Goals from Muhammad Abdullah and Hamza Yasir not enough as India wins 3-2 and tops Group B. Pakistan face Bangladesh in semifinal on 25 Sept
![India edge past Pakistan in SAFF U17 Championship [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/India-vs-Pakistan-2025-SAFF-U17-Championship-2-1160x535.jpg "India edge past Pakistan in SAFF U17 Championship [Geo Super]")
September22September 22, 2025
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![Essa upbeat about Pakistan chances in SAFF U17s [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pakistan-U17-team-for-2025-SAFF-U17-Championship-1160x535.jpeg "Essa upbeat about Pakistan chances in SAFF U17s [Dawn]")
September13September 13, 2025
Essa upbeat about Pakistan chances in SAFF U17s [Dawn]
Pakistan U17 assistant coach Muhammad Essa, a former Pakistan MNT captain himself, optimistic of Pakistan's chances at the SAFF U17 Championship in Sri Lanka.
![Pakistan face India on Sept 22 in SAFF U17s [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Pakistan-2024-SAFF-U17s-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan face India on Sept 22 in SAFF U17s [Geo Super]")
July31August 1, 2025
Pakistan face India on Sept 22 in SAFF U17s [Geo Super]
Pakistan U17s in Group B with Bhutan, Maldives and India. SAFF U17 Championship from 15-27 September in Sri Lanka.
![India hammer Pakistan 5-2 in SAFF Women’s Football in Kathmandu [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pakistan-vs-India-2024-SAFF-Womens-Championship-1-1160x535.jpg "India hammer Pakistan 5-2 in SAFF Women’s Football in Kathmandu [Nukta]")
October18October 18, 2024
India hammer Pakistan 5-2 in SAFF Women’s Football in Kathmandu [Nukta]
Nasir Ismail: "It’s a team of Adeel Rizki’s Karachi City women’s team. This is not the Pakistan national women team"
![Pakistan women humbled by India in SAFF opener [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pakistan-vs-India-2024-SAFF-Womens-Championship-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan women humbled by India in SAFF opener [Dawn]")
October18October 18, 2024
Pakistan women humbled by India in SAFF opener [Dawn]
India ease past Pakistan 5-2 in 2024 SAFF Women's Championship opening game. Despite some fight by Pakistan WNT in 2nd half with goals by Suha Hirani and Kayla Siddiqi.
![Pakistan gear up for India test in SAFF Women’s Championship [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-SAFF-Womens-Championship-pre-tournament-press-conference-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan gear up for India test in SAFF Women’s Championship [Nukta]")
October16October 16, 2024
Pakistan gear up for India test in SAFF Women’s Championship [Nukta]
Pakistan women's national football team will be returning to the international circuit after a year-long hiatus. Face India in SAFF Women's Championship opener tomorrow in Kathmandu.
![Pakistan U17s eye South Asian football title after big 5-1 win vs Sri Lanka [Nukta]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sajjad-Mehmood-Pakistan-vs-Nepal-2024-SAFF-U17s-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan U17s eye South Asian football title after big 5-1 win vs Sri Lanka [Nukta]")
September26September 26, 2024
Pakistan U17s eye South Asian football title after big 5-1 win vs Sri Lanka [Nukta]
A victory against Bangladesh in Saturday’s semis could put Pakistan face to face against chief rivals India in the SAFF U17 final.
![SAFF U19 Championship: India beat Pakistan in final [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-finish-2nd-in-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-1160x535.jpg "SAFF U19 Championship: India beat Pakistan in final [Geo Super]")
September30October 1, 2023
SAFF U19 Championship: India beat Pakistan in final [Geo Super]
India defended their SAFF U19 title with a 3-0 win over Pakistan in Kathmandu.
![Lutfi urges Pak football chiefs to focus on local players [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tariq-lutfi.jpg "Lutfi urges Pak football chiefs to focus on local players [The News]")
June29June 29, 2023
Lutfi urges Pak football chiefs to focus on local players [The News]
"We don't say that foreign players have no quality but they cannot bear the load of Pakistan camp and it means that their induction in the team is not fruitful," Tariq Lutfi.
![The loss against India [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hassan-Bashir-and-Sunil-Chhetri-India-vs-Pakistan-2023-SAFF-Championship-1160x535.jpg "The loss against India [TNS]")
June25June 25, 2023
The loss against India [TNS]
Alam Zeb Safi: "It would have been better if Pakistan had given walkover to the hosts than playing a game only a few hours after landing"