PHF considers Australian coach after Farhat's resignation
Hockey coach Farhat Khan had resigned from his post and cited reason of doing additional assignments
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is considering an Australian coach for the national team whose name would be announced in the days to come.
Talking to APP, a PHF official discarded all reports for considering former German captain Christine Blunck for the job.
“Yes PHF is considering a foreign hockey coach for the job and hopefully he will be an Australian as talks are underway with them,” he said.
He said local Pakistani coaches including Farhat Khan, Khawaja Junaid, Shahnaz Sheikh etc have been tested time and again therefore PHF is not trying to rope in a foreigner.
“We need to catch up with the modern international standards of hockey and a foreign coach can let us achieve that goal,” he said.
Hockey coach Farhat Khan had resigned from his post after six months and cited reason of doing additional assignments as Customs official. Under his coaching, Pakistan hockey team lost the Asia Cup and the four-nation invitational event in Australia.
Farhat had replaced Khawaja Junaid after the disappointing performance in the World Hockey League.
