PHF names squads for Saturday match

Published November 18, 2008

LAHORE, Nov 17: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Monday announced 20-member squads of Rest of Pakistan Eleven and Pakistan Juniors to play a match at National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday.

It is the first time that a hockey match will be played under lights in Lahore, PHF secretary Asif Bajwa said on Monday.

The match will start at 7pm, and before the match a live musical concert will be held in which top artists of the country will perform.

The entry into the stadium will be free and tight security measures will be taken to hold the event peacefully.

After the match, a lucky draw will be held among the spectators and a cash prize of Rs100,000 will be given to the winner.

Squads:

REST OF PAKISTAN ELEVEN:

Nasir Ahmed, Imran Butt, Ehsanullah (PIA); Zeeshan Ashraf, Adnan Maqsood, Akhtar Ali, Tariq Aziz (NBP); Shakeel Abbasi, Shabir Khan, Mohammad Javed, Sajjad Anwar (SSG); Mohammad Imran, Waqas Zafar, Mohammad Arshad, Shahid Saleem, Azhar Iqbal (Army); Mohammad Waqas Sharif (Wapda); Kamran Ahmed (Steel Mills); Saeed Shah (PAF); Mohammad Ameen (Quetta).

PAKISTAN JUNIORS:

Zaheer Ahmed, Shafqat Rasool (captain), Mohammad Zubair, Mohammad Yasir, Imran Abbas, Mohammad Zubair, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Irfan (PIA); Mohammad Attique, Haseem Khan, Mohammad Waqas, Mohammad Waqas (NBP); Mohammad Rashid, Fareed Ahmad, Mohammad Taufeeq, Mohammad Shahbaz, Mohammad Rizwan (Army); Aamir Shahzad, Adeel Hussain, Hassan Akhtar, Azlan Khan, Mohammad Rashid, Imran Shah (HBL).—APP

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