![Pakistan’s SAFF destiny is in its own hands [PREVIEW]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Zesh-Rehman-vs-Bangladesh-SAFF-Suzuki-Cup-2018-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan’s SAFF destiny is in its own hands [PREVIEW]")
Pakistan require at least a 3-0 win over Bhutan to ensure Nepal vs Bangladesh dont have it easy and snatch a SAFF Cup semis spot.
Tag: Ali Ahsan
![Pumped-up Pakistan face Boisterous Bangladesh [PREVIEW]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Pakistan-team-vs-Nepal-SAFF-Cup-2018.jpeg "Pumped-up Pakistan face Boisterous Bangladesh [PREVIEW]")
September6September 6, 2018
Pumped-up Pakistan face Boisterous Bangladesh [PREVIEW]
Our preview of the next SAFF Cup game against the hosts today.
![Islamabad has what it takes to set football standards for Pakistan, do you? [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Total-Football-facility-Islamabad.jpg "Islamabad has what it takes to set football standards for Pakistan, do you? [Express Tribune]")
May14May 14, 2017
Islamabad has what it takes to set football standards for Pakistan, do you? [Express Tribune]
Things really took off after 2014 when Total Football ventured into the market.
![Is a FIFA ban on crisis-hit Pakistan Football really that bad? [Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PFF-Football-House.jpg "Is a FIFA ban on crisis-hit Pakistan Football really that bad? [Nation]")
April24December 8, 2020
Is a FIFA ban on crisis-hit Pakistan Football really that bad? [Nation]
A ban may actually be the only solution to for FIFA-supervised statute reforms followed by fresh elections which adhere to both FIFA and national law.
![Own Goal [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Irfan-Husain.jpg "Own Goal [Dawn]")
January7January 7, 2017
Own Goal [Dawn]
Noted columnist Irfan Husain writes about the PFF political crisis under Faisal Saleh Hayat
![Faisal Saleh Hayat: The feudal lord of Pakistani football [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PFF-Faisal.jpg "Faisal Saleh Hayat: The feudal lord of Pakistani football [The Nation]")
September9February 3, 2017
Faisal Saleh Hayat: The feudal lord of Pakistani football [The Nation]
Ali Ahsan profiles PFF boss Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat in his journey becoming the PFF boss and the 2015 crisis that has disrupted Pakistani football.
![Will the new FIFA President end the crisis in Pakistan football? [Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Gianni-Infantino-FIFA-President.jpg "Will the new FIFA President end the crisis in Pakistan football? [Nation]")
March9March 9, 2016
Will the new FIFA President end the crisis in Pakistan football? [Nation]
by Ali Ahsan FIFA finally has a new President! On 26 February 2016, the world football fraternity met for an...
January25January 25, 2016
Pakistan Football Federation, courts, and sports autonomy [Nation blogs]
by Ali Ahsan Pakistani football’s ongoing crisis is now entering its second year. 2015 saw controversial elections causing the Pakistan...
![It’s time to investigate Pakistan football’s corruption scandals [Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Faisal-Saleh-Hayat-Sepp-Blatter-Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-at-AFC-Congress-May-2015.jpg "It’s time to investigate Pakistan football’s corruption scandals [Nation]")
December18December 18, 2015
It’s time to investigate Pakistan football’s corruption scandals [Nation]
Ali Ahsan argues FIFA should investigate PFF and do a thorough re-evaluation of how football is governed at national, confederation, and global levels.
![FIFA and Pakistani football both caught offside [Nation blogs]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Flag_of_FIFA.svg_-e1437730438429.png "FIFA and Pakistani football both caught offside [Nation blogs]")
September20August 18, 2020
FIFA and Pakistani football both caught offside [Nation blogs]
The fate of Pakistani football hangs in the balance as a scandal-ridden FIFA meets on 21 September to decide what happens next in the ongoing PFF crisis