Pakistan Women's Football Archives

Philippines thrash Pakistan in AFC Olympic Qualifiers

HISOR: The national women’s football team failed to script a winning start to their AFC Olympic Qualifiers campaign as the side endured a 0-4 thrashing in their opening fixture against the Philippines.

Pakistan collided with the ruthless Philippines side in their first Group E fixture of the qualifiers and suffered a one-sided defeat.

The Philippines dominated throughout the match while Pakistan struggled to get themselves going in the game.

The green shirts had a dismal start to the game as they conceded the first three goals during the first half with Hali Long, Sarina Bolden and Eva Madarang scoring one each for the Philippines.

Pakistan’s defence then put up a relatively better show in the second half and allowed the Philippines to notch only a goal more when Chandler McDaniel registered herself on the scoresheet in the 85th minute.

Pakistan next faces Hong Kong and the hosts Tajikistan on April 8 and 11, respectively.

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PFF announces squad for Paris Olympics women’s football qualifiers

LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Saturday announced a 22-member squad for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics Football Qualifiers, starting in Tajikistan next week.

Goalkeeper-turned-midfielder Maria Khan, who replaced Hajra Khan as the national women’s team’s captain in August 2022, will continue to lead the side in the upcoming AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

The squad comprises six forwards, seven midfielders, six defenders and three goalkeepers.

According to the details, the national women’s team will hold a three-day training camp in Dubai before flying out to Tajikistan on April 3 for the first round of the Olympic Qualifiers.

Pakistan will play their first match of the tournament against the Philippines on April 5. They face Hong Kong on April 8 before ending their campaign on April 11 with an encounter against home side Tajikistan.

26 Asian teams will participate in the first round of the Olympic qualifiers. They are divided into five groups of four and two groups of three teams.

The seven group winners from the first round will join Asia’s five highest-ranked teams – North Korea, Japan, Australia, China and South Korea – in the second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic women’s football qualifiers to be held in October.

The three group winners and one best-placed runner-up from the second round will play for the two spots for Paris 2024 Olympics in the final round to be held in November-December 2023.

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Pakistan Women’s Football team sets foot in Saudi Arabia for four-nation Cup

DAMMAM: Pakistan Women’s Football team on Tuesday has landed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to partake in the upcoming four-nation cup, scheduled from January 11 to 19.

The national women’s team will feature in the four-nation tournament from January 11 to 19, the remaining three teams include hosts Saudi Arabia, Mauritius and Comoros.

The Green Shirts will kick start their four-nation cup campaign against Comoros on January 11 before taking on Mauritius on January 15 and Saudi Arabia on January 19.

Taking to Twitter, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) shared a picture of the national squad and supporting staff upon their arrival here.

We’ve arrived! ❤️🇵🇰🇸🇦#PakistanFootball #DilSayFootball #WomensFootball pic.twitter.com/JrnOXiGdPk

— Pakistan Football Federation (@TheRealPFF) January 10, 2023

It is pertinent to mention that this will be the second international engagement of the Pakistan Women’s team after FIFA’s nominated normalization committee took the charge of PFF.

Earlier, the green shirts participated in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship after an eight-year hiatus.

After losing to India and Bangladesh, Pakistan thrashed Maldives 7-0 to conclude their first international tournament on a winning note.

Consequently, Pakistan women’s football team also marked their return to FIFA rankings after a six-year absence.

Following their reinstation in the rankings table, the green shirts occupied the 160th rank with a total of 928.4 points.

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Hajra out as PFF name 34-member squad for four-nation tournament

LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) announced a 34-member squad for the upcoming four-nation tournament in Saudi Arabia, former captain Hajra Khan excluded.

Hajra, who led Pakistan’s women’s team since 2014, was a part of the team that partook in the recently-held South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) despite being replaced by Maria Khan as captain.

Meanwhile, the veteran striker, however, has been dropped by the PFF for the national women’s team’s upcoming assignment as she is not included in the 34-member squad.

The 34 shortlisted players will participate in the training camp, scheduled to commence on December 8 to prepare for their second major assignment since the revival of football in the country.

The Green Shirts will feature in the four-nation tournament from January 11 to 19, the remaining three teams include hosts Saudi Arabia, Mauritius and Comoros.

Earlier, the green shirts participated in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship after an eight-year hiatus.

After losing to India and Bangladesh, Pakistan thrashed Maldives 7-0 to conclude their first international tournament on a winning note.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan women’s football team also marked their return to FIFA rankings after a six-year absence.

Following their reinstation in the rankings table, the green shirts occupied the 160th rank with a total of 928.4 points.

PAKISTAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Nisha Ashraf, Rumesa Khan, Hadiqa Zafar, Fatima Naz and Mafia Parveen.

Defenders: Malika e Noor, Eeshal Fayyaz, Eschal Sheikh, Mishal Bhatti, Nazalia Siddiqui, Sahar Zaman, Sahiba Sherdil, Sara Khan and Sophiya Qureshi.

Midfielders: Maria Khan, Alina Isphani, Alina Akram, Aliza Sabir, Amina Hanif, Ammal Khan, Anushey Usman, Marvi Baig, Rameen Fareed, Ruqqya Farheen, Sanober Sattar, Suha Hirani and Zehmina Malik.

Forwards: Nadia Khan, Aliya Sadiq, Anmol Hira, Kainat Abdul Ghani, Nadia Shams, Naqiyah Ali and Zoya Zeeshan.

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Pakistan women’s football team to tour Saudi Arabia in January

LAHORE: Pakistan women’s football team will travel to Saudi Arabia to partake in a quad-nation tournament, scheduled to take place in January next year.

According to the details, the Green Shirts will feature in the quad-nation tournament from January 11 to 19, the remaining three teams include hosts Saudi Arabia, Mauritius and Comoros.

To participate in the upcoming international fixture, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will soon announce the schedule of the training camp.

It is pertinent to mention that this will be the second international engagement of the Pakistan Women’s team after the charge of FIFA’s nominated normalization committee took the charge of PFF.

Earlier, the green shirts participated in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship after an eight-year hiatus.

After losing to India and Bangladesh, Pakistan thrashed Maldives 7-0 to conclude their first international tournament on a winning note.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan women’s football team also marked their return to FIFA rankings after a six-year absence.

Following their reinstation in the rankings table, the green shirts occupied the 160th rank with a total of 928.4 points.

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Pakistan suffer 0-3 defeat from India on their return to international football

KATHMANDU: Defending champions India thrashed Pakistan women’s football team 3-0 to script a perfect start to their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2022 campaign.

Pakistan women’s football side marked their return to the international circuit after a gap of eight years but had an unwanted comeback as the national team suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of arch-rivals India in the opening match of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022.

The national football side had a dismal start to the anticipated clash as an own goal from skipper Maria Khan handed an early lead to the rival team before an opportunistic strike from Dangmei Grace put India ahead 2-0 after the conclusion of the first half.

In the 29th minute, India had a chance to score again, but Ranjana’s left-footed shot hit the post despite beating Shahid under the bar.

The Indian side were dominant for the majority of the match but were not able to earn a series of opportunities.

Pakistan, on the other hand, were not able to break the shackles and seemed clueless against the ruthless attack from the Indian side and instead preferred to stay back and adopt the defending strategy.

Pounding on the situation, India’s Soumya struck in the extra time and extended her side’s lead to 3-0.

Following the victory against Pakistan, India’s women’s football team have extended their unbeaten run to 27 matches and will next play Maldives on September 10.

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