LAHORE: Assistant coach Adnan Zakir has stop the Pakistan junior team after reservations over teaching strategies, choice standards and variations with the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
Zakir left the team’s camp in Lahore on Thursday and is on his method again to England.
“It was difficult to work with the current setup. Compromising is not part of my nature and somebody had to set an example. If the PHF continues to operate like this, we will never see any improvement in our hockey,” mentioned Zakir.
“I voluntarily came to Pakistan and even paid for my ticket. I had left before the trials as well but was called back from the airport,” he added.
Zakir made 169 appearances for Pakistan between 2001 and 2006. He clinched a silver, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and two bronze medals, 2004 Champions Trophy and 2005 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, throughout his profession.
Zakir has additionally beforehand labored with the Egyptian Hockey Federation (EHF) and Azerbaijan Hockey Federation (AHF).
It have to be famous that the PHF is unlikely to get any monetary or administrative assist from the federal government and the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) following its refusal to cooperate with the four-member committee shaped to evaluate its efficiency and finalise a roadmap to free and truthful elections of the federation.
The PHF has just lately approached the PSB to difficulty the NOC and vital monetary help to take part within the Junior Asia Cup beginning in Oman from May 23. It is, nevertheless, unlikely that the PSB or Ministry for IPC would come ahead and assist out the federation following its latest refusal to cooperate with the federal government.
“We have sent several letters to the PHF asking them to cooperate with the prime minister’s formed committee in an effort to resolve the pending issues confronting the game. Before the committee’s meeting on May 9, the PSB sent letters to de-notified PHF to furnish all the details on its recent performance and the expenditures on the game-related activities nationally and internationally,” a PSB official mentioned.
“The PHF refused to share any details about its activities or performance, saying that since the federation has been already de-affiliated, how the government could make it answerable,” the official added.
