Pakistan will take part in Women’s AHF Cup

Lahore – Pakistan, Oct 30, 2012: The training camp of female probables preparing for participation in the 3rd Women’s AHF Cup to be played in Singapore from 6th to 16th December 2012 will be established at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium Islamabad on 31st October 2012. The PHF Women’s Wing has invited 31 probables namely:

Rizwana Yasmeen, Maria Saeed, Fakhra Tabassum, Irum Bukhari, Sehrish Ghumman, Nadia Kazim, Iqra Javaid, Aqsa Mumtaz, Marina Anwar, Zakia Nawaz, Maria Sabir, Ambreen Arshad, Afsheen Noreen, Ishrat Abbas, Asma Ashraf, Amna Mir, Shahida G. Raza, Sana Hanfi, Sanam Yousaf, Nain Tara, Zaib-un-Nisa, Uzma Lal, Gul Pari, Hina Kanwal, Azra Nasir, Ayesha Bashir, Rabia Sarwar, Rabia Qadir, Shukria Rashid, Fakhra Nayab and Sumaira Sajid. Total 31.

PHF has appointed Mrs. Tanzeela Aamir Cheema as Team Manager, Olympian Muhammad Usman as Head Coach and Mr. Muhammad Irfan as Coach of the Women Hockey Team.

2. The training camp of national senior probables preparing for participation in the International Super Series – Perth/22-25 Nov 2012 – and 34th Champions Trophy Tournament – Melbourne/ 1-9 December 2012 – will be established at Johor Town Hockey Stadium Lahore on 31st October 2012. The PHF has invited following probable players for the training camp:-

Imran Shah, Imran Butt, M. Irfan Senior, Syed Kashif Shah, Muhammad Imran Senior, M. Rizwan Sr., M. Tousiq, Fareed Ahmed, Rashid Mahmood, M. Waqas, Shafqat Rasool, Umar Bhutta, Abdul Haseem Khan, M. Rizwan Jr., Ali Shan, Muhammad Ateeq, Muhammad Nawaz, Waseem Ahmed, Muhammad Imran Jr., Ahmed Zubair, Usman Rafique, Ali Hassan Faraz, M. Talal Khalid, M. Kashif Ali, Syed Sibtain Naqvi, Waqas Liaqat Butt and M. Salman Hussain = 27.

The PHF Executive Board in its meeting dated 24th October 2012 has appointed Mr. Akhtar Rasool Chaudhary as Manager/Chief Coach, Mr. Abdul Hanif Khan/Coach, Mr. Ajmal Khan Lodhi/Coach, Mr. Ahmed Alam/Coach, Mr. Faiz-ur-Rahman/Physiotherapist and Nadeem Khan Lodhi as Video-Analyst.