The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Tuesday received a special fund for the preparations of the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in India.
As promised, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), following the directions of ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC), handed over the cheque of Rs25 million to PHF’s general secretary Haider Hussain.
The PHF secretary thanked PSB and IPC minister Ehsan Mazari for their financial support.
“We are thankful to PSB and IPC minister Ehsan Mazari for giving us a special grant,” he said.
After failing to get any financial support for the Asian Junior Cup held in Oman, the PHF finally succeeded in getting Rs25 million as a special grant for Asian event’s preparations.
The event will be played in Chennai, India from August 3-12. Pakistan’s participation in the event will depend on the government’s permission.
The Asian Champions Trophy was last held in Dhaka in 2021. South Korea defeated Japan in the final on penalties to win their maiden title. India defeated Pakistan 4-3 in the bronze medal match.
India and Pakistan are the most successful teams in the Asian Champions Trophy. The Indian men’s hockey team won the title in 2011 and 2016. Pakistan and India shared the honours in the 2018 edition held in Oman after the final was called off due to heavy rain.
It must be noted here that PHF has called 45 players for training camp in Lahore. The camp kicked off today.
Probables for training camp
Goalkeepers: Abdullah Shafique, Akmal Hussain, Ali Raza, Mohammad Faizan Janjua, Waqar, Abdullah Sheikh, Bilal Khan
Defenders: Arbaz Ahmed, Mohammad Sufiyan Khan, Mohammad Abdullah, Aqeel Ahmed, Mohammad Bilal Aslam, Saad Shafique
Midfielders: Junaid Manzoor, Ihtisham Aslam, Mohammad Murtaza Yaqoob, Mohammad Baqir, Arbaz Ayaz, Mohammad Nadeem Khan, Mohammad Zain, Mohammad Amad
Forwards: Rana Abdul Waheed, Mohammad Umar Bhutta, Afraz, Abdul Hannan Shahid, Roman, Mohammad Shahzaib Khan, Usama Bashir, Mohammad Imran, Arshad Liaquat, Abdul Wahab, Abdur Rehman, Zikriya Hayat, Ali Murtaza, Basharat Ali, Abdul Qayyum, Bilal Akram, Mohammad Adnan, Rana Sohail Riyaz, Waqar Ali, Shoaib Khan, Abdul Wajid, Taimur Javed Khan, Syed Shehbaz Haider, Mohammad Arsalan
