KARACHI: Olympian Manzoor Hussain Jr Nati­onal U-16 Hockey Cha­m­p­i­onship will be staged in the city from Nov 9 to 18 under the aegis of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

The hockey icon, who was one of the most celebrated player with Olympics, junior and senior World Cups, Champions Trophy and Asian Games gold medals in his kitty besides many other honours, died in Lahore on Monday due to cardiac arrest.

Three teams from Punjab, two each from Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one from Balochistan and one combined team having players from Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir will feature in the event.

“This will mark the beginning of scouting talent at grassroots level and the selectors will pick probables for finalising three national U-16 teams,” PHF secretary Syed Haider Hussain said in a statement on Thursday.

Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2022