Lausanne (Switzerland), Feb 24 (Reporter) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday announced that the third edition of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup (men) will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 15-21, 2025. The tournament involves the eight participating teams (France, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Wales), with the winners qualifying for the 2025-26 FIH Hockey Pro League. This line-up is particularly impressive, with all teams but Pakistan having participated in the last FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2023. Commenting on the announcement, Subahan bin Kamal, the president of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation said: “The Malaysian Hockey Confederation is delighted and privileged to host the FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2024-25 in Kuala Lumpur. We are grateful to FIH in entrusting us to host this amazing event for the very first time. We are excited and believe this tournament will definitely bring the best of world hockey talents to Malaysia. We would also like to thank our Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh in supporting our effort in hosting this event.” FIH President Tayyab Ikram added: “It’s a true delight to go back to Malaysia with one of our major events. Our hosts have always been wonderful hockey tournament organisers and the same will prevail again for this Men’s Nations Cup that will qualify the winners for the next edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League." On behalf of FIH, I’d like to extend our sincerest gratitude to our Malaysian friends. I already wish everyone, and first and foremost the athletes, to make the most of this experience to grow, and reach the next level,” he added. The FIH Hockey Nations Cup was launched in 2021 with the aim of offering a top-level competition to the best-ranked teams not participating in the FIH Hockey Pro League and giving the winning team the option to be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League the next season, precisely. The first two editions were played in Potchefstroom, South Africa (2022) and Gniezno, Poland (2024). The inaugural Nations Cup (men) was won by South Africa, the following one by New Zealand...////...