![Zahir cleared to contest Hayat for PFF presidency [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PFF-Elections.jpg "Zahir cleared to contest Hayat for PFF presidency [Dawn]")
Zahir Ali Shah remains in contention to challenge incumbent Faisal Saleh Hayat for the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) presidency.
Category: Nationwide News
![Street Child World Cup team: A year on, Cambridge beckons two squad members [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Pak-Street-7.jpg "Street Child World Cup team: A year on, Cambridge beckons two squad members [Express Tribune]")
May7May 7, 2015
Street Child World Cup team: A year on, Cambridge beckons two squad members [Express Tribune]
A year after winning the bronze medal at the Street Child World Cup in Brazil, plenty of doors have opened for Pakistan’s team, the latest one taking two members of the squad for a stint in Cambridge.
![Senior official Farasat sacked as PFF row simmers [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/unnamed.jpg "Senior official Farasat sacked as PFF row simmers [Dawn]")
May6December 7, 2020
Senior official Farasat sacked as PFF row simmers [Dawn]
Another controversy erupted on Tuesday in the lead-up to Pakistan Football Federation’s (PFF) most divisive elections in June when it terminated the services of Director Member Associations and Projects Col Farasat Ali Shah.
May5December 7, 2020
PFF suspends Farasat Ali for five years
Farasat Ali handed 5 year ban for allegedly violating PFF rules.
![Is it election? [The News on Sunday]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Makhdoom-Syed-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat.jpg "Is it election? [The News on Sunday]")
May3December 23, 2024
Is it election? [The News on Sunday]
There is no check and balance as far as the governance of sports in Pakistan is concerned. Mostly influential individuals rule the federations.
![‘Pakistan football suffering due to lack of investment on coaches’ [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_7247.jpg "‘Pakistan football suffering due to lack of investment on coaches’ [Dawn]")
May3April 19, 2026
‘Pakistan football suffering due to lack of investment on coaches’ [Dawn]
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Friday hailed their achievements at Thursday’s AFC Congress in the Bahrain capital of Manama.
![Nasir Ismail questions Najeebullah’s appointment [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Nasir-Ismail-left-and-Shehzad-Anwar-right-at-FIFA-Futuro-III-coaching-course-in-2011.jpg "Nasir Ismail questions Najeebullah’s appointment [The News]")
May2September 6, 2023
Nasir Ismail questions Najeebullah’s appointment [The News]
Nasir Ismail raised objections to Najeebullah Najmi's appointment as assistant in AFC A-License coaching course in Lahore
![PFF making mockery of election rules: Mujahid [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pff.jpg "PFF making mockery of election rules: Mujahid [Dawn]")
May1December 27, 2020
PFF making mockery of election rules: Mujahid [Dawn]
Former Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) technical director Col Mujahidullah Tareen has criticised the overall process adopted by the federation in holding its presidential elections on June 30.
![Hayat pulls out of AFC VP race, secures matches for Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/President-PFF-along-with-GS-PFF-addressing-Press-Conference.jpg "Hayat pulls out of AFC VP race, secures matches for Pakistan [Dawn]")
May1November 1, 2025
Hayat pulls out of AFC VP race, secures matches for Pakistan [Dawn]
When Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Faisal Saleh Hayat left for the Bahrain capital of Manama on Monday night, he was confident he would become AFC’s South zone vice-president during the Ordinary Congress of Asia’s football governing body on Thursday.
![FIFA satisfied with Khanewal Goal Project [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Flag_of_FIFA.svg_-e1437730438429.png "FIFA satisfied with Khanewal Goal Project [Dawn]")
May1November 1, 2025
FIFA satisfied with Khanewal Goal Project [Dawn]
"The building of the Goal Project/FIFA Football Academy in Khanewal is being carried out at a great speed. It is expected to be completed and operational in the early months of 2016," claims PFF