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Tag: Pakistan U19
![Pakistan set to miss 7th international football event [The News] Pakistan set to miss 7th international football event [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pakistan-U19s-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-1160x535.jpg)
Pakistan set to miss 7th international football event [The News]
PFF NC withdrew Pakistan from SAFF U19 Championship saying it 'wasn’t part of the FIFA-approved activity calendar,' plus concluding PFF elections within two months.
![National football players still await unpaid dues [Dawn] National football players still await unpaid dues [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/869507-PFF-1428954617.jpg)
National football players still await unpaid dues [Dawn]
Rs 70 million of dues still owed to Pak footballers for men's, women's, U19, U17 national team activities in past year. PFF NC says FIFA yet to release remaining amounts.
![Rising from the Ashes: Pakistan football flourish in 2023 [The Nation] Rising from the Ashes: Pakistan football flourish in 2023 [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg)
Rising from the Ashes: Pakistan football flourish in 2023 [The Nation]
Azhar Masood Khan reviews Pakistan football's key moments of 2023 for The Nation.
![SAFF U19 Championship: India beat Pakistan in final [Geo Super] 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]
India defended their SAFF U19 title with a 3-0 win over Pakistan in Kathmandu.
![Pakistan set up SAFF U-19 final with India [Dawn] Pakistan set up SAFF U-19 final with India [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pakistan-celebrate-beating-Bhutan-on-penalties-in-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-semis-1160x535.jpg)
Pakistan set up SAFF U-19 final with India [Dawn]
After a goalless 90 minutes, Pakistan edged Bhutan 6-5 on penalties to reach their first ever SAFF U19 Championship final, face India on 30th in Kathmandu.
![Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super] Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pakistan-celebrate-equalizer-vs-Maldives-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-1160x535.jpg)
Pakistan qualify for semi-final of SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]
Late Shah Jahan equalizer against Maldives guaranteed Pakistan U19s reach semifinal
![Pakistan triumphs over Nepal in SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super] Pakistan triumphs over Nepal in SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pakistan-celebrate-scoring-vs-Nepal-2023-SAFF-U19-Championship-1160x535.jpg)
Pakistan triumphs over Nepal in SAFF U19 Championship [Geo Super]
Ali Zafar's 76th minute strike stunned the hosts as Pakistan U19s began their campaign with well-earned win in Kathmandu.

Pakistan U19 squad for SAFF in Nepal announced
23-member Pakistan U19 squad to face hosts Nepal on 21 Sept, Maldives on 23 Sept at the 2023 SAFF U19 Championship in Kathmandu.
![Diaspora influx continues as PFF NC brings in Shadab as U-19 coach [Dawn] Diaspora influx continues as PFF NC brings in Shadab as U-19 coach [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Shadab-Iftikhar-new-Pakistan-U19-team-head-coach-1160x535.jpg)
Diaspora influx continues as PFF NC brings in Shadab as U-19 coach [Dawn]
Shadab Iftikhar, a British-Pakistani with a UEFA A License, joins as head coach of Pakistan U19 team ahead of SAFF U19 Championship in Nepal.