Pakistan's Dutch hockey coach, Siegfried Aikman has resigned from his post after not getting paid for the last 12 months. (More Hockey News)
Aikman, who had joined the national team♈ last year, took to social me🅠dia to announce he had officially resigned as head coach.
Though Aikman had returned home from Pakistan late last year over a salary dispute, he didn't relinquish the post waiting for his arrears to♌ be cleared. But with no resolution in sight, he has decided to resign.
Around the time Aikman sent in his resignation to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), another Dutch co🌊ach, Roelant Oltmans, arrived in Pakistan and will fly out with the national junior squad to Muscat for the Asia Junior Cup on Sunday night.
PHF confirmed that Oltmans had arrived in L꧂ahore and taken charge of the junior team for the continental event.
PHF has not indicateꦛd who will pay Oltman's salary or whether Aikman's dues w🔯ill be cleared.
Aikm𒊎an had been hired by PHF after the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) said it would pay the Dutch coach's salary. A standoff between the PHF and PSB over elections and constitutional issues led to a situation where the state-controlled body has stopped funding to the PHF.
"Even the (funding of the) team, we have sent to Oman has been done by raising money through private donors and sponsors,” said a PHF🌳 official.
