![KRL, Army match ends in goalless draw [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Saif-Tex-vs-WAPDA-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpeg "KRL, Army match ends in goalless draw [The News]")
Defending champs WAPDA finally get a win with 5-0 thrashing of Saif Tex thanks to a Shayek Dost hattrick in National Challenge Cup. Other matches also decided across Pakistan.
Category: National Competitions
![Police edge Navy in Challenge Cup [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Police-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpg "Police edge Navy in Challenge Cup [The News]")
January31January 31, 2023
Police edge Navy in Challenge Cup [The News]
Both teams qualified for round of 16 from the initial three-team Group A after Gwadar Port Authority withdrew from the National Challenge Cup
![Qadeer treble fires Army to big win [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Asia-Ghee-Mills-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpg "Qadeer treble fires Army to big win [Dawn]")
January30January 30, 2023
Qadeer treble fires Army to big win [Dawn]
2020 finalists Army thrash POF, Asia Ghee Mills edge Ashraf Sugar Mills, while NIMSO, PAF, HEC also register wins in National Challenge Cup.
![KRL register second straight win [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WAPDA-vs-SA-Gardens-Alamgir-Ghazi-vs-Murtaza-Hussain-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpg "KRL register second straight win [The News]")
January29January 29, 2023
KRL register second straight win [The News]
Defending champs WAPDA again held in draw, this time by SA Gardens, as the National Challenge Cup 2023 continues across Pakistan. Mamsons Builders (POPO FC) register win
![Army make winning start in Challenge Cup [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/National-Challenge-Cup-logo-1160x535.jpg "Army make winning start in Challenge Cup [The News]"){kind=logo}
January26January 26, 2023
Army make winning start in Challenge Cup [The News]
2020 finalists ease past Muslim Hands, SA Gardens route Saif Tex, draws in other NFCC 2023 matches across the country.
![Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Navy-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpg "Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off [Dawn]")
January25January 25, 2023
Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off [Dawn]
National Challenge Cup may end up as the only event for departments for now as a future Pakistan Premier League could be club-only event to meet AFC Club Licensing requirement
January24January 24, 2023
PFF National Challenge Cup kicks off today [The News]
NFCC 2023 to feature 27 department teams divided into 7 groups played in different cities across the country in first phase.
![Essa joins KRL as coach, preparing for Challenge Cup [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Muhammad-Essa-at-2022-CM-Balochistan-Gold-Cup-1160x535.jpg "Essa joins KRL as coach, preparing for Challenge Cup [The News]")
January21January 21, 2023
Essa joins KRL as coach, preparing for Challenge Cup [The News]
For the upcoming National Challenge Cup campaign, Muhammad Essa joins the coaching staff of KRL, the department team that he once captained as a player.
December30December 30, 2022
Challenge Cup start postponed
PFF changes schedule of National Challenge Cup 2023 due to adverse winter weather in some parts of the country where groups are to be held.
December14December 14, 2022
National Challenge Cup 2023 kicks off in January
32 departments to be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams, each group played in different cities for stage one beginning January 1 till Feb 11.