Ismail and Hafifi out of Asian Games hockey squad


Ismail Abu (right) has not trained since coming back from the World Cup in Holland and has been excluded from the national hockey squad for the Asian Games in South Korea next month. - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: World Cuppers Ismail Abu and Hafifihafiz Hanafi are out of the Asian Games squad.

Forward Ismail has not trained with the national hockey team since Malaysia’s disastrous outing in the World Cup in The Hague, Holland, which ended on June 15.

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