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Pakistan hockey team not invited for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup despite finishing runners-up last year; here's why

Pakistan hockey team not invited for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup despite finishing runners-up last year; here's why

press trust of india March 27, 2025, 14:18:41 IST

Pakistan are yet to receive an invite for this year’s Sultan Azlan Shah Cup from the Malaysian Hockey Federation despite finishing runners-up last year due to unpaid dues owing to “some bad decisions” by the Pakistan Hockey Federation in the last edition.

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Pakistan hockey team not invited for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup despite finishing runners-up last year; here's why
Pakistan had reached the final of the 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, defeating hosts Malaysia as well as South Korea en route to the final, where they lost to Japan on penalties. PTI

The Malaysian Hockey Federation has not invited last year’s runners-up Pakistan for the Azlan Shah Cup this year in November owing to an “outstanding debt”.

“A former official of the PHF made some bad decisions during the last Azlan Shah Cup which left the PHF in debt to the MHF,” according to a source in PHF.

The Malaysian organisers were “not happy” with the situation so didn’t extend an invite to Pakistan the last year’s runners-up.

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The source said the PHF officials were trying to sort out the matter with the MHF and hopefully the invite will come later this week.

“Pakistan and Malaysia have very strong hockey ties built over the years and this issue should be sorted out,” he added.

Defending champions Japan will miss out because of prior commitments.

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