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LAHORE: The coach of the National five-a-side Hockey team, Olympian Waqas Sharif has set his target to win the upcoming five-a-side tournament, scheduled in Switzerland next month.

In a video statement, released by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Waqas claimed to have entered the final phase of the training for the forthcoming five-a-side Hockey tournament and has set his target on winning the championship.

“We have held a training camp for the upcoming tournament and it has entered its final phase. The players are fit and are excited to participate in the event,” Waqas said.

“We are training really hard for the tournament and are expecting fruitful outcomes by winning the title,” he added.

It is apropos to mention here that the five-a-side tournament, is scheduled to kick off on June 04, and the national side will depart for Laussane, Switzerland on June 02.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed the Olympian Rehan Butt as the head coach of the national five-a-side hockey team, on Thursday.

Rehan, who represented Pakistan in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, has been given the role of the head coach of the nation’s five-a-side hockey team.

Olympian Waqas Sharif, on the other hand, will serve as the coach of the five-a-side hockey team.

Furthermore, the PHF has announced 25 players for the National Hockey Training Camp, scheduled from April 10 to April 28. Whereas, the five-a-side national team will be finalized at the conclusion of the camp.

Following this, the national five-a-side hockey team will be participating in the five-side event in Switzerland, scheduled in June.

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