Pakistan football team gears up for four-nation Cup in Saudi Arabia
Matches will be played in January next year
The Pakistan women’s football team is currently preparing for the four-nation cup in Saudi Arabia.
The Pakistan women’s team is in high spirits and is eager to do well on the tour.
The three diaspora players, Nadia Khan, Zahmena Malik and Amina Hanif, have also joined the women’s national team camp.
The four-nation cup will be played in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, between January 11 and 19 next year.
The participating teams include hosts Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Comoros and Mauritius.
It must be noted that the SAFF Women’s Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal, earlier this year in September, was the first time in eight years that the Pakistan women’s team participated in an international match.
The 34-member initial squad for the tour has already been revealed by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). The shortlisted 25-member squad will be announced later.
Goalkeepers:
Nisha Ashraf, Rumesa Khan, Hadiqa Zafar, Fatima Naz and Mafia Parveen.
Midfielders:
Maria Khan, Alina Isphani, Alina Akram, Aliza Sabir, Amina Hanif, Ammal Khan, Anushey Usman, Marvi Baig, Rameen Fareed, Ruqqya Farheen, Sanober Sattar, Suha Hirani and Zehmina Malik.
Forwards:
Nadia Khan, Aliya Sadiq, Anmol Hira, Kainat Abdul Ghani, Nadia Shams, Naqiyah Ali and Zoya Zeeshan.
Defenders:
Malika e Noor, Eeshal Fayyaz, Eschal Sheikh, Mishal Bhatti, Nazalia Siddiqui, Sahar Zaman, Sahiba Sherdil, Sara Khan and Sophiya Qureshi.
FIFA lifts ban on PFF
FIFA lifted ban on the PFF, which was imposed in April 2021 due to undue third-party interference, in June this year.
FIFA also extended the mandate of the Normalisation Committee by 12 months.
According to FIFA, the mandate of the Normalisation Committee includes managing of PFF’s daily affairs, ensuring the proper registration and scrutiny of the clubs in Pakistan, draft and ratify, with the assistance of FIFA and the AFC, an electoral code for the PFF, organise the elections at district followed by provincial levels and conduct the elections of a new PFF executive committee.
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