Int'l junior coach Mujahid honoured by Punjab Squash.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Squash Association (PSA) has honored its former junior coach Mujahid Hussain here at Punjab squash courts on Monday. Mujhaid remained coach of the PSA for more than three years and produced quality squash players for the association.

Currently, Mujahid is working as a junior coach in Blackball Squash Club Cairo, Egypt. He is the first Pakistani junior squash coach, who got this position in Egypt, which is now the squash hub and have number of world squash champions. On his return to homeland during his vacations, he visited the Punjab Squash Complex, where Senior Vice President Tariq Farooq Rana awarded him with the trophy for his services in coaching here in Punjab squash and international squash circuit.

Under his coaching, many good young players from Punjab played superb squash and earned laurels for the province at national and international level. One of big names produce by him is Israr Ahmed, who is former number one junior squash player. Israr has great honour of winning British Junior Under-15 Championships in 2012 while in the same event, his another student Kashif Asif finished runner-up in under-13 category.

Sharing his successful squash coaching story, Mujahid said: 'Squash is my bread and butter. I am working hard to be a good coach while I am also working with foreign players and academies. I know I was not a big player but I worked really hard for my coaching and completed my Asian Squash Coaching Course Level-I and Level-II...

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