PSB announces daily allowance for player

They national squad would receive $115 per day

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Thursday announced that it would pay a daily allowance of $115 per player to members of the national hockey team, directing the finance department to release the payments ahead of the team’s departure in order to ensure players do not face any inconvenience during their international assignment.

Talking to the media, Director General PSB Muhammad Yasir Pirzada said the daily allowance had been approved in line with the government-sanctioned budget and that the decision covered Pakistan’s participation in the FIH Pro League.

He said the PSB had managed the payments by reallocating funds saved from various heads, despite financial constraints, to facilitate the team’s foreign tour and ensure smooth arrangements for the players.

Pakistan hockey team captain Ammad Butt welcomed the announcement and thanked the DG PSB for personally addressing the players’ concerns. He said that discussions held earlier on various matters had yielded positive results.

He said the revised rate approved under the current government budget was reasonable.

“It is not bad at all. More importantly, the daily allowance issue has been settled,” he said.

Pakistan will face Australia on February 10, Germany on February 11, Australia again on February 13, and Germany on February 14 in the second round of the FIH Pro League.

Earlier, PHF announced the squad for the Pro Hockey League and the World Cup Qualifying round.

 The national contingent consists of 20 players and six officials, with the team scheduled to depart for Australia on February 2nd.

Two changes have been made to the Pro League squad: Ali Raza replaces goalkeeper Abdullah Ishtiaq. Umair Sattar joins the team in place of Mannan Raza.

The Full Squad: Muneeb-ur-Rehman, Ali Raza, Arshad Liaqat, Mohammad Abdullah, Sufyan Khan, Arbaz Ahmed, Hammad Anjum, Moin Shakeel, Ghazanfar Ali, Zakaria Liaqat, Umair Sattar, Hannan Shahid, Rana Waheed, Nadeem Ahmed, Abdul Rehman, Rana Waleed, Afraz, and Abu Bakar.

Team Officials: Head Coach Tahir Zaman, Mohammad Usman, Zeeshan Ashraf, Nadeem Lodhi, Mohammad Aslam, and Adeel.

Captain Mohammad Ammad Butt added that player morale is high and things are moving in the right direction. He expressed hope that the Prime Minister would continue to further support the national sport.