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Pakistan Hockey Federation drops Anjum Saeed as manager for FIH Pro League in Hobart after indiscipline incident in Brazil.
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The Pakistan Hockey Federation will not send former Olympian Anjum Saeed as manager with the national team for the second phase of the FIH Pro League, after an incident of indiscipline in Brazil in December.
Saeed was a part of the Pakistan team that won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The second phase of the FIH Pro League is scheduled to be held in Hobart, Australia, in February and a reliable PHF source told PTI that Anjum will not even attend the national training camp for the event.
“It has been decided not to send Anjum with the team to Australia because of his undisciplined behaviour while returning home from Argentina last month with the national team,” the source said.
“Head coach Tahir Zaman will also act as manager in Australia.”
Anjum, who was the team manager, was detained by Brazilian authorities in Rio de Janeiro during the return journey after the team’s flight stopped there for refuelling. He was caught smoking on the aircraft, which led to an argument with airline staff, after which he was detained for a day and not permitted to return with the team.
Anjum and a player who stayed back with him returned to Pakistan on a later flight, two days after the team reached home.
Though Anjum denied that he was smoking, the source told PTI that the PHF had completed its inquiry and found him guilty of indiscipline.
(With PTI Inputs)
Lahore, Pakistan
January 02, 2026, 12:39 IST
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