Pak volleyball team to play practice matches in Turkey

KARACHI: Pakistan’s senior volleyball team on Monday flew out of Islamabad for Turkey to play a few practice matches to prepare for the FIVB Challenge Cup World Qualification tournament.

The world qualifiers will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from May 16-21. Besides Pakistan, Qatar, Kazakhstan and Chinese Taipei will play the qualifiers from which one team will qualify for the world event later this year.

The Green-shirts would proceed to Almaty from Turkey on May 14, Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) said on Monday.Iranian coach Hamid Movahedi is accompanying the side.

Sauad: Aimal Khan, Ali Haider, Asif Nadeem, Fahad Raza, Mohaib Rasool (captain), Mubashir Raja, Kashif Raja, Mohammad Usmani, Murad Khan, Nasir Ali, Sheraz, Mohammad Waseem, Munir Khan, Saqib Officials: Hamid Movahedi (coach), Mazhar Hussain (coach), Hasan Iqbal (assistant coaches).