PHF announces trials to select players for U-21, U-18 teams

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Jun, 2026) Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced the official schedule for trials to select players for the Pakistan Under-21 (Junior) and Under-18 national hockey teams.

According to a PHF press release, the trials have been scheduled on the directives of PHF President Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani and on the recommendations of the PHF Professional Development Committee, National Selection Committee and national head coaches.

The Pakistan Under-21 team trials will be held on July 3 and 4 at 5:00 pm at the Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Islamabad, while the Pakistan Under-18 team trials will take place on July 5 at 5:00 pm at the POF Hockey academy, Wah Cantt.

The trials will be conducted by the National Selection Committee headed by Olympian Samiullah Khan, with Olympians Naeem Akhtar, Nasir Ali, Kashif Jawad, Atif Bashir and M. Khalid serving as members. Olympian Hasan Sardar, a member of the PHF Professional Development Committee, will supervise the trials.

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Meanwhile, the Pakistan Under-18 training camp for the Men's Hockey5s Asian Championship, scheduled to be held in Muscat, Oman, from July 20 to 25, will commence on July 1 at the POF Hockey Academy, Wah Cantt, and continue until July 18.

The PHF has directed all selected players and officials to report to head coach Muhammad Qamar Ibrahim by 7:00 pm on July 1.

The camp squad includes four goalkeepers, four defenders, four midfielders and ten forwards drawn from Customs, Army, Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The camp officials include head coach Olympian Muhammad Qamar Ibrahim, coach Olympian Rehan Butt, and physiotherapist Adil Akhtar.

All camp participants have been instructed to bring their departmental No Objection Certificate (NOC), a passport valid for at least six months, eight passport-size photographs with a white background and both coloured and white playing kits.