PHF names probables for Junior Asia Cup

The Asian event will be played from May 23 to June 1 this year in Oman

By Web Desk
March 25, 2023
- Pakistan Hockey Federation 

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced probables for Junior Asia Cup, scheduled from May 23 to June 1 this year in Oman.

After the approval of PHF's president Brigadier Khalid Sajjad Khokhar, the players were announced on the basis of their performance in trials.  

A five-member selection committee, comprised of Olympians Nasir Ali, Rahim Khan, Shakeel Abbasi and Kalemullah Khan, selected the players after supervising open trials in Karachi and Lahore

The selected players have been called for a training camp, set to start on March 28 at Defense Hockey Arena, DHA Lahore. 

PHF has directed players to report to Director Domestic Development Punjab, Rai Usman Akbar on March 28 at 10am. All the players will be tested for fitness in the camp. Players will have to bring their original documents (NADRA Family Registration Certificate/Identity Card). 

Probables

Goalkeepers:

Ali Raza (Punjab), Muhammad Raffay (Sindh), Saif ur Rehman (Punjab), Faizan Janjua (Islamabad), Taimoor Sheikh (Sindh), Bilal (Balochistan)

Defenders:

Muhammad Abdullah (MPCL), Arbaaz (MPCL), Rao Aqeel Ahmad (Wapda), M Uzair (Punjab), Bilal Aslam (Punjab), Yasir Shinwar (KPK), Arsalan Khalid (Sindh) Abdullah Nazakat (Punjab), Zohaib Ehsan (Punjab)

Midfielders:

Sufyan Khan (Navy), Ehtesham Aslam (WAPDA), Arbaaz Ayaz (Sindh), Murtaza Yaqoob (WAPDA), Hamza Fayyaz (Punjab), Baqir (Punjab), Nadeem Khan (KPK), Zain Shahzad (Punjab).

Forwards:

Arshad Liaquat (MPCL), Murtaza Yaqoob Jr (Punjab), Abdul Hanan Shahid (WAPDA), Abdul Rehman (WAPDA), Abdul Wahab (Sindh), Qais (Sindh), Rana Shoaib (Punjab), Rana Waleed (Punjab). ), Sultan Mehmood (Sindh), Numan Khan (Sindh), Hamad Rizwan (Sindh),Zakaria Hayat (Navy), M Adnan Ladoo (Sindh), Qayyum Dogar (Punjab), Waqar Ali (Punjab), Basharat Ali (Punjab), Bilal Akram (Punjab), Shoaib Khan (MPCL), Ahmad Raza (Punjab). ), Haseeb Masood (Punjab), Taimur Javed (Punjab), Faizan Malhi (Islamabad), Abdul Wajid (Balochistan), Murad Ali (Punjab).

Coaching staff of Pakistan junior team

Olympian Hanif Khan (manager), coaching panel - (Adnan Zakir International, Olympian Mudassar Ali Khan, Asif Ahmed Khan International, Olympian Zeeshan Ashraf, Rana Zubair (drag flickers coach), Mazhar Abbas International (goalkeepers coach). 

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