With Pakistan currently participating in SAFF U17 Championship in Bhutan, Alam Zeb Safi writes about the country's youth development crisis.
![Wasted opportunity: Pakistan football’s youth development crisis [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Pakistan-at-2024-SAFF-U17-Championship-1160x535.jpg "Wasted opportunity: Pakistan football’s youth development crisis [Nukta]")
September23September 24, 2024
Category: News
![FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PIDC-East-footballers-including-Ustad-Amin-Baloch-in-1960s.jpg "FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY [Dawn]")
September22September 22, 2024
FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY [Dawn]
Surviving Pakistani and Bangladeshi footballers from the 1960s - Ustad Amin Baloch, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Golam Sarwar Tipu - recall the heyday and downfall of a footballing nation.
![Pakistan beat Nepal in SAFF U17s [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nepal-vs-Pakistan-2024-SAFF-U17s-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan beat Nepal in SAFF U17s [Geo Super]")
September21September 21, 2024
Pakistan beat Nepal in SAFF U17s [Geo Super]
Talha Khan's 81st minute goal enough for Pakistan to secure win over Nepal in SAFF U17 Championship at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu.
![PFF Provincial Elections move closer to final outcome [Pakistan Today]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PFF-Provincial-Elections-2024-1160x535.jpg "PFF Provincial Elections move closer to final outcome [Pakistan Today]")
September20September 21, 2024
PFF Provincial Elections move closer to final outcome [Pakistan Today]
Haji Jamil Sarparah wins Balochistan FA presidency, Naveed Aslam Lodhi wins Punjab FA presidency. PFF NC to officially announce Provincial FA elections results within two days.
![Provincial elections pave way for PFF’s next leadership phase [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Zahir-Shah-and-Azam-Khan-win-KPFA-SFA-presidencies-1160x535.jpg "Provincial elections pave way for PFF’s next leadership phase [The Nation]")
September20September 20, 2024
Provincial elections pave way for PFF’s next leadership phase [The Nation]
Zahir Shah wins KPk FA presidency, Azam Khan wins Sindh FA presidency on first day of provincial FA elections. Both praise PFF NC for conducting 'the most transparent elections in Pak football history.'
![Pakistan-eligible Norwegian footballer rejects €850,000 offer from Israeli club [Geo News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ole-Saeter-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan-eligible Norwegian footballer rejects €850,000 offer from Israeli club [Geo News]")
September20September 20, 2024
Pakistan-eligible Norwegian footballer rejects €850,000 offer from Israeli club [Geo News]
Ole Sæter, a striker at Norwegian club Rosenborg, rejected a transfer to Maccabi Haifa over Israeli violence against Palestinians. Ole has a Pakistani grandfather, making him eligible to play for Pakistan in international football.
![PFF’s provincial polls start today [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Zahir-Shah-Col-Nauman-Rana-Ashraf-1160x535.jpg "PFF’s provincial polls start today [The News]")
September19September 19, 2024
PFF’s provincial polls start today [The News]
Provincial FA elections over two days begin in Lahore today. Zahir Shah and Col Nauman compete in KPk elections, Rana Ashraf favourite in Punjab elections. All three successfully appealed lifetime bans.
![Haroon Malik outlines Pak football’s path to NC, emphasises fair elections [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Haroon-Malik-PFF-NC-Chairman.jpeg "Haroon Malik outlines Pak football’s path to NC, emphasises fair elections [The Nation]")
September19September 20, 2024
Haroon Malik outlines Pak football’s path to NC, emphasises fair elections [The Nation]
PFF NC chairman Haroon Malik spoke with The Nation's Azhar Khan on the PFF elections process and the Pakistan Football Connect program.
![Here is everything you need to know about PFF Provincial Elections [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg "Here is everything you need to know about PFF Provincial Elections [Nukta]")
September18September 21, 2024
Here is everything you need to know about PFF Provincial Elections [Nukta]
The four provinces, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan, are set to take part in the elections in the coming two days to elect their respective office-bearers for the next four-year tenure
![Pakistan U17s off to Bhutan for SAFF event [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Pakistan-U17s-squad-for-2024-SAFF-U17-Championship-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan U17s off to Bhutan for SAFF event [Geo Super]")
September16September 18, 2024
Pakistan U17s off to Bhutan for SAFF event [Geo Super]
The team faced a tense moment just before departure, receiving their No Objection Certificate (NOC) from PSB only an hour before their flight to Bhutan via Dubai.