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The two-day trials were held here at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium and were witnessed by the selection committee of the PHF. -File Photo

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation on Thursday selected final U-18 squad for the upcoming 3rd Junior Asia Cup, slated to be held in Singapore from June 17.

The two-day trials were held here at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium and were witnessed by the selection committee of the PHF.

Speaking to journalists, PHF’s selection committee official said that training camp for the upcoming event would start from June 1 at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi.

U-18 Squad:

Mazhar Abbas (captain — goalkeeper), Waseem Abbas, Sultan Amir, Ali Hassan Mansoor, Mohammad Sohaib, Mohammad Bilal Khan, Mohammad Usman Tanveer, Zohaib Ashraf, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Arslan Qadir, Mohammad Asad Bashir, Ali Shan, Mohammad Bilal Qadir, Khurram Shahzad, Hafiz Rizwan Ali, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Sufian (goal-keeper), Mohammad Umair.

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