Pakistan ended their decade long drought at home after beating Afghanistan 2-1 in an International Friendly in Lahore, also avenging the 3-0 loss suffered to the SAFF Champions in August 2013.
Category: National Youth Teams
![Quality should trump big names: Shamlan [Express Tribune] Quality should trump big names: Shamlan [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shamlan.jpg)
Quality should trump big names: Shamlan [Express Tribune]
Pakistan coach Mohamed Shamlan believes that for the national team, selecting players based on their individual skills rather than the performance of their departments and clubs as a whole is imperative.
![Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans [The News] Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10414428_10155089706555234_1888151438124067972_n.jpg)
Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans [The News]
Denmark-based striker Hassan Bashir will lead Pakistan football team in their one-off friendly against Afghanistan at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore, on Friday.
![‘Afghan team in excellent shape’ [The News] ‘Afghan team in excellent shape’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10981222_808946482506218_1878928148440149669_n.jpg)
‘Afghan team in excellent shape’ [The News]
A top official of Afghanistan football team on Tuesday said that their team was in excellent shape and would deliver against Pakistan in the one-off friendly at Punjab Stadium, Lahore, on Friday
![Pakistan boost team for Afghan match [The News] Pakistan boost team for Afghan match [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_6983.jpg)
Pakistan boost team for Afghan match [The News]
The good news for Pakistan is that former Fulham defender Zeeshan Rehman and Denmark-based Hassan Bashir will be part of the team for the match against Afghanistan.
![This time, for Pakistan! [TNS] This time, for Pakistan! [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_6983.jpg)
This time, for Pakistan! [TNS]
It is time the PFF woke up and rescue its variant of the beautiful game before it perishes once and for all. Not for themselves maybe, but for our country.
![Camp for major assignments begins [The News] Camp for major assignments begins [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Pakistan-vs-Indonesia-2014.jpg)
Camp for major assignments begins [The News]
National footballers will assemble in Lahore on Saturday (today) to kick-start their preparations for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and 2016 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship qualifiers
![Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive] Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10922858_10155023439425234_9178467045284373917_n.jpg)
Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive]
For a country that has never won a World Cup Qualifying match and not scored a WCQ goal in over a decade you would have expected a bit more serious planning, urgency and ambition.
![‘Far-sighted’ Shamlan eyes long-term impact [Dawn] ‘Far-sighted’ Shamlan eyes long-term impact [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Shamlan1.jpg)
‘Far-sighted’ Shamlan eyes long-term impact [Dawn]
Mohammad Al Shamlan’s arrival sparked a wave of optimism that he would take Pakistan’s football team to the next level.

Pakistan in tough Group B for AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers
Pakistan to host Group B of AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers.
