FPDC Editorial: With FIFA granting a generous extension to the PFF Normalisation Committee's mandate till December 2024, NC must also plan, and secure funding for, actual football.
Tag: PFF
‘Top Pak footballers could have earned Rs10 million each’ [The News]
Nasir Ismail claims that during the last 9 years of crises in PFF and stoppages in domestic football, mainstream players lost as much as Rs 10 million of earnings each.
The need for domestic football league [TNS]
The FIFA-appointed PFF NC has been totally ignoring the needs of our local footballers by not holding the Pakistan Premier League, writes Alam Zeb Safi.
Fareedullah undergoes surgery [Dawn]
Fareedullah suffered a broken collarbone during 1st half of Pakistan's 7-0 away defeat at the hands of Jordan in 2026 WCQs on 26 March.
Better results not possible without league: Zavisa [The News]
“It is the formation of the youth leagues, the formation of the premier league and above all the education of a large number of professional coaches. When such a work system is established it is necessary to wait and be patient for at least four to six years,” former Pakistan MNT boss Zavisa Milosavljevic said.
Footballers plan big protest against FIFA after Eid [The News]
“Yes, we plan to protest not against the PFF NC but against FIFA and FIFA Council which blindly believe in their appointed Normalisation Committee which has damaged Pakistan’s football,” said Muhammad Essa
Ex-captain Essa bemoans NC’s apathy towards football greats [The News]
Former Pakistan NT captain Muhammad Essa unhappy with PFF NC for 'not inviting' him or other former national team players to attend the Pakistan vs Jordan WCQ on 21 March in Islamabad
No end in sight despite completion of NC’s tenure as elected body [The News]
When asked by The News' Abdul Mohi Shah about PFF NC getting yet another extension, NC member Shahid Khokhar said, "I am now hundred percent confident that everything will be settled within this year.”
Pakistan squad for Jordan matches named
Pakistan squad for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Round 2 named against Jordan as selected by head coach Stephen Constantine. Diaspora players to join team directly in Islamabad by Monday.
PFF NC gets 9-month extension [The News]
'NC has started district elections process and can easily hold PFF elections inside six months but FIFA showed more generosity and gave it a nine-month extension.'