![Football: Glimmers of Hope [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pakistan-training-ahead-of-Syria-match-2027-AFC-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Football: Glimmers of Hope [Dawn]")
Both of Pakistan’s men’s and women’s football teams have done better than expected of them, given the lack of preparation, funding and domestic structures. Can the election of a president for the Pakistan Football Federation finally set in motion sweeping changes to how football is played in the country?
Tag: Shahrukh Sohail
![FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PIDC-East-footballers-including-Ustad-Amin-Baloch-in-1960s.jpg "FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY [Dawn]")
September22September 22, 2024
FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY [Dawn]
Surviving Pakistani and Bangladeshi footballers from the 1960s - Ustad Amin Baloch, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Golam Sarwar Tipu - recall the heyday and downfall of a footballing nation.
![PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail on the future of football in Pakistan [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg "PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail on the future of football in Pakistan [Express Tribune]")
July25July 31, 2024
PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail on the future of football in Pakistan [Express Tribune]
PFF plans leagues for men, women, and youth, aiming to create jobs and improve football infrastructure, says PFF consultant Shahrukh Sohail.
July3July 4, 2024
PFF requests proposal to launch professional football league
PFF Press Release: Lahore – July 3, 2024 The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has announced a Request-For-Proposal (RFP) to onboard...
![’پاکستان میں فٹبال کا دور آچکا ہے‘ [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "’پاکستان میں فٹبال کا دور آچکا ہے‘ [Dawn]")
June20June 25, 2024
’پاکستان میں فٹبال کا دور آچکا ہے‘ [Dawn]
فی الحال گمان ہوتا ہے کہ فٹبال ٹیم کے لیے 2022ء میں شروع ہونے والی تعمیر نو کا عمل تقریباً مکمل ہوچکا ہے۔ متعدد کھیلوں اور مقابلوں سے محروم رہنے کے بعد قومی ٹیم آہستہ آہستہ ایک ٹیم کی صورت میں آنے لگی ہے لیکن کامیابی کے لیے تسلسل انتہائی ضروری ہے۔
![FOOTBALL: STEADY AS SHE GOES [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pakistan-vs-Saudi-Arabia-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: STEADY AS SHE GOES [Dawn]")
June16June 16, 2024
FOOTBALL: STEADY AS SHE GOES [Dawn]
Even though Pakistan are eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, there are clear signs that the national team is finally being rebuilt under its new coach Stephen Constantine.
![Pak Football’s New Dawn? [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pakistan-MNT-vs-Nepal-Nov-2022-1160x535.jpg "Pak Football’s New Dawn? [Dawn]")
June11June 12, 2023
Pak Football’s New Dawn? [Dawn]
Pakistan’s football team has only played nine international games in eight years. Having put together a new-look squad comprising local players and those from the diaspora, what it needs now is more exposure
November17November 17, 2022
5 talking points from Nepal vs. Pakistan
Shahrukh Sohail with 5 important giveaways from yesterday's Pakistan defeat by Nepal in Kathmandu. The match was Pakistan's first international in over 3 years.
![FOOTBALL: ALIVE AND KICKING [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Pakistan-after-India-match-in-SAFF-Womens-Championship-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: ALIVE AND KICKING [Dawn]")
September25September 25, 2022
FOOTBALL: ALIVE AND KICKING [Dawn]
Pakistan returned to international women’s football this month after 8 years. Here are five takeaways from Pakistan’s 2022 SAFF Women's Championship campaign …
![FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pakistan-in-Cambodia-2019-WCQs-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING [Dawn]")
July10July 10, 2022
FOOTBALL: GETTING THE BALL ROLLING [Dawn]
FIFA finally lifting ban on Pakistan means there is a need for rebuilding the administrative structure and a focus towards the players on the pitch