{"id":53012,"date":"2021-04-02T11:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T11:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=53012"},"modified":"2021-04-02T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:03:26","slug":"watch-phf-bans-punjab-players-for-fighting-in-local-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=53012","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: PHF bans Punjab players for fighting in local tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has banned Punjab players after they hit opponent’s players with a hockey stick during Chief Minister Balochistan Gold Cup.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHF’s secretary Asif Bajwa shared that Punjab’s Shafqat Rasool has been handed a 10-years ban whereas Kashif Shah and skipper Haseeb have been banned from the game for five years.<\/p>\n

Punjab’s coach Mujahid Afzal has also been banned for five years. Manager Rai Usman and the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)’s manager received strict warnings in this regard.<\/p>\n

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Punjab colors team hockey players indulged in a fight during match, hit each other with hockey sticks. @PHFOfficial<\/a> has now imposed bans on three players and the coach of Punjab#Hockey<\/a> #Pakistan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iabRvRiZdG<\/a><\/p>\n

— muzamilasif (@muzamilasif4) April 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“We can’t tolerate this action. They violated game rules hence we have punished them so that other players get lessons from it,” Bajwa told reporters.<\/p>\n

“We have made a three-member committee including me to further investigate this matter and find out others who were involved in this incident,” he said.<\/p>\n

It must be noted that Punjab and NBP players indulged in a fight during their match in\u00a0Chief Minister Balochistan Gold Cup. Punjab players attacked NBP players with hockey sticks.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Olympian Islahuddin reminisces 1978 Hockey World Cup triumph<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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