Eighteen national hockey players and their German coach Rach Gerhard Peter will fly to Germany on Sunday as a part of their preparation for the upcoming 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in November.
Anvir Adil, the co-coordinator of the national hockey team, confirmed obtaining visas of the players on Thursday. ‘All the 18 players obtained the visas from the German embassy and we have confirmed the tickets of Gulf Air on August 29,’ said Adil.
Rach will be staying with the players to give them proper guidance. The players will play for three German second division clubs and one Austrian club. The seven-week tour is expected to end in the third week of October.
Meanwhile, the hockey federation is planning to call up 25 new players with a view to picking another 14 players, who will join the remaining 11 of the preliminary squad and continue the camp at the hockey stadium.
The players who will be travelling to Germany are Zahid Hossain, Monwar Hossain Rasel, Moshiur Rahman Biplob, Mamunur Rahman Chayan, Imran Hasan Pintu, Taposh Barman, Enamul Kabir Turja, Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, Sheikh Mohammad Nannu, Hasan Jubair Niloy, Kamruzzaman Rana, Pushkor Khisha Mimo, Krishna Kumar, Maksud Alam Habul, Iqbal Nader Prince, Al Mashiur Rahman Firoz, Hosne Mobarak Sumon and Shamsul Alam Sujan.
