An undated image of the Pakistan hockey crew taking part within the FIH Professional Hockey League. — FIH
LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday unveiled a 20-member squad and crew administration for the FIH Males’s Hockey World Cup 2026, scheduled to be performed in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and Belgium from August 15 to 30.
Having secured qualification for the distinguished event, Pakistan are set to compete on hockey’s greatest worldwide stage.
The introduced squad includes a balanced mix of skilled internationals and promising younger expertise because the Inexperienced Shirts goal to make a powerful impression on the World Cup.
The 20-member squad consists of Waqar, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Sufyan Khan, Moeen Shakeel, Abdul Waheed Ashraf Rana, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Zakaria Hayat, Arshad Liaqat, Adeel Latif, Ahmad Nadeem, Ghazanfar Ali, Imad Shakeel Butt, Muhammad Hamaduddin Anjum, Rehman Abdul, Afraz, Umar Mustafa, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Ali Raza, Abdul Matan and Muhammad Imad.
The 2 goalkeepers named within the squad are Waqar and Ali Raza.
The crew administration includes Group Supervisor Muhammad Owais Qarni, Head Coach Bob Johan Veldhof (Netherlands), Assistant Coach Christopher John Bowen (Nice Britain), Assistant Coach Adnan Zakir and Video Technician Ashraf Sultan.
The announcement comes round every week after skilled midfielder Ammad Butt was eliminated as captain of the nationwide males’s hockey crew after 14 years within the position.
In a press release on July 29, the PHF introduced Abu Bakar as the brand new captain of the Pakistan nationwide hockey crew on the advice of its Skilled Improvement Committee.
On the time, the PHF expressed appreciation for Butt’s contribution and dedication to the nationwide crew, including that he’ll proceed to stay a part of the Pakistan squad as a senior participant.
The federation had expressed confidence that, below Abu Bakar’s management and with the expertise of senior gamers alongside youthful members of the squad, the crew will proceed to develop right into a aggressive unit.
