PHF calls 24 players for training camp ahead of Asia Cup

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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