Midfielder Nabil’s back - but he will now man the backline

KUALA LUMPUR: Seasoned campaigner Nabil Fiqri Mohd Noor (pic) is relieved to be back in the national hockey team after a lapse of eight months.

The 32-year-old Nabil, who last played for Malaysia at the World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India, will head for a four-nation tournament in Tokyo which starts tomorrow. The other teams in the fray are world No. 5 India, world No. 8 New Zealand and hosts Japan, ranked 16th.