With the World Cup set to come back to Asia just 12 years after Qatar, Sheikh Salman believes the continent could well become the location of choice for the football showpiece.
![INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-1160x535.jpg "INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]")
November7November 7, 2025
Tag: Umaid Wasim
![Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFC-president-Sheikh-Salman-interviewed-by-Umaid-Wasim-of-Dawn-1160x535.jpg "Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]")
November6November 6, 2025
Interview: AFC president looking towards promising days for football in Pakistan [Dawn]
Sheikh Salman stresses support from FIFA and AFC, expresses confidence that government will play its part in Pakistani football’s development
![Pakistan’s home Asian Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in limbo due to visa issue [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hassan-Bashir-for-Pakistan-vs-Afghanistan.jpg "Pakistan’s home Asian Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in limbo due to visa issue [Dawn]")
October7October 8, 2025
Pakistan’s home Asian Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in limbo due to visa issue [Dawn]
PFF says AFF failed to ensure the presence of its full traveling squad at the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul for biometric verification
![Pakistan captain Abdullah Iqbal waiting for next big move [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Abdullah-Iqbal-at-Mjallby-1160x535.jpeg "Pakistan captain Abdullah Iqbal waiting for next big move [Dawn]")
August31August 31, 2025
Pakistan captain Abdullah Iqbal waiting for next big move [Dawn]
A move to one of the top European leagues also seems on the cards for 23-year-old Pakistan football captain Abdullah Iqbal.
![FOOTBALL: THE SOLANO SALSA [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nolberto-Solano-when-he-was-Peru-national-team-assistant-coach-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: THE SOLANO SALSA [Dawn]")
August31August 31, 2025
FOOTBALL: THE SOLANO SALSA [Dawn]
Former Peruvian footballer Nolbert Solano has just taken over as Pakistan’s head coach. He says he will adapt his coaching style to the realities in the country. But perhaps, most importantly, he will need to demonstrate patience…
![Solano vows to use experience from past battles against adversity [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nolberto-Solano-at-PFF-Press-Conference-1160x535.jpg "Solano vows to use experience from past battles against adversity [Dawn]")
August22August 22, 2025
Solano vows to use experience from past battles against adversity [Dawn]
Pakistan MNT head coach Nolberto Solano is no stranger to difficulty. The former Peru international and Newcastle United legend hopes to use his extensive high profile career to lift Pak football.
July22July 22, 2025
Newcastle legend Solano set to become Pakistan head coach [Dawn]
PFF president Mohsen Gilani hopes new Pakistan MNT boss Nolberto Solano brings 'more zest and energy to the national team in its style of play'
![Mohsen wins landmark elections to become new PFF president [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mohsen-Gilani-Hafiz-Zakaullah-Dr-Muhammad-Ali-celebrate-winning-2025-PFF-ExCo-elections-1160x535.jpg "Mohsen wins landmark elections to become new PFF president [Dawn]")
May28May 28, 2025
Mohsen wins landmark elections to become new PFF president [Dawn]
Speaking with press after securing PFF presidency against all odds, Syed Mohsen Gilani stated "the important thing is that Pakistan football has won today … after years of crisis, there is an elected leadership at the helm.”
![PFF presidency race now a duel between former friends Taha and Mohsen [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Taha-Alizai-Mohsen-Gilani.jpg "PFF presidency race now a duel between former friends Taha and Mohsen [Dawn]")
May27May 27, 2025
PFF presidency race now a duel between former friends Taha and Mohsen [Dawn]
A three-way race to become the first-elected PFF president in six years has been whittled down to two candidates: former friends Taha Alizai and Mohsen Gilani, after the latter formed an alliance with Hafiz Zakaullah.
![Old friends in three-way contest for PFF presidency [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Taha-Alizai-Mohsen-Gilani-Hafiz-Zakaullah-1160x535.jpg "Old friends in three-way contest for PFF presidency [Dawn]")
May2May 2, 2025
Old friends in three-way contest for PFF presidency [Dawn]
While Hafiz Zakaullah is a newcomer in Pak football governance, Karachi United founder Taha Alizai and former FIFA development officer Mohsen Gilani were once closely involved in Zahir Shah's tussle with Faisal Saleh Hayat over PFF control.