Lahore: Pakistan under 21 team side left from Lahore today at 05.20 AM via Turkish Airways to participate in the 4-Nation Junior Hockey tournament in Hannover, Germany.
The other participating nations are Europe’s three top ranked teams: Germany (reigning World Junior Champions), Netherlands and Belgium.
The single league tournament is scheduled from 21st – 24th July.
Pakistan plays Germany on 21 July, Belgium on 23 July and Netherlands on 24 July.
PAKISTAN JUNIORS:
-Dilber Hassan (captain), Azfar Yaqoob (vice-captain), Usman Ghani, Atif Mushtaq, Mubashar Ali, Abu Bakar, M.Qasim, Junaid Kamal, Shan Irshad, Atiq Arshad, Bilal Qadir, Rana Suhail, Samiullah, M.Rizwan, Hassan Anwar and Faizan
Officials: Tahir Zaman (manager) & Zeeshan Ashraf (coach).
Meanwhile ; Pakistan Hockey Federation conveys its gratitude to the German Embassy in Islamabad for processing the visas of the Pakistan junior hockey squad in a very short time.
Pakistan will be participating in a 4- Nation under 21 tournament in the German city of Hannover, starting from July 21.