LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Friday announced an 18-member national squad for the U-18 Asia Cup being held in Dazhou, China from July 3 to 13.

Other than Pakistan, teams from Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekis­tan, Indonesia and Kaza­khstan will feature in the continental event.

Squad: Mohammad Usman, Atif Ali, Asam Junaid, Mohammad Abdullah Farooq, Abdullah Awan, Zubair Lateef, Mohammad Yaseen, Mohammad Ali Taj, Ghulam Mustafa, Ali Hamza, Ali Hamzad, Aamir Sohail, Adeel Afzal, Mohammad Zaman, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Shaheer, Hasan Shahbaz, Yaseen Jamshaid

Team management: Shafqat Malik (manager); Mukhtar Ahmed, Touseeq Ahmed, Masood-ur-Rahman (coaches).

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2025