by Umaid Wasim KARACHI: It all seemed doom and gloom for Pakistan’s national football team when it crashed out in...
![Lifeline for Pakistan as AFC announces event for lowest-ranked teams [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/afc.jpg "Lifeline for Pakistan as AFC announces event for lowest-ranked teams [Dawn]")
April13April 13, 2016
Tag: Saddam Hussain
![Footballers suffer as PFF infighting continues [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Karachi-United-vs-SGP-PFF-Cup-2016-Alam-Zeb-Safi.jpg "Footballers suffer as PFF infighting continues [TNS]")
February7February 7, 2016
Footballers suffer as PFF infighting continues [TNS]
"FIFA seems to have made a mistake in giving two years to Faisal group. As was expected, the other group would not accept it. Had FIFA assigned the task to an ad-hoc set-up, it could have been effective"
![Saddam, Mehmood hope to make second chance at history count [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/K-Electric-event-to-send-off-team-for-AFC-Cup-2016-playoff.jpg "Saddam, Mehmood hope to make second chance at history count [Dawn]")
February3February 7, 2016
Saddam, Mehmood hope to make second chance at history count [Dawn]
Newly-signed K-Electric duo eye AFC Cup qualification
![K-Electric upbeat ahead of AFC Cup play-off [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/K-Electric-hold-event-to-send-off-team-for-AFC-Cup-2016-playoff.jpg "K-Electric upbeat ahead of AFC Cup play-off [The News]")
February3September 14, 2023
K-Electric upbeat ahead of AFC Cup play-off [The News]
KARACHI: K-Electric organised an interactive and promotional activity for its team here at its headquarters in a bid to energise...
![Without a professional league: Saddam Hussain fears for Pakistan’s footballing future [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Saddam-Hussain-and-Kaleemullah-celebrate-Pakistan-U23-win-over-India-U23-in-2014.jpg "Without a professional league: Saddam Hussain fears for Pakistan’s footballing future [Express Tribune]")
January18January 18, 2016
Without a professional league: Saddam Hussain fears for Pakistan’s footballing future [Express Tribune]
Star midfielder feels PFF crisis has further tarnished the country’s already poor reputation.
![SAFF Championship: We need full-strength squad to win: Saadullah [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Saadullah-2.jpg "SAFF Championship: We need full-strength squad to win: Saadullah [Express Tribune]")
October15October 15, 2015
SAFF Championship: We need full-strength squad to win: Saadullah [Express Tribune]
Saadullah says Pakistan can be the best team in the tournament only if the PFF decides to call all players from abroad.
![A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shamlan.jpg "A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]")
August2December 3, 2020
A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]
Former Bahraini defender Mohammad Shamlan ultimately quit as Pakistan football team coach last week after his two-year contract expired.
July24September 12, 2023
Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan [The News]
Mohammad Shamlan on Thursday announced that he had quit as Pakistan football team coach after the expiry of his contract and signed a one-year deal with Bahrain’s Riffa Sports Club.
![Pakistan needs strong league, says Saddam [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Saddam-Hussain.jpg "Pakistan needs strong league, says Saddam [The News]")
May30September 8, 2023
Pakistan needs strong league, says Saddam [The News]
Pakistan’s midfielder Saddam Hussain also feels that. “It’s absolutely necessary to raise the league standard,” Saddam told ‘The News’ in an interview here on Friday.
![Shamlan positive as U23s leave for AFC Championship [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/download.jpg "Shamlan positive as U23s leave for AFC Championship [The News]")
May14September 12, 2023
Shamlan positive as U23s leave for AFC Championship [The News]
Despite having failed to secure international friendlies, Pakistan football team coach Mohammad Shamlan on Wednesday said his charges would give tough time to their strong rivals in the 2016 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship Qualifiers