Tengku Ahmad back in national fold after 18-month absence


KUALA TERENGGANU 17 FEB 2017: THTs Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Tengku Abd Jalil (front) dribbled past Maybanks defender Jonathan Bretherton during their TNB Malaysian Hockey Leaque 2017 (premier) match at the Batu Buruk hockey stadium here.zabidi tusin/the star/kuala terengganu

KUALA LUMPUR: Meritocracy rules as veteran forward Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin is back in the national hockey team after an 18-month absence.

The 31-year-old player, who has been the most effective scorer among local players for two straight years, has been named in the 18-man national squad for the March 4-12 World Hockey League Round Two in Dhaka.

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