Pakistan MNT head coach Shahzad Anwar 'very much hopeful' that his squad will do well despite having an average age of 22 and ranked 39 places below the more experienced Maldives on March 21 friendly
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Pakistan MNT head coach Shahzad Anwar 'very much hopeful' that his squad will do well despite having an average age of 22 and ranked 39 places below the more experienced Maldives on March 21 friendly
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Harun Hamid (QPR U21s) and Abdul Samad Shehzad (HB Køge) given first call-ups in 23-member Pakistan MNT squad for Maldives friendly

Pakistan to play hosts Maldives on March 21 at the Laamu Gan Stadium in Gan. First call-ups given to Abdul Samad Arshad and Harun Hamid from the diaspora contingent. Veterans Hassan Bashir and Yousuf Butt dropped.