SAFF hopes the women's club championship becomes an annual fixture as women's football makes big strides across South Asia
![Inaugural SAFF Club C’ship kicks off with hopes of boosting women’s game in South Asia [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/South-Asian-Football-Federation-SAFF-new-logo-1160x535.jpg "Inaugural SAFF Club C’ship kicks off with hopes of boosting women’s game in South Asia [Dawn]"){kind=logo}
December5December 5, 2025
Tag: Umaid Wasim
![FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WAPDA-acknowledge-Jinnah-Stadium-crowd-after-winning-2023-24-NFCC-Cup-final-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]")
November16November 16, 2025
FOOTBALL: WHAT KIND OF LEAGUE? [Dawn]
Pakistan Football may soon get a new domestic league. But questions remain about what kind of league it will be and whether it will be what Pakistan really needs.
![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
INTERVIEW: Asia’s football chief says winter scheduling for 2034 World Cup will be ideal [Dawn]
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: 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.”