Hayat appointed AFC Legal Committee head [Dawn]

Hayat appointed AFC Legal Committee head [Dawn]

Faisal Saleh Hayat, the controversial president of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), has been appointed chairman of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Legal Committee for the term of 2015-2019, according to a press release issued by Hayat’s own group of the federation here on Tuesday.

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We’ll give good news: K-E coach [The News]

We’ll give good news: K-E coach [The News]

K-Electric’s newly hired coach Majid Shafiq on Monday said he was hopeful that his side would give good news to Pakistan in the 2016 AFC Cup play-off qualifiers Group A which will be hosted by Bhutan from August 9-15.

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PFF competitions and development director resigns [Dawn]

PFF competitions and development director resigns [Dawn]

Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) director competitions and development Wing Commander Pervaiz Saeed Mir resigned from his post on Monday citing lack of work due to the ongoing crisis that the country’s football governing body finds itself in.

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Training camp underway: KE begin preparations for AFC Cup qualifiers [Express Tribune]

Training camp underway: KE begin preparations for AFC Cup qualifiers [Express Tribune]

The ongoing problems at the Pakistan Football Federation mean that the national team may not be competing in international tournaments any time soon but national champions K-Electric (KE) will be representing the country at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup qualifiers in Bhutan from August 9.

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Comment : The players need to fight for their right, or there won’t be much left [Express Tribune]

Comment : The players need to fight for their right, or there won’t be much left [Express Tribune]

Reporting on football in Pakistan can be quite embarrassing, especially when the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is mostly busy in controversial elections while players who should be the spine of the sport continue to remain eerily silent on the issue.

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PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]

PFF elections: Youngsters suffer as power struggle continues [Express Tribune]

In a manner not too dissimilar to a natural disaster, it is the children who have suffered the most from the ongoing power struggle at the upper echelons of football administration in the country.

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K-E’s England-based players, coach arrive [The News]

K-E’s England-based players, coach arrive [The News]

K-Electric’s newly-hired England-based coach Majid Shafiq and players Irfan Khan and Shani Abbasi reached Karachi on Friday to join the camp which will begin here at the Steel Mills ground on Saturday.

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