Junior hockey squad head to Perth in tune-up for two major competitions


National coach S. Arul Selvaraj (left) having a chat with Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) national team management committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Najmi Razak and assistant coach Mohd Amin Rahim after being unveiled as the new national team coach at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

KUALA LUMPUR: The national men’s junior hockey squad will leave for Perth today to play six friendly matches as part of their preparations for the Cambodia SEA Games and 2023 Junior Hockey Asia Cup in Salalah, Oman.

The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) said the Young Tigers will play the friendlies against senior club teams in Australia from April 6-14.

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