Pakistan to play Iraq, hosts Cambodia, Oman in Group G of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in September 2025.
Category: International Competitions
![#AFCU23 draw for 2026 Qualifiers on 29 May [the-afc.com]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AFC-U23-Asian-Cup-logo-1160x535.jpg "#AFCU23 draw for 2026 Qualifiers on 29 May [the-afc.com]"){kind=logo}
May21May 23, 2025
#AFCU23 draw for 2026 Qualifiers on 29 May [the-afc.com]
44 teams taking part. 11 group winners, best 4 runners up to qualify for 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. Pakistan in Pot 4 for draws on 29 May.
![Pakistan camp for ACQs from June 1 [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/McKeal-Abdullah-and-Abdul-Samad-Arshad-Syria-vs-Pakistan-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1157x535.jpg "Pakistan camp for ACQs from June 1 [Nukta]")
May20May 20, 2025
Pakistan camp for ACQs from June 1 [Nukta]
NC plans to hold MNT camp at Islamabad under Stephen Constantine for a few days before moving squad to Myanmar by 5 June for further preps. Pakistan play Myanmar away on 10 June.
![Pakistan and Myanmar swap AFC qualifier fixtures [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pakistan-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan and Myanmar swap AFC qualifier fixtures [Nukta]")
May19May 19, 2025
Pakistan and Myanmar swap AFC qualifier fixtures [Nukta]
ACQs: Pakistan MNT training camp for now reversed Myanmar fixture, pending AFC approval, to likely begin 1 June under Stephen Constantine. PFF considering options of holding camp abroad.
![Pakistan, Myanmar opt for revised Qualifier schedule amid PFF transition [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pakistan-Myanmar-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers.jpg "Pakistan, Myanmar opt for revised Qualifier schedule amid PFF transition [The Nation]")
May19May 19, 2025
Pakistan, Myanmar opt for revised Qualifier schedule amid PFF transition [The Nation]
PFF sources state decision to reverse Pakistan-Myanmar ACQ on 10 June to be an away game was to aid in transition of newly elected PFF body after 27 May elections and not due to concerns over Pak-India tensions.
![PFF NC cancels players’ holidays on Eid, retains combination for Myanmar Clash [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ali-Uzair-Gujjar-Syria-vs-Pakistan-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "PFF NC cancels players’ holidays on Eid, retains combination for Myanmar Clash [The News]")
April28April 28, 2025
PFF NC cancels players’ holidays on Eid, retains combination for Myanmar Clash [The News]
With the Pakistan-Myanmar ACQs clash in Islamabad on 10 June likely just two days after Eid ul Azha, PFF NC to retain squad under Stephen Constantine.
![SAFF C’ship postponed to 2026 [The Edition]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SAFF-1160x524.png "SAFF C’ship postponed to 2026 [The Edition]")
April23April 23, 2025
SAFF C’ship postponed to 2026 [The Edition]
This SAFF Championship, earlier scheduled for July in Sri Lanka, has now postponed to 2026 for better home-and-away model preparations.
![Football: Glimmers of Hope [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pakistan-training-ahead-of-Syria-match-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Football: Glimmers of Hope [Dawn]")
April13April 13, 2025
Football: Glimmers of Hope [Dawn]
Both of Pakistan’s men’s and women’s football teams have done better than expected of them, given the lack of preparation, funding and domestic structures. Can the election of a president for the Pakistan Football Federation finally set in motion sweeping changes to how football is played in the country?
![Challenges faced by Pakistan football and possible ways out for future [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Syria-vs-Pakistan-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1-800x535.jpg "Challenges faced by Pakistan football and possible ways out for future [TNS]")
April13April 13, 2025
Challenges faced by Pakistan football and possible ways out for future [TNS]
With the right leadership, proper funding, better facilities, and more support, football in Pakistan could flourish, writes Asher Butt for The News on Sunday
![Pakistan missed golden chance to stun Syria: Essa [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Muhammad-Essa-at-2022-CM-Balochistan-Gold-Cup-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan missed golden chance to stun Syria: Essa [The News]")
March27March 27, 2025
Pakistan missed golden chance to stun Syria: Essa [The News]
Pakistan should have shocked 'underwhelming and unpolished Syrian team,' according to ex-captain Muhammad Essa and The News' Abdul Mohi Shah