![Pakistan eager to salvage pride against Syria [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Pakistan-vs-Syria-match-commissioners-meeting-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan eager to salvage pride against Syria [The News]")
Pakistan host Syria today for their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers Group E game at Jinnah Stadium Islamabad.
![FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WAPDA-acknowledge-Jinnah-Stadium-crowd-after-winning-2023-24-NFCC-Cup-final-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]")
November16November 16, 2025
FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]
Pakistan Football may soon get a new domestic league. But questions remain about what kind of league it will be and whether it will be what Pakistan really needs.
![Col Hamdani leading contender for PFF Secretary post [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PFF-Football-House-1-1160x535.jpeg "Col Hamdani leading contender for PFF Secretary post [The News]")
November8November 8, 2025
Col Hamdani leading contender for PFF Secretary post [The News]
Col Syed G A Hamdani, Shahid Shinwari, Shahid Khokhar, and Dr Akhtar Nawaz Ganjera all vying for PFF General Secretary position.
![INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-1160x535.jpg "INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]")
November7November 7, 2025
INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]
With the World Cup set to come back to Asia just 12 years after Qatar, Sheikh Salman believes the continent could well become the location of choice for the football showpiece.
![PM, AFC chief discuss roadmap for football [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PM-Shehbaz-Sharif-meets-AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-1160x535.jpg "PM, AFC chief discuss roadmap for football [The News]")
November7November 7, 2025
PM, AFC chief discuss roadmap for football [The News]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wants closer cooperation with the AFC for Pakistani football to uplift the sport at the grassroots and elite levels.
![AFC President calls for united efforts to lift Pakistan football [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-meets-PMYP-Rana-Mashhood-with-PFF-president-Mohsen-Gilani-1160x535.jpg "AFC President calls for united efforts to lift Pakistan football [The News]")
November7November 7, 2025
AFC President calls for united efforts to lift Pakistan football [The News]
“Pakistan is a country of over 250 million people with a massive youth population that can become a valuable asset for football’s growth,” Sheikh Salman remarked.
![Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-interviewed-by-Umaid-Wasim-of-Dawn-1160x535.jpg "Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]")
November6November 6, 2025
Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]
Sheikh Salman stresses support from FIFA and AFC, expresses confidence that government will play its part in Pakistani football’s development
![AFC Delegation Calls on Acting President Gilani [PID]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-meets-Acting-President-Yousuf-Raza-Gilani-1160x535.jpg "AFC Delegation Calls on Acting President Gilani [PID]")
November5November 6, 2025
AFC Delegation Calls on Acting President Gilani [PID]
AFC president Sheikh Salman met Acting President Yousuf Raza Gilani and Deputy PM / FM Ishaq Dar in separate meetings to discuss football revival in Pakistan.
![AFC president Sheikh Salman set to visit Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-President-Sheikh-Salman-bin-Ebrahim-Al-Khalifa-1100x535.jpg "AFC president Sheikh Salman set to visit Pakistan [Dawn]")
November4November 4, 2025
AFC president Sheikh Salman set to visit Pakistan [Dawn]
Scheduled to hold meetings with civil and military leadership “with focus on infrastructure development in the field of football".
![Nolberto Solano praises diaspora players after Afghanistan clash [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Nolberto-Solano-1160x535.jpg "Nolberto Solano praises diaspora players after Afghanistan clash [Nukta]")
November3November 3, 2025
Nolberto Solano praises diaspora players after Afghanistan clash [Nukta]
Alam Zeb Safi of Nukta interviewed Pakistan MNT head coach Nolberto Solano. Video from YouTube embedded.