Muscat: Dr. Marwan Al Juma, President of the Oman Hockey Association (OHA), praised the team’s resilience and strategic planning after the national team won gold at the 2025 AHF Cup.
Al Juma noted that the success was built on lessons learned from past near-misses.
At last, we were able to break Bangladesh’s streak. It was the result of dedication and strategic planning after the finals in 2022, where we lost to Bangladesh in a shootout, he said.
Al Juma added: “Prior to the 2022 finals in Jakarta, we had also lost to Bangladesh in the final in 2012 in Bangkok, and also in 2008, played in Singapore.
Speaking from Jakarta, Al Juma said: “We are proud to say that we dominated this tournament and won gold with our own 100% Omani technical team, which is a first
Shakir Munir, OHA Technical Director, expressed his delight in the team’s accomplishment, calling it a dream come true”.