![Zahmena Malik on Pakistan’s FIFA Series targets [FIFA.com]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Zahmena-Malik-Pakistan-vs-Indonesia-2026-AFC-Womens-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Zahmena Malik on Pakistan’s FIFA Series targets [FIFA.com]")
Forward Zahmena Malik on Pakistan’s upcoming FIFA Series fixtures and the opportunity to put the planet’s fifth largest nation on the women’s football map.
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![Pakistan to skip SAFF Women’s Championship in India [TOI]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pakistan-vs-India-2024-SAFF-Womens-Championship-1-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan to skip SAFF Women’s Championship in India [TOI]")
April5April 6, 2026
Pakistan to skip SAFF Women’s Championship in India [TOI]
Owing to Pak-India political tensions in recent years affecting sports, Pakistan WNT will not travel to India for the 2026 SAFF Women's Championship.
December19December 19, 2024
Quaid-e-Azam Games 2024: Islamabad, Sindh win fooball gold
Football event concludes at the inter-provincial sports event organized by PSB at Jinnah Stadium Islamabad.
![Quaid-e-Azam Games 2024: football semifinalists decided [APP]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Quaid-e-Azam-Games-2024-football-1160x535.jpg "Quaid-e-Azam Games 2024: football semifinalists decided [APP]")
December16December 16, 2024
Quaid-e-Azam Games 2024: football semifinalists decided [APP]
Sindh, Punjab, GB, KPk reach men's football semis. Islamabad, Balochistan, Sindh and GB reach women's football semis in the inter-provincial Quaid-e-Azam Games 2024 organised by the Pakistan Sports Board.
![PFF finalises coaches for its national teams [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pakistan-coach-kit-1080x535.jpg "PFF finalises coaches for its national teams [Geo Super]")
February13February 14, 2026
PFF finalises coaches for its national teams [Geo Super]
Coaching panels for Pakistan's U16, U20, and senior national football teams finalized by PFF for upcoming events in 2026
January26January 26, 2026
Pakistan face India, Bangladesh in SAFF U20s
Pakistan in Group B with the two former SAFF U19/U20 winners. Tournament to be held from 23 March - 7 April in Maldives.
![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.
![Pakistan’s Abdullah Iqbal acquired by Swedish club for €200,000 [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Abdullah-Iqbal-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan’s Abdullah Iqbal acquired by Swedish club for €200,000 [The News]")
August8August 25, 2025
Pakistan’s Abdullah Iqbal acquired by Swedish club for €200,000 [The News]
Iqbal has featured in 14 int'l matches for the national team where he captained the side in two fixtures
![AFC U17 qualifiers draws finalised [the-afc.com]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2026-AFC-U17-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-draws-1160x535.jpg "AFC U17 qualifiers draws finalised [the-afc.com]")
August7August 7, 2025
AFC U17 qualifiers draws finalised [the-afc.com]
Pakistan U17s in Group B to face Cambodia, hosts Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Yemen and Guam from 22-30 November in Bishkek.
![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.
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?
![Women’s football: Pakistan hopes to kick off new era [BBC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mariam-Mahmood-scores-for-Pakistan-vs-Kyrgyzstan-2026-AFC-Womens-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Women’s football: Pakistan hopes to kick off new era [BBC]")
July25July 25, 2025
Women’s football: Pakistan hopes to kick off new era [BBC]
Following their international debuts, UK-based Pakistan WNT stars Layla Banaras and Mariam Mahmood aim to help further women's football in Pakistan.
![Pakistan’s Asian Cup qualification in jeopardy after FIFA ban [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan’s Asian Cup qualification in jeopardy after FIFA ban [Geo Super]")
February10June 29, 2025
Pakistan’s Asian Cup qualification in jeopardy after FIFA ban [Geo Super]
If suspension does not get lifted by March 4, Pakistan will be considered withdrawn by the AFC.
![After suspending PFF, FIFA extends NC’s mandate till end of July [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/PFF-political-crisis-with-FIFA-and-AFC-ChatGPT-1160x535.webp "After suspending PFF, FIFA extends NC’s mandate till end of July [Dawn]")
February8February 8, 2025
After suspending PFF, FIFA extends NC’s mandate till end of July [Dawn]
Some PFF Congress members said they will wait for the government to reach out before deciding whether to stick to their stance or accept FIFA’s demands on PFF constitutional amendments.
![Pakistan football hit by a never-ending crisis [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PFF-FIFA-logo-1160x461.jpg "Pakistan football hit by a never-ending crisis [The News]"){kind=logo}
February8February 8, 2025
Pakistan football hit by a never-ending crisis [The News]
International sports governance in Pakistan remains subservient to external dictates, any deviation from their norms, and the hammer falls without hesitation.
![Failure, yet again [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Pakistan.jpg "Failure, yet again [TNS]")
March29September 8, 2023
Failure, yet again [TNS]
Like in the past, Pakistan fell in the first round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they were held by Yemen to a goalless draw in their second leg in Manama on March 23.
![Missing in action [DAWN]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pakistan-vs-yemen.jpg "Missing in action [DAWN]")
March22March 22, 2015
Missing in action [DAWN]
FPDC's Shahrukh Sohail writes on Pakistan's 1st leg clash with Yemen and the mammoth task they face in Bahrain.
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