Tag: Pakistan Hockey Federation

KARACHI: Abdul Sattar Edhi International Hockey Stadium, which was announced to get its major renovation by the Government of Sindh in May, has sunk under loads of water after the fourth spell of monsoon poured into the city.

As the fourth and the strongest monsoon of the season hit the city on Sunday morning and the persistent rain for the entirety of the day, has resulted in flooding of the Abdul Sattar Hockey Stadium.

Rainwater has inundated the main areas of the structure, including the corridor and the main office. Following this, concerns have begun to raise that the flooding may cause the stadium’s decaying structure to collapse.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Government of Sindh, in collaboration with Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) awarded a contract to Frontier Works Organization (FWO) in May for the refurbishment of the dilapidated stadium.

Following the contract, details indicated that around 1.5 billion rupees will be spent on the rebuilding of the stadium, which will also include state-of-the-art indoor gymnasiums and swimming pools.

The boys’ hostel and changing rooms for up to four teams. Whereas, the installation of seats in the enclosure for the first time, was also a part of the plan.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) reinstated Brig (Retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar as President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) in the newly-appointed ad-hoc committee after sacking the previous setup earlier this month.

According to the notification issued by the PSB, a four-member ad-hoc committee has been appointed with the strict mandate to hold elections within 30 days besides running everyday affairs of the federation.

Olympians Nasir Ali, Rehan Butt and coach Arshad Mehmood have been named as the other three members of the committee while Khokhar will continue to hold the top position in a temporary setup.

Earlier, PSB de-notified PHF President Khokhar, secretary Asif Bajwa, and treasurer Muhammad Akhlaq for failing to hold elections upon completion of their constitutional term on May 14, 2022.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has removed Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar, secretary Asif Bajwa, and treasurer Muhammad Akhlaq from their positions. 

The Director National Federation of PSB Syed Wahid issued the notification with the approval of DG Col (retd) Asif Zaman regarding the sacking of PHF officials.

According to the details, the PHF officials had completed their constitutional term on May 14, 2022, but could not hold elections, which led to PSB dismissing them.

It is important to note that PHF elections were held on May 15, 2018, which took place more than four years ago. President Khokhar, Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Senior, and Treasurer Akhlaq were elected for four years in those elections.

In contrast, Asif Bajwa was proposed as the PHF secretary following Shahbaz Senior’s resignation in 2019.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed the Olympian Kaleemullah as the chief selector of the national men’s hockey team.

Secretary PHF Asif Bajwa interacted with the media here on Wednesday and announced the appointment of the Olympian as the national team’s chief selector after the approval from the federation president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar.

The PHF also named the management of the national junior side as the Olympian Manzoor Hussain Jr. will be serving as the manager. Olympians Kashif Jawad and Waqas Sharif serve as assistant coaches under head coach Rehan Butt.

The PHF Secretary Asif further announced that further appointments within the federation will be made after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced to hold the first-ever Hockey league by the title of “The Max”, later this year.

In a press conference here, the PHF president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar announced the first-ever league, while the national men’s team captain Umar Bhatta was also present.

Speaking on the occasion, the PHF president Khokhar expressed gratitude for announcing the league and termed it a milestone for the PHF.

“It is a milestone for the PHF,” Khokhar told the media. “We have worked really hard for this day to announce our league. I am proud to announce it finally,” he said.

Khalid further shared that the league may face difficulties to attract foreign players in the beginning but expressed hope that they will soon begin to participate in the league.

“We might face difficult in dealing with foreign players in beginning but with time, we are hopeful of attracting them,” Khalid stated.

“This league is very important for the development of Pakistan Hockey and it is a milestone for us,” he added.

The PHF president then disclosed that the management team had been expanded with the help of open bidding. The managing team also includes Salman Sarwar Butt, the first director of PSL.

It is pertinent to mention here that the league will initially feature five teams including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, and Islamabad.

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LAHORE: The Secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Asif Bajwa termed the incident of fielding 12 players against Japan in the Hockey Asia Cup 2022 a ‘human error’, whereas, announced that the inquiry committee is investigating the matter.

Asif, while talking to the media here opined on the costly error by national team in the Asia Cup, which prevented their qualification into the next round, by terming it to be a ‘human error’.

“An issue came up from the Asia Cup of fielding 12 players in a match and the head coach has also taken the responsibility of that blunder, since he is the one who decides when and which player will go on the field,” Asif stated.

“I, personally, think that it was a human error, while the inquiry committee is investigating the matter,” he maintained.

The PHF secretary also announced that the national team’s manager Khawaja Junaid will not be continuing with his position in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 as the latter expressed his desire to work as a technocrat.

“Khawaja Junaid has done a great job, he has been a great manager but he will not be continuing as the manager for the Commonwealth Games,” Asif announced.

“We have allowed Junaid to resign from his position as he is willing to work as a technocrat,” he added.

Junaid, on the other hand, asserted Asif and confirmed that he had previously apologized to continue as the manager as he claimed to have vast experience working in the field.

“I have the experience of working on the ground and I want to continue to work with relevance to my experience. I had already told the federation before the Asia Cup that I can’t work as a manager,” Junaid stated.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced the 10-members squad of the national five-a-side team for the upcoming five-a-side tournament, scheduled to be held in Switzerland.

After the conclusion of the training camp, the PHF selected 10 players to travel to Lausanne for the upcoming tournament on the basis of their performances.

The PHF selection committee then announced the 10-members squad after the approval of the PHF President Brigadier (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar.

The Olympian Rehan Butt and Waqas Sharif will serve as the head coach and coach of the side respectively.

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

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KARACHI: The plan to modernize the Abdul Sattar Edhi International Hockey Stadium has been finalized as Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and the Government of Sindh have awarded the contract for the construction to the Frontier Works Organization (FWO).

According to the details, around 1.5 billion rupees will be spent on the rebuilding of the stadium, which will also include the state-of-the-art indoor gymnasiums and swimming pools.

The boys’ hostel and changing rooms for up to four teams are also part of the renovation plan. Whereas, seats will be installed in the enclosures for the first time.

On this occasion, the administrator of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Mohammad Junaid said that the county will be able to host major events after the up-gradation of the stadium.

“With the efforts of PHF President and Secretary, Sindh Government will now bear all the expenses for the renovation of the stadium,” Junaid said.

“Pakistan will then be able to host major tournaments and events as soon as the stadium completely rebuilds,” he concluded.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) called 24 players to a training camp to help them strengthen their skills ahead of the Asia Cup in 2022.

The PHF has announced to organize a training camp consisting of 24 players. The National Hockey Camp will be held from May 9 to June 2 at the National Hockey Stadium here.

The players are directed to report to the national team’s manager Olympian Khuwaja Junaid in the afternoon on May 09. Head coach Siegfried Aikman, alongside, assistant coaches Waseem Ahmed, Sameer Hussain, and Ajmal Khan, and goalkeeping coach Nadeem Lodhi will also attend a month-long training camp.

Probables

Abdullah Ishtiaq (Goalkeeper), Akmal Hussain (Goalkeeper), Muneeb-ur-Rehman (Goalkeeper), Mubashir Ali, Emad Shakeel Butt, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Hammad Anjum, Arbaaz Ahmed, Rizwan Ali, Abdul Manan, Umar Bhatta, Rana Abdul Waheed, Ghazanfar Ali, Muhammad Salman, Roman Khan, Moin Shakeel, Ali Shan, Junaid Manzoor, Ejaz Ahmed, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Ahmed Nadeem, Noheez Zahid, and Rana Sohail Riaz.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Asia Cup 2022 will be played in Jakarta this year.

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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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