KARACHI, June 19: Karachi will take on Hyderabad in the inaugural match of the NBP Sindh Inter-region U-16 Hockey Championship at 5.00pm at the Hockey Club of Pakistan on Monday.

Earlier, Sukkur will also play Mirpurkhas at 3.00pm.

The championship, being organised by the Sindh Hockey Association (SOA), features five regions of the province, namely, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana and Mirpurkhas.

The opening ceremony will be attended by Olympian Hanif Khan, the chairman of the PHF national section committee.

The championship concludes on June 25.