An unhappy Pakistan hockey team has flown to Egypt for a crucial World Cup qualifier tournament under the supervision of a interim head coach Khawaja Junaid who was banned for life in 2023 by an inquiry committee of the national federation.
“Junaid will supervise the team and the interim president Muhuyuddin Wani brought him on board because of the short time available before the World Cup qualifiers,” a spokesperson of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said.
A reliable source in the PHF said the players were not happy with the appointment of Junaid, an Olympian, as they had asked the federation to hire Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans at least for the qualifying tournament.
“Captain Ammad Butt also tried to contact the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Mohsin Naqvi but he was unsucessful,” the source said.
He said Junaid was not a popular choice of the players because of his past record as head coach of the senior and junior teams.
In 2023, an independent inquiry committee of the​An unhappy Pakistan hockey team has flown to Egypt for a crucial World Cup qualifier tournament under the supervision of a interim head coach Khawaja Junaid who was banned for life in 2023 by an inquiry committee of the national federation.
“Junaid will supervise the team and the interim president Muhuyuddin Wani brought him on board because of the short time available before the World Cup qualifiers,” a spokesperson of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said.
A reliable source in the PHF said the players were not happy with the appointment of Junaid, an Olympian, as they had asked the federation to hire Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans at least for the qualifying tournament.
“Captain Ammad Butt also tried to contact the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Mohsin Naqvi but he was unsucessful,” the source said.
He said Junaid was not a popular choice of the players because of his past record as head coach of the senior and junior teams.
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