Afghan national water polo team
The Afghan national water polo team represents Afghanistan in international water polo tournaments.
history
The national team was founded in 2008 by the American marine reserveist Jeremy Piasecki , who is also the coach, which turned out to be difficult as many Afghans do not learn to swim and there is even no uniform name for water polo in Afghanistan. There is also war in the country , with long droughts and cold spells in winter.
The team trains at the US Navy base in Kabul and consists mainly of Afghan soldiers . A long-planned three-month stay in Fallbrook , the coach's home in Southern California , was turned down. As a statement, the United States Embassy in Kabul expressed concern that the players would remain in the United States .
Squad
This national team squad is based on the 2011/12 season:
| Closed | Surname | birthday | place of birth | ||
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Ahmad Reshad | 1993/94 | Balch | ||
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Ahmad Jawad | 1986/87 | Punjjir | ||
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Abdul Ahad | 1995/96 | Kapisa | ||
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Subscription Moslum | 1990 | Panjshir | ||
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Ahmad Jawid | 1991 | Nangarhar | ||
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Ahmad Omid | 1977 | Jozjan | ||
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Firooz Khan | 1987 | Punjjir | ||
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Hamid Rahimullah | 1988 | Laghman | ||
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Mohammad Nasir | 1987 | Kabul | ||
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Nawid Ullah | 1988 | Kabul | ||
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Laila Habibi | 1970 | |||
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Jeremy Piasecki | September 21, 1978 | New York City | ||
Web links
- Official website of the Afghan National Water Polo Team
Individual evidence
- ^ Afghanistan Water Polo Fundraising and Non-profit Information (PDF; 129 kB) Accessed December 19, 2012
- ^ Afghan water polo players for the 2016 Olympics from June 9, 2010, accessed December 18, 2012
- ↑ Southern California visit by Afghan water polo players nixed December 20, 2011, accessed December 18, 2012
- ^ National team roster on the official website
- ^ Coach hopes to take Afghan team to OC