Adeel Rizki is Pakistan’s first technical director since 2021, but more importantly the first appointed by an elected PFF leadership which took charge a little more than a year earlier following 10 years of infighting that pushed the sport in the country in quagmire.
Category: Women’s Football
May22May 23, 2026
“Every year will be the year of women’s football in Pakistan”
PFF held a first ever Women's Football Symposium in Islamabad. MNA Mehreen Razzaq Bhutto and IPC Secretary Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani were guests.
![From progress to pause: The stop-start reality of Pakistan women’s football [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pakistan-finish-3rd-in-FIFA-Series-2026-1160x535.jpg "From progress to pause: The stop-start reality of Pakistan women’s football [Nukta]")
April24April 24, 2026
From progress to pause: The stop-start reality of Pakistan women’s football [Nukta]
Despite getting into the FIFA Series, Pakistan failed to make use of three FIFA windows leading up to the event
![Pakistan withdraw from SAFF Women’s Championship in India [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pakistan-vs-India-2024-SAFF-Womens-Championship-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan withdraw from SAFF Women’s Championship in India [The News]")
April23April 23, 2026
Pakistan withdraw from SAFF Women’s Championship in India [The News]
Pakistan withdraw from 2026 SAFF Women's Championship in Goa, India as ongoing Pak-India political tensions affect sporting visits between the two countries.
![Pakistan coach Adeel calls for more international matches after FIFA Series [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Adeel-Rizki-FIFA-Series-2026-1080x535.jpeg "Pakistan coach Adeel calls for more international matches after FIFA Series [Dawn]")
April22April 22, 2026
Pakistan coach Adeel calls for more international matches after FIFA Series [Dawn]
Pakistan WNT head coach Adeel Rizki argues the if team is to build on their historic FIFA Series appearance, they must play — regularly, consistently and often.
![Pakistan’s Nadia, Aqsa reflect on FIFA Series highs, heartbreak and the road ahead [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pakistan-WNT-celebrate-in-FIFA-Series-2026-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan’s Nadia, Aqsa reflect on FIFA Series highs, heartbreak and the road ahead [Dawn]")
April19April 19, 2026
Pakistan’s Nadia, Aqsa reflect on FIFA Series highs, heartbreak and the road ahead [Dawn]
For forwards Nadia Khan and Aqsa Mushtaq — two of the squad’s vital attacking voices — the tournament laid bare not just the team’s potential, but also the structural gaps that keep Pakistan from climbing higher.
April17April 17, 2026
Fighting Pakistan go down to Côte d’Ivoire, finish 3rd in FIFA Series
Ivory Coast get a hard-fought 2-0 win with Pakistan WNT digging deep to defend, despite being down to 10 players in last 25 minutes
![‘We can be one of the best in Asia’: Layla Banaras sets ambitious target for Pakistan [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Layla-Banaras-1160x535.jpg "‘We can be one of the best in Asia’: Layla Banaras sets ambitious target for Pakistan [Nukta]")
April16April 16, 2026
‘We can be one of the best in Asia’: Layla Banaras sets ambitious target for Pakistan [Nukta]
by Muneeb Farrukh Pakistan women’s football star Layla Banaras has expressed strong belief in the national team’s potential, stating that...
April10April 10, 2026
Pakistan smash Turks and Caicos 8-0 in FIFA Series debut
Goals from Zahmena Malik, Aqsa Mushtaq (2), Layla Banaras (2), Mariam Mahmood, Nadia Khan and Isra Khan in FIFA Series win get Pakistan WNT its biggest international scoreline victory.
April8April 8, 2026
Pakistan WNT eager to impress at the FIFA Series in Ivory Coast
"We want to show that women & girls in Pakistan are very capable of progressing in world football" say Adeel Rizki and Suha Hirani