Pakistan's schedule for four-nation cup in Saudi Arabia revealed
The matches will be played next month
The Pakistan Football Federation has revealed the schedule for the four-nation cup in Saudi Arabia next month.
The Pakistan women’s team will begin their campaign against Comoros on January 11. Their second match is against Mauritius on January 15, meanwhile their final encounter is against Saudi Arabia on 19 of the same month.
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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