The Pakistan Hockey Federation has banned the officials of the Lahore Colours women’s team and six of their players for providing fake age verification documents.
The 1st U-18 Girls National Hockey Championship was played at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, from April 11 to 19 in which seven provincial and two departmental teams participated. The PHF, following the Executive Board decision on overage players participation, took strict action. The PHF banned the officials for one year and the players for two year. The decision was taken after the PHF-constituted an Age Credentials Committee to check the ages of the players found the documents provided by the team management and the players fake and false.
The PHF banned Lahore Colours hockey team’s Miss Razia Malik, Manager and Muhammad Pervaiz (Coach) for one year while players Miss Ishrat Abbas, Miss Nazia Rehmat, Miss Nafeesa Anwar, Miss Ahnazza Bashir, Miss Nimra and Miss Hina Pervaiz were banned for two years. An official of the PHF said that strict and stern warning has also been issued to the president and secretary of the Punjab Women’s Hockey Association for non-compliance of PHF Directive of ban.
