The world’s best stars like Shahbaz Ahmed, Dhanraj Pillai, Tahir Zaman have once played in the country’s hockey. However, clubs like Abahani-Mohammedan have never ventured outside the subcontinent in the past to bring in foreign players. This time it is going to be an exception. Not only the exception, this time a revolution is going to happen in the hockey field of the country. Two stars of Argentina national team are coming to play in Mohammedan. Defender Gonzalo Peilat and striker Hoakim Maneni are the two best players in world hockey at the moment.....................
Peilat is currently playing in the league in Germany. And Maneni is playing in the Netherlands. They will arrive in Dhaka on November 14 separately from the two countries. They will get Mohammedan in a total of 6 matches including Super Six of the ongoing Hockey League. The two Argentines will take the field with the last match of the first round against Abahani on 16 November. Mohammedan hockey team manager Ariful Haque Prince confirmed the matter.
Ariful Haque said about them, ‘Today they got Bangladesh visa. Tickets were booked in advance. They will arrive in Dhaka on the 14th. Originally they were brought to Dhaka for Super Six. Earlier, they will play the match against Abahani on the 18th. Mohammedan has won all the matches played in the league so far. Title-seeking Mariners Youngs and Abahani have also won all their matches.
According to reliable sources, besides Mohammedan, Abahani also tried to get Pilat and Meneni. Both the clubs of the country submitted their names to the Hockey Federation. Bahaf sent a letter to the Argentine Hockey Federation asking for the consent of the two players to avoid danger. They later agreed to play for Mohammedan through the federation. The two players are said to be costing more than 30,000.
No team wants to get such players! Peilat is considered one of the best players in world hockey. He made his debut for Argentina in 2011. 3 years later, in 2014, the crown of the best emerging player in the world rose on his head. He has proved his talent throughout his career. He has no pair to score a penalty corner. He has scored 16 goals in 153 appearances for Argentina. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he brought gold to Argentina. He was the top scorer with 11 goals. Earlier, he was also the top scorer in the 2014 Hockey World Cup held in the Netherlands. He scored 10 goals there. Although the team could not bring the World Cup title, Argentina was third. He is coming to Dhaka by making his club Mannheimer runners-up in the German league.
Like Pelা, striker Menenio is a regular striker for the Argentine national team. He has played 110 matches since making his debut for Argentina in 2014. The 30-year-old striker is a member of the team that won gold at the Rio Olympics. He is currently playing for the famous Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
