The first U-16 Boys National Hockey Championship will now be played at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium, Peshawar instead of National Hockey Stadium Lahore following dengue epidemic.
The event will begin from October 11 and the final will be held on October 22. The venue is being changed keeping in view the dengue virus in Lahore.
As many as 12 teams from all over Pakistan including three from Punjab, two from Sindh and KP while one team each from Balochistan, Islamabad, FATA, Gilgit and Baltistan, and AJK will participate in the event.
The championship will be organised by the KP Hockey Association on the behalf of the PHF. KP Hockey Association Secretary Syed Muhammad Zahir Shah will be the organising secretary of the tournament. The participating players are directed to bring with them their NADRA ‘B’ Forms.
