Pakistan, Brunei name squads

Published April 6, 2009

LAHORE, April 5 Pakistan and Brunei Darussalam announced their respective squads for the third AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers (Group-D) match on Monday at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Sri Lankan capital of Colombo. The match will kick off at 3.30pm (PST).

Brunei's coach Mohd Ali Mustafa said that most of the players had yet to develop a cohesive and systematic game by using their minds.

Pakistan will be under Austrian Coach George Kottan who is still looking for first win under his belt.

Teams

PAKISTAN Mohammad Essa, Jaffar Khan, Amir Gul, Naveed Akram, Samar Ishaq, Mohammad Shahid, Aurangzeb, Yasir Sabir, Mehmood Khan, Atiqullah, Abdul Aziz , Nasrullah Khan, Jadeed Khan, Atif Bashir Qureshi, Adnan Farooq Ahmed, Naseer Ahmed, Mohammad Rasool, Asif Mehmood, Safiullah Khan, Mohammad Asif , Coach George Kottan

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Riwandi Wahit, Awangku Kamarul Ariffin, Mohd Shashan Mumtazali, Muhd Sabri Alimin, Irwan Mohammad, Philip Ahar, Mohd Fadzry Ibrahim, Awangku Kamarulzaman Kamaluddin, Ratano Haji Tuah, Adie Arsham Mohd Salleh, Viban Francis Bayong, Safari Wahit,Pengiran Saiful Rizal Pengiran Hashim, Mohd Hardiman Abdul Lamit, Shahbri Jalil, Amzar Muaz Tamit, Christopher Ambon, Zurkumi Dawat, Saizan Haji Kula, Mushready Chuchu, Mohd Shahrin Zaini, Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman, Naasirudeen Abdul Wahab , Yunus Lupat, Coach Mohd Ali Mustafa.—Agencies

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