Hockey: Oman to play five matches against Pakistan A squad ahead of Asia Cup

In Dhaka, Oman will start their campaign with a match against South Korea on October 12. The Sultanate squad will play their remaining pool matches against China on October 14 and Malaysia on October 16.

The tournament’s Super 4s and classification matches will take place betwen October 18 and 21 while the final is slated for October 22.

The Asia Cup winners will directly qualify for the World Cup which is be organised in Bhubaneswar, India from November 28 to December 16, 2018.

Oman probables: Khalid Ali Al Qasmi (goalkeeper), Assad Mubarak Al Qasmi, Salah Nasir Al Saadi, Abdullah Hamood Al Alawi, Khalid Juma Al Shaaibi, Ammar Juma Al Shaaibi, Rashad Al Fazari (Ahli-Sidab), Fahad Khamis Al Nofli (goalkeeper), Ahmed Sabil Al Balushi, Younis Ghabish Al Nofali, Basim Khatir Rajab, Khalid Al Balushi, Faisal Said Al Loun, Ahmed Said Al Noufali, Fawad Ali Khadim (Al Nasr), Shafi Talib Ramadhan, Hashim Ganum Al Shatri, Maggdi Khamis Jaman (Dhofar), Mahmood Salim Al Hosni, Marwan Abdul Rehman, Qasim Moosa Khalfan Al Shibli, Mohammed Hassan Al Lawati (Seeb), Khalid Mubarak Al Batashi, Muhanna Nasir Al Hosni, Amjad Abdullah Al Hosni (Bausher), Ahmed Yousaf Al Amri (Sohar), Ahmed Badar Zahir (Salalah), Mohammed Sulaiman Al Noufali (Al Salam) and Ibrahim Nasser Al Farsi (Sohar).

Asia Cup fixtures:

Pool A: India, Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh

Pool B: Malaysia, South Korea, China, Oman

October 11: India vs Japan; Pakisan vs Bangladesh

October 12: Malaysia vs China; South Korea vs Oman

October 13: Japan vs Pakistan; India vs Bangladesh

October 14: China vs Oman; South Koea vs Malaysia

October 15: Japan vs Bangladesh; Pakistan vs India

October 16: Malaysia vs Oman; China vs South Korea

October 18-21: Super 4s, classification matches

October 22: third place play-off, final