Sports: Volleyball: Pakistan volleyball team leaves for Tehran on Sept 11

Karachi:Pakistan Volleyball team will leave for Tehran via Dubai on September 11 from Lahore to feature in Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship, which will run from September 13-21.

The 13-member squad will be led by captain Aimal Khan. Other team members are Asif, Kashif, Mubashir, Fakhir, Sheraz, Idrees, Bilal Khan, Nasir, Zaheer, Haider, Usman Faryad and Murad Jehan.

Pakistan volleyball team’s Korean head coach Kim, assistant coaches Saeed Ahmed and Fazal Ahmed, Trainer Akber Ali and referee Ubaidullah Shah will also accompany the team.

Teams from a total of 16 countries will feature in the Asian Championships. Pakistan has been placed in Group D with South Korea, Indonesia and Kuwait.

Pakistan will kick off their tournament campaign with a match against four-time champions South Korea on September 13. Pakistan will then face Indonesia on September 14 and Kuwait on September 15.