The Malaysian Hockey Federation has declared the Kangar hockey pitch as unworthy of hosting any of the MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League matches.
And this will be a blow to Matri who are the only team from the state that are participating in the league that commenced on April 9.
An inspection of the pitch was conducted by a team led by MHF Secretary Hashim Yusof last Saturday and it was determined that the condition of the pitch was risky to the players.
"There are just many areas on the pitch that pose a safety issue to players. And we have decided that it is not suitable to host matches," said Hashim.
"We allowed the match on Sunday to proceed as some parts of the pitch was stitched back but we felt that it was a temporary measure.
"Hence we decided that the pitch will not be used for any matches.
"Matri will be required to play their matches in Alor Star and the Kedah HA have graciously consented to this arrangement and will provide technical assistance for the matches."
From pictures made available, it was apparent that many parts of the turf was torn and stitches come off.
Even the condition of the substitute bench and technical table was deplorable.
This is a below to the development of hockey in the northern state which produced Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin, the nations top striker.
And this will be a blow to Matri who are the only team from the state that are participating in the league that commenced on April 9.
An inspection of the pitch was conducted by a team led by MHF Secretary Hashim Yusof last Saturday and it was determined that the condition of the pitch was risky to the players.
"There are just many areas on the pitch that pose a safety issue to players. And we have decided that it is not suitable to host matches," said Hashim.
"We allowed the match on Sunday to proceed as some parts of the pitch was stitched back but we felt that it was a temporary measure.
"Hence we decided that the pitch will not be used for any matches.
"Matri will be required to play their matches in Alor Star and the Kedah HA have graciously consented to this arrangement and will provide technical assistance for the matches."
From pictures made available, it was apparent that many parts of the turf was torn and stitches come off.
Even the condition of the substitute bench and technical table was deplorable.
This is a below to the development of hockey in the northern state which produced Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin, the nations top striker.
