LAHORE: The Dar Hockey Club squad will tour Holland and Belgium from June 7 to 18 to play eight matches in the European countries.

The team is being led by Umair Aziz while Mohammad Asif is his deputy.

Punjab Sports Board director general Usman Anwar met the touring side at the National Hockey Stadium and advised them to maintain discipline, besides giving good performance, on the tour.

It is the fourth tour of the Dar Hockey Club to Europe. The club has produced a good number of players for Pakistan. Olympian Tauqir Dar is running the club.

According to the schedule, the club will play six matches in a seven-nation youth hockey tournament in Amsterdam.

Squad:

Umair Aziz (captain), Mohammad Asif (vice-captain), Waqar, Awais, Usman, Gul Sher Khan, Usman Jr, Zeeshan, Aqeel, Zulqarnain, Mobashir, Asad Ali, Shahzaib, Haider, Saqib.

Umar Farooq (chef de mission); Rao Aamir Sohail (deputy chef de mission).

Team management:

Irfan Zia Butt (manager); Ejaz, Waqas Butt (coaches).

Published in Dawn, June 5th, 2015

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