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.
Category: National Competitions
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.
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.
PFF strives for revival of departmental football [The Nation]
NC to resume official domestic football by organizing PFF National Challenge Cup in January 2023. Up to 32 department teams may be expected to take part after NC met team officials.
Departments reluctant to form teams before NC calendar [The News]
Many departments waiting for Normalisation Committee's pending announcement for national-level events before they restore teams on current government's directives
The resumption of football [TNS]
Alam Zeb Safi writes with hopeful optimism that after years of crises and troubles, Pak football is getting back to its feet again under the PFF Normalisation Committee
Essa urges NC to announce Premier League, Challenge Cup [The News]
Former Pakistan MNT captain Muhammad Essa urges return of national events for better identification of national team footballers.
PPFL not possible until NC gets accounts control [The News]
As court case for control of PFF accounts reaches its final stages, NC says alternative financing arrangements with FIFA have their limitations
Premier league in consideration but issues need to be sorted: Shahid [The News]
From bringing PFF House back into acceptable working conditions, to hiring new PFF staff, to planning football events, NC has its work cut out with lifting of FIFA ban
PFF-NC sets eyes on resumption of football activities in Pakistan [Geo News]
NC chairman Haroon Malik says PFF will talk to other MAs for friendlies with Pakistan, eyes age-group tournaments, committed to hold PFF elections within deadline