Strong Pahang favourites to win women’s Razak Cup
Defending champions Pahang, powered by seven internationals, will start as favourites to win the women’s Razak Cup hockey tournament.
The second edition of the tournament will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium beginning Saturday.
The seven national players are Siti Noor Amarina Ruhani, Wan Norfaiezah Saiuti, Nuraini Rashid, Rabiatul Adawiyah Mohd, S. Priyangga, Siti Zaidah and Fatin Nuraini.
They also have the services of former international Nadia Abdul Rahman.
“I have warned them not to be over-confident because even if we have a strong team on paper, we must respect our opponents.
“Our opponents will also be well-prepared, so anything can happen if we don’t take them seriously,” said Nuriza.
The Pahang team arrived here yesterday and had their first training session at the Tun Razak Hockey Stadium in Jalan Duta.
Nine teams are competing in the tournament and Pahang are in Group A with Kuala Lumpur, Perak, Terengganu and Indonesia.
Group B consists of Selangor, Armed Forces, Melaka and Johor.
Nuriza is worried about Pahang’s taxing schedule as they will have to play four matches in as many days, starting with Terengganu on Saturday, followed by Kuala Lumpur (Nov 19), Indonesia (Nov 20) and Perak (Nov 21).
“Luckily the fitness level of my players is good. The national players have just returned from the Asia Cup (in Kakamigahara, Japan last week),” she said. THE STAR
The second edition of the tournament will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium beginning Saturday.
The seven national players are Siti Noor Amarina Ruhani, Wan Norfaiezah Saiuti, Nuraini Rashid, Rabiatul Adawiyah Mohd, S. Priyangga, Siti Zaidah and Fatin Nuraini.
They also have the services of former international Nadia Abdul Rahman.
“I have warned them not to be over-confident because even if we have a strong team on paper, we must respect our opponents.
“Our opponents will also be well-prepared, so anything can happen if we don’t take them seriously,” said Nuriza.
The Pahang team arrived here yesterday and had their first training session at the Tun Razak Hockey Stadium in Jalan Duta.
Nine teams are competing in the tournament and Pahang are in Group A with Kuala Lumpur, Perak, Terengganu and Indonesia.
Group B consists of Selangor, Armed Forces, Melaka and Johor.
Nuriza is worried about Pahang’s taxing schedule as they will have to play four matches in as many days, starting with Terengganu on Saturday, followed by Kuala Lumpur (Nov 19), Indonesia (Nov 20) and Perak (Nov 21).
“Luckily the fitness level of my players is good. The national players have just returned from the Asia Cup (in Kakamigahara, Japan last week),” she said. THE STAR
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