champions Trophy, head coach Olympian Khawaja Junaid has been appointed as camp commandant.

The camp will start on October 21 at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore. Asian Champions Trophy will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from December 14 to 22.

The players in the camp have been instructed to report to the camp commandant and head coach National Hockey Team Olympian Khawaja Junaid on October 21 along with their departmental NOC, six-month valid passport, 12 passport size photographs.

Training members:

Goalkeepers: Muneeb-ur-Rehman and Akmal Hussain

Defenders: Mubashir Ali, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Tazeem Al Hassan, Rizwan Ali, Asif Hanif, Amjad Ali Khan, Osama Bashir, Junaid Kamal, Faizan

Forwards: Umar Bhatta, Ali Shan, M. Azfar Yaqub, Rana Sohail Riaz, Ejaz Ahmed, Ahmed Nadeem, Hamza Waheed, Salman Razzaq, Naveed Alam, Obaidullah, Noheez Zahid Malik, Afraz, Junaid Manzoor, Zain Ijaz and Zakaria Haya

Support Staff

Olympian Khawaja Junaid (head coach), Syed Sameer Hussain (coach), Ajmal Khan Lodhi (coach), Nadeem Khan Lodhi (video analyst), Abid Amin (Physical Trainer)

Read: Conspiracy involved in getting Indian visas for Junior Hockey world cup: Asif Bajwa

KARACHI: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has called 29 players for a training camp ahead of the Junior Hockey World Cup, scheduled from November 24 to December 5 in Bhubaneswar, India.

As per the press release, 29 players include Rana Waheed (Wapda), Moin Shakeel (Wapda), Ghazanfar Ali (Mari Petroleum), Waqar (Goalkeeper, Wapda), Umair Sattar (Mari Petroleum), Aqeel Ahmed (Mari Petroleum), Abdullah Ishtiaq (Goalkeeper, Mari Petroleum), Roman Khan (WAPDA), Mohibullah (WAPDA), Murtaza Yaqub (Mari Petroleum), Hammad Anjum (WAPDA), Hanan Shahid (National Bank), Shahzeb Khan (Sindh), Mohsin Hassan (Punjab), Samiullah Khan (Customs), Arbaaz Ahmed (Mari Petroleum), Rizwan Ali (PAF), Ali Aziz (WAPDA), Adeel Latif (Sui Southern Gas), Abdul Manan (Sui Southern Gas), Ehtesham Aslam (Mari Petroleum), Abuzar ( Punjab), Mohsin Khan (PAF), Amir Danish Shah (Army), Abdul Rehman (Mari Petroleum), Hassan Amin (Punjab), Waqar Ali Mari Petroleum), Shahzeb Khan (Punjab) and Muhammad Bilawal (Punjab).

The camp will be held under the supervision of Head Coach – National Junior Hockey Team, Olympian Danish Kaleem.

The PFF has sent letters to the concerned departments and provinces of the players participating in the training camp asking them to submit departmental NOC, six month valid passport, 24 passport size photos, and other relevant documents to the camp along with the players.

READ: Conspiracy involved in getting Indian visas for Junior Hockey world cup: Asif Bajwa

Lahore: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Asif Bajwa believes that there is a conspiracy involved from Hockey India in getting visas for Junior Hockey World Cup.

According to Bajwa, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) invited PHF to participate in the World Cup on September 23 but the next day, they were told that the last date to submit visa application was September 24.

“On September 23, we were told that Hockey India had sent an email on September 18. But we did not receive any mail from Hockey India on September 18,” he said.

Bajwa questioned that the Junior World Cup schedule was released on September 23, so how did Hockey India mail on September 18?

“We had asked Hockey India for ten days to apply for visas. I have spoken to FIH President Narendra Batra and Chief Executive Asian Hockey Tayyab Ikram on the issue. Both have assured support,” he added.

“We have sent the preliminary list of players and officials to Hockey India. We have also completed 90% of the visa application process,” Asif Bajwa added.

Asif revealed that they have asked the government of Pakistani for the NOC. “PHF wants to play in the World Cup but will abide by the decision of the government over participation.”

The 12th Junior Hockey World Cup is scheduled in India from November 24 to December 5. Pakistan got direct qualification to the mega event after Junior Asia Cup was postponed due to COVID-19.

Read: PHF seeks NOC from government for Junior Hockey World Cup in India

Karachi: The Executive Board of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Thursday picked Oman to host the inaugural Hockey5s World Cups (Men and Women) to be played in January 2024 as Pakistan failed to get the nod of hosting.
India and Singapore were also in the race to host flagship event. Matches will take place in Oman’s capital city Muscat, FIH said in a statement.

Oman's capital city Muscat will host the first ever FIH Hockey5s World Cups (men and women) in January 2024. #Hockey5s@asia_hockey @hockeyoman

More details here 👇

— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) June 3, 2021

The Hockey5s’ event is a brand-new FIH competition. Sixteen teams per gender (3 per continent + Oman as hosts) will take part in this first edition. Continental Hockey5s qualifiers for the World Cup will be organized in 2022.
“We’re looking forward to a wonderful inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Oman. This surely will be a great boost for the promotion of hockey both in the country and in the whole region,” FIH CEO Thierry Weil said.
“We’re convinced that Hockey5s will play a key role in the growth of hockey worldwide. This is why this World Cup has been created, as well as a Hockey5s World Tour which we are currently working on.”
In 2019, the FIH Executive Board decided to create an FIH Hockey5s World Cup, with a view to further boosting the development of the game globally through the promotion of its 5-a-side format. Played in about 70 countries in the world, Hockey5s was the most attended sport at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Read: Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament postponed due to COVID-19 surge in Malaysia

LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) completed COVID-19 vaccination of its senior and junior players here at National Hockey Stadium. 
According to the PHF, 30 senior players received their second dose of vaccination whilst 42 junior players received their second jab against the widely-spread virus.
On this occasion, PHF’s secretary Asif Bajwa visited the vaccination center. “We took this step to save our players from this virus. We cooperate with the government in this tough time and urge people to follow COVID-19 SoPs,” he said.

READ: Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament postponed due to COVID-19 surge in Malaysia