Hina to lead Pakistan at Asian Hockey Federation Cup

KARACHI: Hina Kanwal will lead Pakistan at the Women Asian Hockey Federation Cup to be held in Bangkok from October 1-9, PHF announced on Sunday.

Rizwana Yasmin will serve as her deputy.

Apart from 18 players for the competition, six standbys have also been named.

Goalkeepers: Rizwana Yasmin 

(WAPDA), Saeeda Sadia (Railways).

Fullbacks: Ishrat Abbas (WAPDA), Marina Anwar (Railways), Taskeen Kausar (Army).

Halfbacks: Nafeesa Anwar (WAPDA), Iqra Javed (WAPDA), Ayesha Bashir (WAPDA), Zaib-un-Nisa (Railways).

Forwards: Hina Kanwal (Railways), Maira Sabir (WAPDA), Sana Allahditta (Army), Kalsoom Shahzadi (WAPDA), Afshan Naureen (WAPDA), Ambreen Arshad (WAPDA), Hina Pervez (WAPDA), Sahil Malik (Army), Kulsoom Munir (Railways).

Standbys: Rushna Khan (GK) (Punjab), Rimsha Ilyas (FB) (Punjab), Sana Arshad (HB) (Army), Mahjabeen (FWD) (Army), Hamra Latif (FWD) (Punjab), Zakia Nawaz (FWD) (Railways).

Officials: Saeed Khan (Manager, Chief Coach), Usman Sheikh (Coach).