LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has called 36 probables for the national junior camp in connection with the eighth Asia Cup while 14 other probables have also been summoned to attend Pakistan Whites’ camp.

Both the camps starting simultaneously on Oct 25 will be held here but at different grounds with the PHF not specifying what assignment Pakistan Whites camp being held for.

The Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Kuantan, Malaysia from Nov 14 to 22.

The juniors will practice at the Johar Town Stadium while Whites will have practice sessions at the National Hockey Stadium.

When contacted head coach Tahir Zaman clarified that the Whites were invited to play a short three-match series against the Juniors to give them practice.

He said a local tournament in Gojra would also be held from Oct 30, meaning that the Whites will most probably play the three matches on Oct 27, 28 and 29.

On the other hand, several of the Whites probables are bound to represent their departments in the Gojra event about which Tahir said that he hoped that all probables of Whites will assemble here.

Junior probables:

Goalkeepers: Yasir Khan (Wapda), Talal Khalid (Wapda), Ali Raza (NBP), Ali Haider (PIA), Hafiz Ali Umair(Pakistan Boards) and Munib-ur-Rehman (Pakistan Railways).

Full-backs: Mubasshir Ali (NBP), Shah Faisal Shah (Punjab), Hassan Mohammad Anwar (Punjab), Mohammad Atif Mushtaq (PIA).

Halves: Sikandar Mustafa (NBP), Faizan (NBP), Mohammad Qasim (Wapda), Zahid Ullah (PAF), Mohammad Junaid Kamal (NBP), Abu Bakar Mahmood (PIA), Ghazanfar Ali (Wapda), Ammad Shakeel Butt (NBP) & Mohammad Adnan (SSGC).

Forwards: Mohammad Atiq (NBP), Shan Irshad (NBP), Mohammad Dilber (NBP), Muhammad Adnan Anwar (WAPDA), Muhammad Naveed (Wapda), Rana Suhail Riaz (PIA), Mohammad Rizwan (SSGC), Mohammad Bilal Qadir (NBP), Mohsin Sabir (Navy), Sohail Anjum (Wapda), Waseem Akram (PIA), Umar Hamdi (Wapda), Nohaiz Zahid Malik (PIA), Mohammad Bilal Mahmood (Wapda), Awais-ur-Rehman (PIA) Mohammad Azfar Yaqoob (PIA) and Fahadullah (PAF).

Team officials: Tahir Zaman (head coach/camp commandant) retired Brig Khalid Mukhtar Farani (manager), Zeeshan Ashraf, Mohammad Irfan (assistant coaches), Zahid Ali (video analyst) and Mohammad Adnan (doctor) Whites’ probables: Mohammad Irfan, Syed Kashif Shah, Tasawar Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan Junior, Mohammad Toseeq Arshad, Mohammad Arslan Qadir, Shafqat Rasool, Mohammad Umar Bhutta, Ali Shan, Amjad Ali (goal keeper), Fareed Ahmad, Haseem Khan, Shakeel Abbasi and Mohammad Zubair.

Camp officials: Mohammad Rasheed, Mansoor Ahmad and Mohammad Saqlain.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2015

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