Pakistan Hockey Federation names young Asia Cup team

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has selected a team of at least five debutants for the Asia Cup tournament in Indonesia. Pakistan Hockey Federation names young Asia Cup team is news of the day. Read out the complete details down below with us!

Pakistan Hockey Federation names young Asia Cup team

Three players have fewer than 100 international appearances, and only three have more than 100, including captain Umar Bhutta. The squad consists of 14 players with about 15 international matches. Bhutta is the team’s most seasoned player, appearing in 177 games. According to Pakistan’s head coach, Siegfried Aikman, building a new team that can compete with the best teams in modern hockey is a top priority.

AT AIKMAN’S REQUEST, the PHF arranged a training tour to Holland, Belgium, and Spain last month. There they played tests and won one match each against under-strength Dutch and Spanish teams. During the tour, Aikman says, he was abevaluatedurrent crop of Pakistani hockey players and planned for the Asia Cup. FIH World Cup qualifiers will be determined by how well their teams perform at this Asia Cup. It is India’s Bhubaneswar and Rourkela next year. India has already qualified for this year’s World Cup tournament. When India and Pakistan square off on May 23, it will be the first time they have met since India won the Asian Champions Trophy 2021 with a 4-3 victory. Additionally, Aikman mentioned that Hockey India had selected several young players from their junior team.

Pakistan Asia Cup squad: 

Ahmed Hussain (GK), Ali Mubashir, Rizwan Ali, Moin Shakeel, Abdul Rana, Abdul Shahid, Shan Ali, Rooman Khan, Ishtiaq Abdullah (GK), Umar Bhutta (Capt), Ammad Butt, Muhammad Hammaduddin, Muhammed Abdullah, Aijaz Ahmed, Abu Mahmood, Afraz, Abdul Mannan, Muhammad Razzaq, Ghazanfar Ali, Junaid Manzoor.

Gulfishaa Avaan
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