Training camp underway: KE begin preparations for AFC Cup qualifiers [Express Tribune]

Training camp underway: KE begin preparations for AFC Cup qualifiers [Express Tribune]

The ongoing problems at the Pakistan Football Federation mean that the national team may not be competing in international tournaments any time soon but national champions K-Electric (KE) will be representing the country at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup qualifiers in Bhutan from August 9.

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Comment : The players need to fight for their right, or there won’t be much left [Express Tribune]

Comment : The players need to fight for their right, or there won’t be much left [Express Tribune]

Reporting on football in Pakistan can be quite embarrassing, especially when the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is mostly busy in controversial elections while players who should be the spine of the sport continue to remain eerily silent on the issue.

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PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]

PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]

In a manner not too dissimilar to a natural disaster, it is the children who have suffered the most from the ongoing power struggle at the upper echelons of football administration in the country.

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K-E’s England-based players, coach arrive [The News]

K-E’s England-based players, coach arrive [The News]

K-Electric’s newly-hired England-based coach Majid Shafiq and players Irfan Khan and Shani Abbasi reached Karachi on Friday to join the camp which will begin here at the Steel Mills ground on Saturday.

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Former justice to hold PFF elections within four months [The News]

Former justice to hold PFF elections within four months [The News]

Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday appointed justice retired Asad Munir as administrator who will hold the elections of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) within four months, highly reliable sources told ‘The News’.

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Faisal to challenge LHC decision in Supreme Court [Nation]

Faisal to challenge LHC decision in Supreme Court [Nation]

Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has termed the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision as illegal and ultra vires and decided to challenge it in the Supreme Court with the conviction that merit and justice will prevail.

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Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan [The News]

Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan [The News]

Mohammad Shamlan on Thursday announced that he had quit as Pakistan football team coach after the expiry of his contract and signed a one-year deal with Bahrain’s Riffa Sports Club.

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LHC declares PFF elections null and void [Dawn]

LHC declares PFF elections null and void [Dawn]

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday declared the elections of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) held in Changla Gali, Abbottabad on June 30 as null and void while also issuing contempt notices to Faisal Saleh Hayat and Col Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi.

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Wanted: FIFA role to clear PFF mess [The News]

Wanted: FIFA role to clear PFF mess [The News]

An input from FIFA regarding football conflict in Pakistan would play a key role in the resolution of the dispute which seems to inflict a huge damage on the country’s football.

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