NC chairman Haroon Malik, ex-captain Muhammad Essa, coach Nasir Ismail say only long-term development plans in infrastructure, coaching, grassroots, domestic football can make Pakistan try for 2030 World Cup spot.
Tag: Football Development
![PFF NC meets joint delegation of German, Netherlands and Belgium FAs [The Nation] PFF NC meets joint delegation of German, Netherlands and Belgium FAs [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PFF-NC-meets-joint-delegation-of-DFB-KNVB-and-RBFA-in-Doha-800x535.jpeg)
PFF NC meets joint delegation of German, Netherlands and Belgium FAs [The Nation]
PFF NC delegation met officials from DFB, KNVB and RBFA in Doha to discuss areas of common interest and possible technical support with the European football giants
![Football in Pakistan: Playing CPEC Onside [Business Recorder] Football in Pakistan: Playing CPEC Onside [Business Recorder]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DFA-Dukki-vs-DFA-Gwadar-PPL-Balochistan-Cup-2018-semis.jpg)
Football in Pakistan: Playing CPEC Onside [Business Recorder]
Can CPEC gain acceptance across Pakistan if it also develops football infrastructure in Balochistan, KPk, GB etc?
![Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn] Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Andy-Roxburg-1160x535.jpg)
Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]
“No matter which country you come from football is like a three-layered cake: the thin icing is the pro level; the fruit below is the elite youth level; and the bulk of the cake is the grassroots of the game,”
![Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News] Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Muhammad-Essa-with-Sajjad-Mehmood-at-AFC-Grassroots-Conference-960x535.jpg)
Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News]
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Essa said the country’s football needs drastic changes in its structure for its prosperity.
![Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS] Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NBP-vs-Falcon-FC-NFCC-2018.jpg)
Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS]
Alam Zeb Safi questions PFF's aims of 2026 WC qualification without having any tangible long-term plans for developing football.

FIFA sets strict compliance standards for development projects
FIFA announces that each Federation can get up to $5 million over a 4 year period but must meet strict criteria about their spending.
![Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer] Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pakistan-Senate-logo.jpg)
Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer]
Senators met IPC minister Riaz H Pirzada, recommended more sports grounds and internships for youth in Balochistan and FATA.

FIFA announces its Forward Football Development Program
Each FIFA member association will get increased funding from $1.6 million every 4 years to $5 million every 4 years as 66th FIFA Congress concludes
![Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation] Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Makhdoom-Syed-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat.jpg)
Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that the matter of the federation has reached at a very crucial stage after the Fifa’s decision which endorsed him as PFF chief and urged the government to stop political interference in the federation’s matters.