Lankan Stickers to take part in Men's World Hockey League

Thushan JAYASURIYA

Anju Hewage (Captain)	Diluka Weerasooriya (Vice Captain)	S.M.Mulafer (Coach)	A.N.Perera (Manager)

The Sri Lanka Hockey team left recently to represent Sri Lanka in the FIH Men's World Hockey League in Doha, Qatar . The Sri Lankans will meet Turkey in the curtain raiser of the FIH Men's World Hockey League round one game on November 27.

Teams from Sri Lanka, Turkey, Qatar, Azerbaijan and Oman will participate in this tournament. The Final match is scheduled to be held on December 2 (Sunday) . Winners of the final will qualify for the second round. The Prize distribution ceremony will be held soon after the finals.

The Sri Lankan team will be led by Anju Hewage while Diluka Weerasooriya will be his deputy. The team is being coached by veteran coach S.M.Mulafer while J.N.Perera will manage the team.

The Sri Lankans will be strong contenders to emerge champions in this tournament but will face strong opposition from Oman and host nation Qatar .

The sri lanka team for Qatar :

Anju Hewage(Captain), Diluka Weerasooriya(Vice Captain), D.Abeyratne, Sameera Perera, P.G.Jayaratne, T.Ratnasiri, M.T.Mahesh, H.P.K.Dharmaratne, Damith Bandara, Thilina Perera, Nalanth Silva, Upul Dhanushka, K.M.Gunawardena, D.M.Wijekoon, M.Sapugasgodage, R.A.Ranasinghe, M.M.Mulafer, P.Dissanayake, J.A.N.Perera(Manager), M.A.M.Amerdeen(Assistant Manager), S.M.Mulafer(Coach) and H.N.C.H.Bandara (Umpire) (TJ)

Match Schedule

November 27 :Sri Lanka Vs
Turkey
Azerbaijan Vs Qatar
November 28 : Azerbaijan Vs
Turkey
Oman Vs Qatar
November 30 : Sri Lanka Vs Oman
Turkey Vs Qatar
December 1 : Azerbaijan Vs Oman
Qatar Vs Sri Lanka
December 2 : Oman Vs Turkey
Sri Lanka Vs Azerbaijan