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PHF ready for series against Argentina

KARACHI: The PHF has given go-head to Argentine hockey team to play two- or three-match series with Pakistan in November. Argentina want to play in Pakistan before going to India where they are to play the qualifying round of Rio Olympic 2016. PHF secretary Shahbaz Ahmed confirmed to ‘The News’

By our correspondents
October 02, 2015
KARACHI: The PHF has given go-head to Argentine hockey team to play two- or three-match series with Pakistan in November.
Argentina want to play in Pakistan before going to India where they are to play the qualifying round of Rio Olympic 2016.
PHF secretary Shahbaz Ahmed confirmed to ‘The News’ that PHF had given the green signal to Argentina.
Argentina want to get acclimatised with the conditions they will face in India. They expect better preparation through playing against Pakistan in similar weather conditions.
The number of matches is yet to be decided. The dates of the matches are also not decided yet, sources said.