Funding constraints mean only five out of 13 targeted diaspora MNT players given call-ups so far due to airline ticket costs.
Funding constraints mean only five out of 13 targeted diaspora MNT players given call-ups so far due to airline ticket costs.
A move to one of the top European leagues also seems on the cards for 23-year-old Pakistan football captain Abdullah Iqbal.
Ole Sæter, a striker at Norwegian club Rosenborg, rejected a transfer to Maccabi Haifa over Israeli violence against Palestinians. Ole has a Pakistani grandfather, making him eligible to play for Pakistan in international football.
At a time when diaspora players are becoming increasingly important in teams all over the world, they are slighted by the local football community in Pakistan and some individuals in the media just because they were not born in Pakistan.
PFF Director Marketing Sardar Haider Naveed believes Easah Suliman, who recently signed a professional two-year contract with Aston Villa, will inspire footballers in Pakistan as well.
LAHORE Head coach of national football U23 team Akhtar Mohiuddin has said Pakistan overseas players have boosted his teams chances...