![Pakistan footballer Munir Aftab passes away [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Muneer-ul-Haq-Pakistan-U16-captain-speaks-with-media-on-return-to-Karachi.jpg "Pakistan footballer Munir Aftab passes away [Geo Super]")
Muneer Aftab had captained Pakistan to victory at 2011 SAFF U16 Championship. He died aged 26 due to kidney failure.
Tag: death
![Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Pakistan-at-SAFF-Womens-Championship-2012.jpg "Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]")
March10March 10, 2023
Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]
Former Pakistan Women's National Football Team player and national hockey player Shahida Raza died on a migrant boat that sunk off the coast of Italy last month
![Hockey player Shahida Raza among victims of migrant boat tragedy [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Shahida-Raza-who-died-in-Italy-migrant-boat-accident.png "Hockey player Shahida Raza among victims of migrant boat tragedy [Express Tribune]")
March1March 1, 2023
Hockey player Shahida Raza among victims of migrant boat tragedy [Express Tribune]
The 27-year old, who was also a footballer, sought a better life in Europe but died when the boat she was on sunk just off the coast of Italy
![Former Pakistan footballer Ali Nawaz passes away [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Pakistan-Football-Federation-Official-Mr.-Ali-Nawaz-received-the-AFC-distinguished-Service-Award-2013-from-FIFA-President-Joseph-.-Blatter-AFC-President-Sheikh-Salman-Bin-Ebrahim-Al-Khalifa.jpg "Former Pakistan footballer Ali Nawaz passes away [Geo Super]")
October28October 29, 2022
Former Pakistan footballer Ali Nawaz passes away [Geo Super]
The former Lyari-born Pakistan NT captain and ex-PFF vice president dies of brain hemorrhage complications at the age of 73. He won the Pride of Performance award in 1996 and AFC Distinguished Service Award in 2013.
![Danish Eriksen and Pakistani Usman: Same cardiac arrest, different treatments [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Young-Rasheedabad-FC-1040x535.jpg "Danish Eriksen and Pakistani Usman: Same cardiac arrest, different treatments [Express Tribune]")
June24June 24, 2021
Danish Eriksen and Pakistani Usman: Same cardiac arrest, different treatments [Express Tribune]
Usman Ali of Young Rasheedabad FC passed away on Sunday evening from a heart attack during a match in Karachi’s Gabol Park aged just 27.
![OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Hafiz-Salman-Butt-720x535.jpeg "OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand [Dawn]")
January30January 30, 2021
OBITUARY: Hafiz Salman Butt — Pakistan football’s influential firebrand [Dawn]
Salman loved football and wanted to see Pakistan reach new heights in the sport. If, ever, Pakistan football reaches those heights Salman wanted to take it to, he wouldn’t be able to see it.
![Maradona’s death plunges Lyari into grief [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Diego-Maradona-with-1986-FIFA-World-Cup-1160x535.jpg "Maradona’s death plunges Lyari into grief [Express Tribune]")
November27November 27, 2020
Maradona’s death plunges Lyari into grief [Express Tribune]
“It’s the death of a star. Today, my club Phool Patti FC didn’t train, we didn’t play any matches, in protest [against KE] but also in mourning. Everyone in Lyari is sad,” said Akbar Ali.
![Clash during match leads to footballer’s death [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Junaid-Khan-10-with-Young-Jamrud-FC-killed-in-Jamrud.jpg "Clash during match leads to footballer’s death [The News]")
September12September 12, 2020
Clash during match leads to footballer’s death [The News]
Junaid Khan Afridi was killed during a local match when firing between rival groups began.
![What a footballer’s death says about the country [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Touseef-Ahmed-1992-2017.jpg "What a footballer’s death says about the country [Express Tribune]")
March4March 4, 2017
What a footballer’s death says about the country [Express Tribune]
Touseef’s untimely demise uncovers worrying way of dealing with injuries, PFF neglect.
March1March 1, 2017
Youngster’s death leaves football fraternity in shock [The News]
Faisalabad-born international Touseef Ahmed passed away aged 24 due to kidney failure and high blood sugar level.