National hockey camp commences ahead of Jr Asia Cup

29 March, 2023

LAHORE      -       Selected players reported national coaching staff in a training camp called by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) ahead of the Junior Hockey Asia Cup.

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. All U21 players, alongside proof of their age, reported to Director Domestic Development Punjab, Rai Usman Akbar at Defense Hockey Arena, DHA Lahore. In the first phase of the camp, players gave fitness tests under the supervision of junior team manager Olympian Hanif Khan.

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