Too tough for PSF to produce champion in next 15 years: Qamar.

Byline: Mohsin Ali

ISLAMABAD -- Former world squash champion and Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Vice President Qamar Zaman has showed his concerns about the future of national players in international circuit, saying the country won't be able to produce a world champion even in next 10 to 15 years.

In an interview with The Nation, Qamar said: 'The players are not willing to put up efforts and spare five hours daily for training, as they are more concerned about money and international tours. They want to play squash just to get visas to settle abroad and earn money. Such behaviour is not acceptable and the federation must take tough measures against all such players, who brought bad name to the country.

'I feel bad to say this but the reality is very harsh, as I do not see good results from even junior players in near future. It is true that we have few exceptionally talented young players like Noor Zaman and Hamza, who have made their names at international stage as well. But I think they still need to work very hard.'

Qamar also admitted that the federation must train the junior players in Pakistan, rather than sending them abroad to training purposes. 'When we have former world champions like Jahangir, Jansher and me and others, why we need foreign coaches? The entire amount spent on junior players in Egypt was wasted, as they are still struggling and giving poor results. They were much better prior to training in Egypt.

'We all need to understand that why Egypt will pass on their knowledge to our players? If the federation wants to take benefit from our services, we are more than willing to help, as it badly hurts to see that not a single Pakistani player is even in PSA...

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