The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Tuesday banned former Olympian Khawaja Junaid on Tuesday for life after an incident within the fit in opposition to Japan where he changed into the manager and fielded 12 gamers when he was allowed simplest 11.
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As a result, Pakistan crew’s purpose become disallowed due to the fact there were 12 gamers on the sector and that they ended up drawing the crucial in shape in Asia Cup 2022 and have been in the end disqualified from the World Cup.
PHF had formed a committee to probe the problem but Khawaja Junaid resigned before that and said he turned into no longer answerable for the incident.
The former supervisor also refused to appear earlier than the committee.
PHF’s legal marketing consultant Mian Ali Ashfaq stated that Pakistan’s countrywide hockey crew confronted embarrassment internationally due to Khawaja Junaid’s blunder.
PHF Secretary Haider Ali also blamed Khawaja Junaid for the entire fiasco and said sole responsibility became on the supervisor for such incidents.
On the opposite hand, Khawaja Junaid turned into upset by way of the choice of PHF and said he does now not need any conflict with PHF.
He stated the problem was over and this choice by way of PHF was needless and found out that Dutch teach Siegfried Aikman admitted that it become his mistake.