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Pakistan Receives Formal Invitation To Join Hockey Pro League 2025-26 After New Zealand Pulls Out

By IANS News July 23, 2025 • 18:06 PM View: 149

FIH Hockey Pro League Men: After Hockey New Zealand notified the International Hockey Federation (FIH) of their decision not to participate in the next FIH Hockey Pro League Men’s season despite having won the FIH Hockey Nations Cup last month, FIH has, in accordance with the regulations, extended an invitation to the Nations Cup runners-up Pakistan, to join the 2025-26 Pro League edition.

The Pakistan Hockey Association has been given a deadline till August 12 to inform FIH of their decision to accept or deny the invitation, the FIH informed in a statement on Wednesday.

The 2024-25 FIH Hockey Pro League crowned both Dutch teams, Women’s and Men’s, as champions. The upcoming season will be the seventh one of the “League of the Best”.

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