Personal information | |||
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Born | Arif Wala, Punjab, Pakistan | 2 February 1980||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
? | Pakistan | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2022-present | Ghana hockey team |
Ghazanfar Ali (born 2 February 1980) is an Ex captain of Pakistani field hockey team. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]
In July 2022, he was named as the head coach of the Ghana hockey team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] [4]
Pakistan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
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