The Pakistan U20 men’s national football team squad departed for Azerbaijan from Islamabad earlier after a brief meet with Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Syed Mohsen Gilani on 3 June 2026.
Under newly appointed head coach Muhammad Essa Khan, the U20 team is scheduled to face home side Azerbaijan U20s on 9 June at the Gabala City Stadium in a friendly game.
The match comes amid confirmed reports of Pakistan not participating in the AFC U20 Asian Cup qualifiers that raised strong concerns from fans and media of inadequate international participation badly hampering Pakistani football’s growth.
Back in March, Pakistan U20 then under head Shahzad Anwar, had lost both group stage games in the SAFF U20 Championship to eventual champions Bangladesh 2-0 and India 3-0.
Pakistan U20 squad
- Goalkeepers: Zulqarnain, Kashif Rehman, Aadil Ali Khan
- Defenders: Abdul Rehman, Shahid Anjum, Ubaidullah Khan, Majid Ali, Abdul Khaliq, Syed Aabis Raza
- Midfielders: Ali Zafar, Khubaib Khan, Owais Ilyas, Muhammad Junaid, Sadam, Abdullah Sharafat, Abdul Samad
- Forwards: Syed Shahrum, Najeebullah Khan, Sharaf Khan, Sameer Cheena, Muhammad Abdullah Tahir, Kashif Khan, Faham Ahmed
Team Management:
- Head of Delegation: Ahmed Rehan
- Head Coach: Essa Khan
- Assistant Coach: Ishfaq Ahmed
- GK Coach: Jaffar Khan
- Physio: Abdullah Aamir
- Team Manager: Muhammad Zaman
- Mentor: Tanveer Ahmed
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