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Says nepotism marring national game as ten players were chosen from a single club | Questions legality of Shahbaz Senior’s appointment as PHF secretary
ISLAMABAD - Former Olympian Naveed Alam has lashed out at Pakistan junior hockey team’s worst showing in the 5th Sultan of Johor Junior Hockey Tournament currently underway in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
The green shirts have failed to win a single match so far and Naveed termed poor selection policy based on nepotism behind the debacle.
Talking to The Nation on Friday, Naveed said he was amazed and stunned that 10 players of the team were picked from Aslam Roda Academy, Gojra only. “We have 110 districts in the country. I want to ask one simple thing from the federation that if they have to choose the whole team from two districts do rest of the districts have stopped producing genuine talent. Where is the pool of players? Why other districts and transparency in selection matters were completely ignored for the Malaysian event.”
He said Pakistan’s so-called junior team was the most experienced one amid the participating teams in the Sultan Johar cup as all the other teams had brought fresh talent. “Ten players from junior team had already represented Pakistan at senior level as well. For the past 10 years or so wrong policies of the Pakistan Hockey Federation had destroyed Pakistan hockey and no genuine player has emerged from major cities, which is a sign of red alert. But no heed was paid. Tahir Zaman and company included players as per their liking and disliking and it had nothing to do with performances.”
He said the results are quite evident of the fact and he was not surprised and feared that the worst was yet to come as the federation was not serious at all in improving the fortunes of the national game.
“They are busy in self-praise and hiding facts, which needed to be addressed. These so-called hockey promoters were assigned to steady the fast sinking hockey ship. But they lack direction and wisdom required to streamline hockey affairs.”
Naveed said until and unless national federation is not formulated on merit rather than personal relations, there is no hope and future of Pakistan hockey. It makes no sense to work on only junior team and giving top priority to only qualifying for the next year’s Junior Hockey World Cup, he added.
When they would start working on senior team? He questioned and added that majority of the junior players were not junior in reality as they had played quite number of matches at senior level.
“The federation’s new brass was supposed to work with more dedication and come up with ground reality plans but nothing is witnessed so far. The hockey affairs are run in drawing rooms rather than on grounds. What was the purpose of conducting eye washer trials when players were given priority from a certain club? What is wrong with other districts players?”
He said the areas, which are considered as nurseries of providing talent to national squad were badly ignored.
Criticising the appointment of new PHF secretary, Naveed said the federation has violated the FIH and PHF constitutions by selecting secretary Shahbaz Senior as constitution clearly barred selection on such high-profile post and rather election was the criteria to fulfill the secretary slot and Shahbaz has yet to take vote of confidence from PHF general council, which is surprising and means he is working illegally. “He was appointed as secretary by president and not by the consent of the PHF general council. I will once again request to PM, who is the patron of the PHF, to involve Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali to stand any chance of Pakistan hockey revival. Only a person with Jamali’s stature could revive fortunes of Pakistan hockey as he had wisdom and loads of experience of dealing with similar situations and only he could raise Pakistan hockey from ashes.”
“If PM really wants to revive Pakistan hockey then he had to act in the best interest of the game as soon as possible. I hope he would take serious notice of the worst performances of the national team and ensure hockey affairs pass onto safe and secure hands,” Naveed concluded.
Naveed lashes out at Pakistan jr hockey team’s worst show in Malaysia
Family politics to humiliate us at every stage ....sad sad sad reality!
Why on earth must Sherbaz be pushed into this if he hasnt yielded ? Do we not have any other person left in Pakistan who is compatible?
By pushing seniors into a jr match so they can enjoy world tour and embarrass us REPEATEDLY?
If some are going to come here and support him saying he didnt know then he is again at fault to not make it his business to know something he is sitting in position of!
Mohsin Ali
Says nepotism marring national game as ten players were chosen from a single club | Questions legality of Shahbaz Senior’s appointment as PHF secretary
ISLAMABAD - Former Olympian Naveed Alam has lashed out at Pakistan junior hockey team’s worst showing in the 5th Sultan of Johor Junior Hockey Tournament currently underway in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
The green shirts have failed to win a single match so far and Naveed termed poor selection policy based on nepotism behind the debacle.
Talking to The Nation on Friday, Naveed said he was amazed and stunned that 10 players of the team were picked from Aslam Roda Academy, Gojra only. “We have 110 districts in the country. I want to ask one simple thing from the federation that if they have to choose the whole team from two districts do rest of the districts have stopped producing genuine talent. Where is the pool of players? Why other districts and transparency in selection matters were completely ignored for the Malaysian event.”
He said Pakistan’s so-called junior team was the most experienced one amid the participating teams in the Sultan Johar cup as all the other teams had brought fresh talent. “Ten players from junior team had already represented Pakistan at senior level as well. For the past 10 years or so wrong policies of the Pakistan Hockey Federation had destroyed Pakistan hockey and no genuine player has emerged from major cities, which is a sign of red alert. But no heed was paid. Tahir Zaman and company included players as per their liking and disliking and it had nothing to do with performances.”
He said the results are quite evident of the fact and he was not surprised and feared that the worst was yet to come as the federation was not serious at all in improving the fortunes of the national game.
“They are busy in self-praise and hiding facts, which needed to be addressed. These so-called hockey promoters were assigned to steady the fast sinking hockey ship. But they lack direction and wisdom required to streamline hockey affairs.”
Naveed said until and unless national federation is not formulated on merit rather than personal relations, there is no hope and future of Pakistan hockey. It makes no sense to work on only junior team and giving top priority to only qualifying for the next year’s Junior Hockey World Cup, he added.
When they would start working on senior team? He questioned and added that majority of the junior players were not junior in reality as they had played quite number of matches at senior level.
“The federation’s new brass was supposed to work with more dedication and come up with ground reality plans but nothing is witnessed so far. The hockey affairs are run in drawing rooms rather than on grounds. What was the purpose of conducting eye washer trials when players were given priority from a certain club? What is wrong with other districts players?”
He said the areas, which are considered as nurseries of providing talent to national squad were badly ignored.
Criticising the appointment of new PHF secretary, Naveed said the federation has violated the FIH and PHF constitutions by selecting secretary Shahbaz Senior as constitution clearly barred selection on such high-profile post and rather election was the criteria to fulfill the secretary slot and Shahbaz has yet to take vote of confidence from PHF general council, which is surprising and means he is working illegally. “He was appointed as secretary by president and not by the consent of the PHF general council. I will once again request to PM, who is the patron of the PHF, to involve Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali to stand any chance of Pakistan hockey revival. Only a person with Jamali’s stature could revive fortunes of Pakistan hockey as he had wisdom and loads of experience of dealing with similar situations and only he could raise Pakistan hockey from ashes.”
“If PM really wants to revive Pakistan hockey then he had to act in the best interest of the game as soon as possible. I hope he would take serious notice of the worst performances of the national team and ensure hockey affairs pass onto safe and secure hands,” Naveed concluded.
Naveed lashes out at Pakistan jr hockey team’s worst show in Malaysia
Family politics to humiliate us at every stage ....sad sad sad reality!
Why on earth must Sherbaz be pushed into this if he hasnt yielded ? Do we not have any other person left in Pakistan who is compatible?
By pushing seniors into a jr match so they can enjoy world tour and embarrass us REPEATEDLY?
If some are going to come here and support him saying he didnt know then he is again at fault to not make it his business to know something he is sitting in position of!
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