PESHAWAR
As many as four Khyber Pakhtunkhwa players among National Kabaddi squad announced for the 19th Asian Games currently continue in Hangzhou, China, said Secretary General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kabaddi Association Syed Sultan Shah while talking to media men here on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the selection committee headed by Rana Sarwar, four players including Afaq Muhammad Khan, Usman Ahmed, Umair Khan named in the squash along another Khyber Pakhtunkhwa players, now part of the Pakistan Air Force Tehsinullah, also included in the team for Asian Games.
The national team will leave for China on September 28, with four players from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa included in the team, he added. He said, Pakistan Kabaddi Federation named the national team for the 19th Asian Games.
Syed Sultan Shah, he said, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Afaq Muhammad Khan, Usman Ahmed and Umair Khan have been included in the national team. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tehsinullah who is playing for PAF is also a part of the team, coach Badshah Gul also hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who is representing Pakistan Navy.
Syed Sultan Shah, famous as Sultan Bari, expressed his best wishes for the team and the players and hoped that the national team would perform well in the 19th Asian Games. He said with the grace of Almighty Allah, Pakistan team would be among the top ranking teams and would give good results.
The other players include Imran Haji, Mudassar Shah, Mohammad Sufian Jatt, Muzamil and Akhlaq Gujjar, Nabil A. Rana will perform the duties of coach and Mohammad Kamran as manager.
