PFF names squad for four-nation cup in Saudi Arabia

Matches will be held between January 11 and 19

By Web Desk
January 08, 2023
Pakistan team poses after a training session — PFF

The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has announced the squad which will travel to Saudi Arabia for the upcoming four-nation cup.

The three diaspora players, Nadia Khan, Zahmena Malik and Amina Hanif, are also part of the squad.

The four-nation cup will be played in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, between January 11 and 19. 

The participating teams include hosts Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Comoros and Mauritius.

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, in September 2022, was the first time in eight years that the Pakistan women’s team participated in an international match.

FIFA lifted ban on the PFF, which was imposed in April 2021 due to undue third-party interference, in June 2022.

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.

Pakistan squad

Goalkeepers: Rumaysa Khan, Fatima Naz, Mafia Parveen and Nisha Ashraf.

Defenders: Mishal Bhatti, Sara Khan, Sahiba Sherdil, Malika-e-Noor, Nazalia Siddiqui, Sahar Zaman and Sophia Qureshi.

Midfielders: Maria Khan, Amina Hanif, Suha Hirani, Anushey Usman, Marvi Baig and Rameen Fareed.

Strikers: Anmol Hira, Zahmeena Malik, Aliya Sadiq, Nadia Khan, Sanober Sattar, Naqiyah Ali and Zoya Zeeshan.

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