For forwards Nadia Khan and Aqsa Mushtaq — two of the squad’s vital attacking voices — the tournament laid bare not just the team’s potential, but also the structural gaps that keep Pakistan from climbing higher.
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For forwards Nadia Khan and Aqsa Mushtaq — two of the squad’s vital attacking voices — the tournament laid bare not just the team’s potential, but also the structural gaps that keep Pakistan from climbing higher.

Ivory Coast get a hard-fought 2-0 win with Pakistan WNT digging deep to defend, despite being down to 10 players in last 25 minutes

Goals from Zahmena Malik, Aqsa Mushtaq (2), Layla Banaras (2), Mariam Mahmood, Nadia Khan and Isra Khan in FIFA Series win get Pakistan WNT its biggest international scoreline victory.

"We want to show that women & girls in Pakistan are very capable of progressing in world football" say Adeel Rizki and Suha Hirani
![Zahmena Malik on Pakistan’s FIFA Series targets [FIFA.com] Zahmena Malik on Pakistan’s FIFA Series targets [FIFA.com]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Zahmena-Malik-Pakistan-vs-Indonesia-2026-AFC-Womens-Asian-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg)
Forward Zahmena Malik on Pakistan’s upcoming FIFA Series fixtures and the opportunity to put the planet’s fifth largest nation on the women’s football map.
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Pakistan WNT face Turks and Caicos Islands (9 April), Mauritana (12 April) and hosts Côte d’Ivoire (16 April) in the FIFA Women's Series 2026.

Pakistan in same FIFA Series women's group as Mauritania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and group hosts Côte d’Ivoire. Matches likely in early April 2026.