![On the right track [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rao-Umer-Hayat-Pakistan-vs-Maldives-1160x535.jpg "On the right track [TNS]")
Pakistan football coach Shehzad Anwar is expected to be able to form a 'fighting lot' for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in October
Tag: Shahzad Anwar
![Our players need more exposure, says football coach [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Otis-Khan-Easah-Suliman-Adil-Nabi-1160x535.jpg "Our players need more exposure, says football coach [The News]")
March26March 26, 2023
Our players need more exposure, says football coach [The News]
Pakistan MNT head coach Shahzad Anwar confident that expected new inclusions of Otis Khan, Easah Suliman, and Adil Nabi will 'complete' the team for 2026 WCQs
![Coach sees Maldives defeat as another stepping stone for Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Harun-Hamid-and-Abdul-Qadeer-Khan-Pakistan-vs-Maldives-1160x535.jpg "Coach sees Maldives defeat as another stepping stone for Pakistan [Dawn]")
March22March 24, 2023
Coach sees Maldives defeat as another stepping stone for Pakistan [Dawn]
“We have a young team with an average age of just 22. The more matches they get, the further they will improve.” said Pakistan MNT head coach Shahzad Anwar
![Pakistan go down against Maldives, but coach satisfied [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ibrahim-Aisam-scores-for-Maldives-vs-Pakistan-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan go down against Maldives, but coach satisfied [The News]")
March22March 24, 2023
Pakistan go down against Maldives, but coach satisfied [The News]
Ibrahim Aisam's 20th minute header from a corner enough for experienced hosts Maldives to beat a young Pakistan side.
![Nasir urges PFF NC to appoint foreign coach [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nasir-Ismail-organising-Naya-Nazimabad-Football-Tournament-1160x535.jpg "Nasir urges PFF NC to appoint foreign coach [The News]")
March22March 24, 2023
Nasir urges PFF NC to appoint foreign coach [The News]
“If we are to deliver in the SAFF Cup and World Cup Qualifiers then NC should hire the services of a foreign coach,” Nasir Ismail.
![Pak football team conducts training session in Male [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pakistan-MNT-training-session-in-Maldives-1160x535.jpg "Pak football team conducts training session in Male [The News]")
March20March 24, 2023
Pak football team conducts training session in Male [The News]
Pakistan MNT trained on artificial turf ahead of friendly against hosts Maldives in Gan.
![Pak head coach confident ahead of Maldives friendly [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Shahzad-Anwar-in-Nepal-1160x535.jpg "Pak head coach confident ahead of Maldives friendly [The News]")
March18March 18, 2023
Pak head coach confident ahead of Maldives friendly [The News]
Pakistan MNT head coach Shahzad Anwar 'very much hopeful' that his squad will do well despite having an average age of 22 and ranked 39 places below the more experienced Maldives on March 21 friendly
![Foreign talent may be tested in friendlies [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Abdullah-Iqbal-Pakistan-vs-Nepal-854x535.jpg "Foreign talent may be tested in friendlies [The News]")
March2March 2, 2023
Foreign talent may be tested in friendlies [The News]
With Pakistan MNT expected to play Maldives for a couple of friendlies this March FIFA window, some newly identified diaspora players expected to feature with homegrown talent.
![PFF calls 36 players for national training camp [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Pakistan-vs-Nepal-Nov-2022-854x535.jpg "PFF calls 36 players for national training camp [The News]")
February15February 15, 2023
PFF calls 36 players for national training camp [The News]
Pakistan MNT expected to visit Maldives for friendlies in March FIFA window. Coach Shahzad Anwar wants to prepare for SAFF Championship, World Cup qualifiers in 2023.
![Pakistan lose to Mauritius [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pakistan-equalise-vs-Mauritius-4-Nation-Womens-Cup-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan lose to Mauritius [The News]")
January16January 16, 2023
Pakistan lose to Mauritius [The News]
Despite 2-1 loss to Mauritius in the ongoing 4-Nation Women's Cup in Saudi Arabia, current Pakistan MNT coach Shahzad Anwar and former coach Akhtar Mohiuddin praised Pakistan WNT efforts