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Tiga terbaik jadi sasaran utama


SKUAD hoki wanita negara giat berlatih di Stadium Hoki Nasional, Bukit Jalil menjelang Piala Asia Wanita Remaja V yang bermula 13 Disember ini.


BUKAN satu tugas mudah buat skuad wanita negara menempah tiket ke Kejohanan Hoki Piala Dunia Wanita Remaja 2009 di Boston, Amerika Syarikat.

Namun berdasarkan prestasi semasa, tidak mustahil bagi anak buah Yahaya Atan merealisasikan impian itu, sekali gus mencipta sejarah layak buat kali pertama pada kejohanan tersebut.

Sebelum mengimpikan tiket ke Boston, skuad negara ada misi yang lebih besar perlu dilaksanakan terlebih dahulu.

Menamatkan saingan dalam kelompok tiga pasukan terbaik menjadi sasaran mereka pada Kejohanan Piala Asia Wanita Remaja V yang bermula 13 hingga 21 Disember ini di Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

"Seperti biasa, kami meletakkan sasaran untuk melayakkan diri ke peringkat separuh akhir pada Kejohanan Piala Asia Wanita Remaja V bulan depan.

"Kemudiannya, baru kami memberi tumpuan untuk menamatkan saingan di kedudukan tiga terbaik untuk memastikan kami layak secara automatik ke Piala Dunia di Boston, Amerika Syarikat tahun depan.

"Dengan pemain yang ada dan persiapan yang telah dilakukan sejak tahun lalu, saya yakin peluang kami cukup cerah meskipun dicabar beberapa pasukan gergasi Asia yang lain," kata Yahaya kepada Kosmo! semalam.

Pada kejohanan yang memasuki edisi kelima itu, sebanyak sembilan pasukan akan berentap.

Skuad negara diundi dalam satu kumpulan bersama dua pasukan gergasi Asia, China dan Jepun selain Pakistan dan Thailand dalam Kumpulan A.

Manakala Kumpulan B menampilkan Korea Selatan, India, Singapura dan Taiwan.

Untuk rekod, kali terakhir skuad negara mengambil bahagian pada kejohanan ini adalah pada tahun 2000, namun mereka terkandas awal di peringkat kumpulan.

Menurut Yahaya, selain 22 pemain berusia bawah 21 tahun yang berlatih bersama skuad elit, dia turut menyerapkan lima pemain baru yang dicungkil bakatnya pada temasya Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) 2008 di Terengganu lalu.

Malah lapan daripada pemain itu turut menimba pengalaman bersama skuad elit pada kelayakan Sukan Olimpik 2008 di Victoria, Kanada pada 26 April hingga 5 Mei lalu.

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