The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has sacked old team management of senior men’s team after Dutch coach Siegfried Aikman resigned from head coach position due to salary dues.
Team manager Saeed Khan and coach Ayaz Mahmood were removed from their posts.
Last month, Aikman had resigned as the head coach after he was not paid his salary for the last one year. The reason behind delay in releasing salary of Aikman is the rift between the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and PHF.
Today, Colonel (R) Umar Sabir has been appointed as the new manager of the national team. Olympians Rehan Butt and Mohammad Saqlain will be accompanied by Dilawar Hussain and Abdul Haseem Khan in coaching panel. Abdul Ghafoor will be the new goalkeeping coach whereas Mohammad Shahid will serve as physio.
PHF’s higher management has also decided to hire a specialist trainer for players from Army.
Meanwhile, the PHF has also named 45 probables for the training camp ahead of Asian Champions Trophy. The event is scheduled in India from August 3-12.
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
