The arrival of a large number of players for the hockey team trials in the 35th National Games is auspicious for the national game, Iftikhar Syed
\nSeeing the capabilities of the players participating in the trials, I became convinced that there is no shortage of talented players in Sindh, Observer SOA Muhammad Asghar Baloch
\n Karachi
\nTrials for the 35th National Games hockey event in Karachi were held at the Olympian Hanif Khan and Dr. Junaid Ali Shah Hockey Stadium at the KHA Sports Complex, Gulshan-e-Iqbal. SHA Selection Committee Member Olympian Wasim Feroz said that more than 70 players from across the province have participated for the men\u2019s team. We have given each player a full opportunity to express their talents.
\nThis process will also be done with the women\u2019s team. Under the supervision of Chairman Selection Committee Sindh Hockey Association Olympian Iftikhar Syed, 35 best players were selected for the first phase from among the players who participated in the trials, while Sindh Olympic Association Representative Muhammad Asghar Baloch observed the trials as an observer. Asghar Baloch expressed his satisfaction with the participation of a large number of players and the stages of the trials.
\nA training camp for the Sindh team consisting of selected players will be held at the KHA Sports Complex. The names of the selected players are as follows.
\nGoalkeepers: Ali Abdul Rafay, Abdullah Sheikh (Karachi), Nabeel Akhtar (SBA), Fullbacks: Babar Saadat, Arsalan Khalid, Zafir Ahmed (Karachi), Adnan Ali (Mirpur Khas), M Daniyal (SBA), M Osama Hyderabad, Fayyaz Sukkur. Halfbacks: Arbaz Ayaz, Shahbaz Haider, Ali Afridi, Ali Abbas, Daniyal Ali, Mohsin Nawaz, Waris Naseer (Karachi), Zohaib (Sukkur), Zaman Ali (SBA), Forwards: Shahzeb Khan, Hammad Ayaz, Haris Naseer, Zain, Ghulam Ali, Rashid Ali, Shahzeb Arbab,Mujtaba (Karachi)
\nMaisam Abbas (KHR) Rehan Khan, Hammad Rizwan, M Faizan, M Israr, Munawar, (Hyderabad)Farrukh Ali and Kamran Ali Sukkur.
\nOn this occasion, Olympian Iftikhar Syed said that Sindh Hockey Association President and Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab has a hockey family background.
\nHis father, Mr. Wahab Siddiqui, was a hockey player. We have participated in many competitions together. Iftikhar Syed said that Mayor Karachi should establish a high-quality hockey academy for Sindh players in the city with his own resources.
\nWe will provide free services in the academy to revive the Olympian national game. There is excellent hockey talent in the province. There is a need to provide them with training and opportunities. I am sure that the Sindh team will perform well in the 35th National Games.
\nAt the end of the trials, Fateha was offered for Wasim Feroz\u2019s mother, Major Retired Mahmood Riaz Leghari. Coordinators Khalid Munir, Muzammil Hussain and Hassan Askari were also present on this occasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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