Honourable sports minister hannah yeoh

The FIH Hockey Nations Cup: Malaysia will host the third edition of the FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup from June 15-21, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Monday. The tournament features eight participating teams -- France, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Wales, with the winners qualifying for the 2025-26 FIH Hockey Pro League, the top league in world hockey.

This line-up is particularly impressive, with all teams but Pakistan having participated in the last FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2023, the FIH informed in a release on Monday.

The FIH Hockey Nations Cup was launched in 2021 with the aim of offering a top-level competition to the best-ranked teams not participating in the Hockey Pro League and giving the winning team the option to be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League the next season.