![‘We manage dreams’: Football club nurtures underprivileged talent in Pakistan’s Islamabad [Arab News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/POPO-FC-1160x535.jpg "‘We manage dreams’: Football club nurtures underprivileged talent in Pakistan’s Islamabad [Arab News]")
In cricket-obsessed Pakistan, POPO FC quietly nurtures football talent from poor backgrounds, offering free training, education and shelter, helping them dream of stardom, with 36 players reaching youth national sides in the past two years.
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![A football factory powering Pakistan’s dreams [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/POPO-FC-prospects-Abdul-Samad-Kaleemullah-Abdul-Rehman-1160x535.jpg "A football factory powering Pakistan’s dreams [Dawn]")
December26December 26, 2025
A football factory powering Pakistan’s dreams [Dawn]
Training under POPO FC's professional modern coaching environment, youth from as far away as South Waziristan and Balochistan are aiming to become Pakistan's future football stars.
![HEC, ASM crash out of Challenge Cup [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Saif-Textiles-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpeg "HEC, ASM crash out of Challenge Cup [Dawn]")
February13February 15, 2023
HEC, ASM crash out of Challenge Cup [Dawn]
Saif Textiles, Hussain Textiles ended their Challenge Cup campaigns with consolation wins. Army smash POF, Otto Cranes pound Klash Mills, Mamsons stun PAF.
![National Challenge Cup 2023: Six matches decided on Thursday [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ashraf-Sugar-Mills-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpg "National Challenge Cup 2023: Six matches decided on Thursday [The Nation]")
February10February 10, 2023
National Challenge Cup 2023: Six matches decided on Thursday [The Nation]
Ashraf Sugar Mills end Asia Ghee Mills unbeaten streak as NIMSO, SA Farms, Muslim Hands, and WSTC win in NFCC 2023. SA Gardens and HEC again draw.
![Army, Asia Ghee Mills reach Challenge Cup last 16 [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Army-NFCC-2023-1080x535.jpg "Army, Asia Ghee Mills reach Challenge Cup last 16 [The News]")
February6February 6, 2023
Army, Asia Ghee Mills reach Challenge Cup last 16 [The News]
SA Gardens remain in hunt for Last 16 spot. Otto Cranes, BHCC, and MILO Shaheed Trust also pick up wins in their group games.
![KRL, Army match ends in goalless draw [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Saif-Tex-vs-WAPDA-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpeg "KRL, Army match ends in goalless draw [The News]")
February2February 2, 2023
KRL, Army match ends in goalless draw [The News]
Defending champs WAPDA finally get a win with 5-0 thrashing of Saif Tex thanks to a Shayek Dost hattrick in National Challenge Cup. Other matches also decided across Pakistan.
![KRL register second straight win [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WAPDA-vs-SA-Gardens-Alamgir-Ghazi-vs-Murtaza-Hussain-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpg "KRL register second straight win [The News]")
January29January 29, 2023
KRL register second straight win [The News]
Defending champs WAPDA again held in draw, this time by SA Gardens, as the National Challenge Cup 2023 continues across Pakistan. Mamsons Builders (POPO FC) register win
![Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Navy-NFCC-2023-1160x535.jpg "Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off [Dawn]")
January25January 25, 2023
Domestic football returns as Challenge Cup kicks off [Dawn]
National Challenge Cup may end up as the only event for departments for now as a future Pakistan Premier League could be club-only event to meet AFC Club Licensing requirement
![Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Abdul-Basit-Ghafoor-of-WAPDA-gets-Best-Goalkeeper-NFCC-2020-1160x535.jpeg "Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives [The News]")
April18April 21, 2022
Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives [The News]
WAPDA goalkeeper Abdul Basit signs for Maldivian club Radiant SC for their upcoming season
![Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shahzad-Anwar-with-Jose-Antonio-Nogueira-1080x535.jpg "Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club [The News]")
March7March 7, 2022
Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club [The News]
Shahzad Anwar serving as assistant coach at FC Ska Brasil and joins ex Pakistan NT coach Jose Antonio Nogueira at the club with Waleed and Rizwan from POPO
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