![‘We manage dreams’: Football club nurtures underprivileged talent in Pakistan’s Islamabad [Arab News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/POPO-FC-1160x535.jpg "‘We manage dreams’: Football club nurtures underprivileged talent in Pakistan’s Islamabad [Arab News]")
In cricket-obsessed Pakistan, POPO FC quietly nurtures football talent from poor backgrounds, offering free training, education and shelter, helping them dream of stardom, with 36 players reaching youth national sides in the past two years.
Category: Youth Football
![A football factory powering Pakistan’s dreams [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/POPO-FC-prospects-Abdul-Samad-Kaleemullah-Abdul-Rehman-1160x535.jpg "A football factory powering Pakistan’s dreams [Dawn]")
December26December 26, 2025
A football factory powering Pakistan’s dreams [Dawn]
Training under POPO FC's professional modern coaching environment, youth from as far away as South Waziristan and Balochistan are aiming to become Pakistan's future football stars.
![FOOTBALL: SCORING A BETTER FUTURE [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Better-Future-Pakistan-team-win-Norway-Cup-U15-boys-title-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: SCORING A BETTER FUTURE [Dawn]")
August17August 17, 2025
FOOTBALL: SCORING A BETTER FUTURE [Dawn]
Earlier this month, an U-15 football team of boys known as the Better Future Pakistan team won laurels for their country in the prestigious Norway Cup. Who are they?
August14August 14, 2025
What next for the Pakistan Women’s National Team?
Pakistan WNT's performances at the recent WAQs have shown it has what it takes to go forward. So what next for women's football in Pakistan at both the domestic and international levels?
![Candyland U17 football trials underway [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Candyland-U16-trials-2023-Sialkot-1160x535.jpg "Candyland U17 football trials underway [The Nation]")
August5August 6, 2025
Candyland U17 football trials underway [The Nation]
Talented players identified through Candyland trials will be referred to the PFF’s official national U-17 trials. The national trials will be conducted by coaches appointed by the PFF.
![Better Future Pakistan wins Norway Cup U15 title [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Better-Future-Pakistan-team-win-Norway-Cup-U15-title-1-1160x535.jpg "Better Future Pakistan wins Norway Cup U15 title [Geo Super]")
August2August 3, 2025
Better Future Pakistan wins Norway Cup U15 title [Geo Super]
Team BFP, mainly comprising of youth from Lyari and other parts of Pakistan, beat SK Gjøvik-Lyn 2-0 in the final with goals from Ahmed Ali and Owais.
![FIFA invites PFF to join its ‘Football for Schools’ programme [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FIFA-Football-for-Schools-program-for-PFF-1160x504.jpg "FIFA invites PFF to join its ‘Football for Schools’ programme [Geo Super]")
June7June 8, 2025
FIFA invites PFF to join its ‘Football for Schools’ programme [Geo Super]
FIFA has invited Pakistan to the "Football for Schools" program, providing 164,940 footballs, a $50K grant, capacity building programs, benefits for kids aged 4-14.
![Challenges faced by Pakistan football and possible ways out for future [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Syria-vs-Pakistan-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1-800x535.jpg "Challenges faced by Pakistan football and possible ways out for future [TNS]")
April13April 13, 2025
Challenges faced by Pakistan football and possible ways out for future [TNS]
With the right leadership, proper funding, better facilities, and more support, football in Pakistan could flourish, writes Asher Butt for The News on Sunday
![FOOTBALL: BACK TO SQUARE ONE [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Pakistan-street-child-football-team-playing-as-Muslim-Hands-FC-in-2023-Norway-Cup-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: BACK TO SQUARE ONE [Dawn]")
January5January 6, 2025
FOOTBALL: BACK TO SQUARE ONE [Dawn]
The success of Pakistan’s street child football team in international tournaments created hope among the players of making it to the next level, or even financial security. But that is rarely the case.
![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
Wasted opportunity: Pakistan football’s youth development crisis [Nukta]
With Pakistan currently participating in SAFF U17 Championship in Bhutan, Alam Zeb Safi writes about the country's youth development crisis.