The Pakistan Hockey Federation will not send former Olympian Anjum Saeed as the national team manager for the second phase of the FIH Pro League following the indiscipline incident in Brazil last month. The second phase of the FIH Pro League is scheduled to be held in Hobart, Australia next month and a reliable PHF source said that Anjum will not even attend the national training camp for the event.
“It was decided not to send Anjum with the team to Australia because of his undisciplined behavior when he was returning home from Argentina with the national team last month,” the source said.
“Head coach Tahir Zaman will also act as manager in Australia.
Anjum, who was the team’s manager, was detained by Brazilian authorities in Rio de Janeiro during the return trip after the team stopped there for refuelling. He was reportedly caught smoking on the plane, leading to an altercation with airline personnel, after which he was detained for a day and not allowed to return with the squad.
Anjum and the player who stayed with him eventually returned to Pakistan on a later flight, two days after the team arrived home. Although Anjum denied smoking, the source said the PHF has completed its investigation and found him guilty of indiscipline.
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Published on:
January 2, 2026
