Army Chief presents trophy as Rana Zaheer club win COAS hockey league

LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa presented the winning team of the first COAS National Inter-Club Hockey Championship – Rana Zaheer Club – with a glittering trophy on Saturday.

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was present as the special guest at the closing ceremony of the COAS Inter-Club hockey championship which concluded on Saturday as Rana Zaheer Club, Lahore, triumphed in a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Youth Hockey Club Malir, Karachi, in the final.

According to the details, Army Chief watched the thrilling final match between the two clubs before distributing the prizes among the players and also presented the trophy to the victorious team at the glittering closing ceremony.

The championship featured 10 clubs from across the country, which remained involved in exciting matches over a week-long period.

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PHF announces COAS provincial level Hockey Championship

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced the second phase of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Hockey Championship, which will take place at the provincial level from June 28 to July 5.

The provincial championship, according to PHF, will be hosted at provincial headquarters and will feature the champion clubs of the first phase, which was held earlier at the regional level.

Teams will be shortlisted for the final phase of the COAS Hockey Championship after the conclusion of the second phase.

Four teams from Punjab, two from each Sindh and KP, and one from each Balochistan and Northern Areas will be qualified for the final stage.

Meanwhile, the victorious clubs of the inter-club regional championship are set to lock horns in each province as well as Islamabad for the forthcoming tournament.

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