PHF hires Aussie physical instructor

E-Paper | March 13, 2026

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has hired the services of Australian physical instructor Daniel Berry for national team.

According to a press release issued by the PHF on Friday, Berry was selected on the recommendations of Roelant Oltmans — Pakistan team head coach hired recently.

Berry will be based in Abbottabad where the first phase of the national training camp for this year’s Champions Trophy is being held from April 30 to May 15.

The Champions Trophy will be staged in Breda, Holland from June 23 to July 15.

Meanwhile, the PHF announced the names of the 38 probables for the Abbottabad camp.

Probables:

Imran Butt (PIA), Mazhar Abbas (NBP), Amjad Ali (SSGC), Waqar (ZTBL), Mohammad Irfan Senior (PIA), Rashid Mehmood (Navy), Mohammad Faisal Qadir (NBP), Mohammad Aleem Bilal (Wapda), Tazeem-ul-Hassan (FFCL), Ammad Shakeel Butt (NBP), Mubashar Ali (SSGC), Junaid Manzoor (NBP), Tasawar Abbas (Wapda), Mohammad Rizwan Junior (SSGC), Mohammad Rizwan Senior (Army), Mohammad Toseeq Arshad (Wapda), Ali Shan (SSGC), Mohammad Umar Bhutta (Wapda), Abu Bakar Mahmood (NBP), Shafqat Rasool (PIA), Ghazanfar Ali (ZTBL), Abdul Waheed Ashraf Rana (SNGPL), Mohammad Azfar Yaqoob (SSGC), Mohammad Atiq (NBP), Mohammad Arslan Qadir (NBP), Ajaz Ahmad (Wapda), Samiullah (SNGPL), Rana Suhail Riaz (SSGC), Mohammad Irfan Junior (Wapda), Mohammad Dilber (NBP), Naveed Alam (SSGC), Asad Aziz (Navy), Mohammad Bilal Qadir (NBP), Mohammad Rizwan (SSGC), Mohammad Junaid Kamal (NBP), Khizer Akhtar (Wapda), Taimoor Malik (SSGC), Mohammad Atif Mushtaq (NBP).

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2018

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Asif

Apr 28, 2018 11:52am

Congratulations. Excellent decision. InshaAllah, shall have an excellent result. Thanks authority, thanks Oltman. Declare incentives and a good career for sportsmen and their families.

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omveer

Apr 28, 2018 02:09pm

How will you pay him?

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Apr 28, 2018 02:40pm

Outstanding decision by the PHF to hire the services of an expert Australian physical instructor. This great move will go a long way to increase the standards of field hockey and players fitness both on and off the hockey turf amongst the green-shirts. Keep it up and hang on tough.

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shafi

Apr 28, 2018 06:08pm

Great and professional decision instead of desi coach and trainer. Soon we will start to perform once we select some promising players. Wish PSF follow the same path and allow foreign coach for our squash players

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