![Why Pakistan football failed to flourish despite growing popularity [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-crowd-at-Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-for-WCQs-vs-Cambodia-1160x535.jpg "Why Pakistan football failed to flourish despite growing popularity [Nukta]")
There are a thousand different reasons why the beautiful game paints a bleak picture in a sports-mad country. But primarily it’s power struggles, poor management and allegations of corruption within the national set-up which have caused the greatest harm.
![PFF NC likely to complete electoral process before Dec 15 [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PFF-Football-House-1-1160x535.jpeg "PFF NC likely to complete electoral process before Dec 15 [The News]")
District-wide elections to conclude soon, provincial elections by early August, PFF elections expected in October with enough time for transfer of powers to newly elected body. NC's disciplinary committee also handling cases regarding a few important stakeholders over their legitimacy.
Dawn's Umaid Wasim details how personal interests involving PFF NC chairman Haroon Malik and various FIFA officials may be driving Pakistani Football into a undesired direction with a controversial franchise league idea.
![Another ugly incident [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PFF-House-sealed-by-DC-Lahore-1160x535.jpg "Another ugly incident [TNS]")
Punjab Govt had sealed PFF House, evicting Ashfaq Shah group, on 'nonpayment of lease dues' and for PFF renting out a portion of the building as a 'violation of lease agreement'
![Former coach Nogueira laments state of football in Pakistan [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jose-Antonio-Nogueira-at-SAFF-Suzuki-Cup-2018-1160x535.jpg "Former coach Nogueira laments state of football in Pakistan [The News]")
Pakistan's former Brazilian coach Jose Nogueira says FIFA compensated him for unpaid wages after he won cases against PFF, but feels sad over political mess in Pak football
![FIFA’s unusual silence on PFF NC and its issues is deafening [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/fifa-hq-1160x535.jpg "FIFA’s unusual silence on PFF NC and its issues is deafening [Dawn]")
FIFA has so far refused to comment on the most recent disclosures and disturbances disrupting the PFF Normalisation Committee
![I took advice but didn’t necessarily act on it, says ex-PFF secretary [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Manizeh-Zainli-PFFs-first-ever-female-General-Secretary.jpg "I took advice but didn’t necessarily act on it, says ex-PFF secretary [Dawn]")
“I have nothing to do with PFF anymore, have no desire to have my name dragged into this, and never associated with any group or faction”
![Presenting damning evidence, Ashfaq group lays into PFF NC’s working [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conference-19-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "Presenting damning evidence, Ashfaq group lays into PFF NC’s working [Dawn]")
Audio recordings obtained by Ashfaq Shah group from laptop of PFF Director Finance, Adnan us-Sadiq cited as 'justification' for their takeover of PFF.
![Ashfaq group won’t give PFF control to FIFA NC [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-group-press-conference-19-May-2021.-1160x535.jpg "Ashfaq group won’t give PFF control to FIFA NC [The News]")
Press conference at PFF House discloses audio conversations from last year suggest constant internal squabbles in Normalisation Committee
![Football: Red Card for Pakistan [EOS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/football-1160x535.jpeg "Football: Red Card for Pakistan [EOS]")
The fate of football in Pakistan, along with that of hundreds of young footballers, is hanging in the balance because of the power-hungry attitude of some officials of the game
