Tag: Pakistan Women’s Football Team

The Pakistan football team continued their good run in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, pulling off a historic 2-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan on Saturday to register their second consecutive win in the tournament.

Coming into the game as underdogs against a side ranked 21 spots higher, the Green Shirts delivered a spirited performance to make yet another bold statement on the continental stage.

Maryam Mahmood was the star of the show once again, opening the scoring in the 4th minute before calmly slotting home a penalty in the 26th to double Pakistan’s lead.

Kyrgyzstan pulled one back in the second half, but Pakistan held their nerve to seal a famous win.

The result follows their commanding 2-0 win over Indonesia on Wednesday, which had already written a fresh chapter in Pakistan’s women’s football history.

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In that must-win clash, Nadia Khan gave Pakistan a dream start by scoring inside eight minutes, while Suha Irani converted a penalty to give her side a two-goal cushion.

Goalkeeper Zeeyana Jivraj was outstanding, keeping Indonesia at bay despite multiple attempts on goal.

The win was Pakistan’s first since September 2023 and came against a team ranked 95th in the FIFA rankings, a whopping 62 places above them.

Earlier, Pakistan had opened their campaign on a bitter note with an 8-0 drubbing at the hands of Chinese Taipei.

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Farah Nurzahirah struck the match-winner as Singapore edged Pakistan women’s football team to win the lone friendly match 1-0.

The two sides put on an engaging battle in the lone friendly, which remained in the balance till half-time.

The home side then launched a lethal attack in the second half and got the reward in the 81st minute when Farah Noor Zahra fired the ball into the nets.

Pakistan made desperate efforts to neutralize Singapore’s lead in the dying minutes but it remained intact.

Notably, Maria Khan-led Pakistan women’s football team reached Singapore on Tuesday morning.

The national team was originally scheduled to play two friendly matches against Singapore. However, a delay in the issuance of the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Sports Board (PCB) cut the tour short to just one fixture.

According to the details, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) received the NOC on July 13 after Shaza Fatima, special assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, intervened in the matter.

The PSB had demonstrated its incapacity to process the NOC for the national women’s football team’s tour of Singapore.

However, according to the PFF, the Football Association of Singapore sent an official confirmation of the tour on 26th June. Consequently, the PFF requested the NOC by writing a formal letter to PSB a day later but it was delivered after the Eid holidays.

A similar deadlock occurred between PFF and PSB when the Pakistan men’s football team had to wait long for NOCs to tour Mauritius for the four-nation cup and India for South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship.

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ZURICH: Pakistan women’s football team on Friday, made a big leap in the latest FIFA World Rankings following their participation in the AFC Olympic Qualifiers.

As per the latest updates, the green shirts jumped four places to claim the 157th position in the FIFA Women’s rankings.

Pakistan edged Tajikistan in the AFC Olympic Qualifiers 1-0. The victory earned them valuable points which propelled them to 944.58 points.

The victory also powered Pakistan to finish third in Group E of round one of the qualifiers for the Paris Olympics 2024.

Pakistan women’s football team had an unwanted start to their Olympic Qualifier campaign as they succumbed to two back-to-back defeats – against the Philippines and Hong Kong – before finally tasting triumph against Tajikistan.

Earlier, Pakistan women’s team participated in the four-nation cup in Saudi Arabia.

The green shirts put on a dominant show in the tournament and finished second behind hosts Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia locked horns in an enthralling final and fought rigorously. The final, however, failed to conclude any result and ended in a goalless stalemate.

Saudi Arabia, consequently, topped the standings with seven points while Pakistan finished second in the tournament with four points.

It is worth mentioning that FIFA reinstated Pakistan’s women’s team to the FIFA rankings table in October 2022 after a six-year absence.

The development came after Pakistan women’s football team participated in the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 and claimed a historic 7-0 victory over Maldives.

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

It is worth mentioning here that the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 marked the first tournament in which Pakistan was taking part after FIFA lifted the ban on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on June 29 2022.

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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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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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ZURICH: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) reinstated Pakistan’s women’s team to the FIFA rankings table on Monday, after a six-year absence.

Following the national women’s team’s historic 7-0 victory over the Maldives in the recently-held SAFF Women’s Championship 2022, the football governing body has added back the national side to the rankings table.

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

It is worth mentioning here that the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 marked the first tournament in which Pakistan was taking part after FIFA lifted the ban on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on June 29.

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KATHMANDU: After an excruciating wait of eight long years, Pakistan women’s team finally claimed its first victory in international football as the Green Shirts outclassed Maldives 7-0 in their farewell game of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 on Tuesday. 

Nadia Khan inspired the Green Shirts with her stellar performance as she scored four goals, setting a record for the most number of goals by a Paksitani female footballer in a single match.

Rameen Fareed, on other hand, registered Pakistan’s first international goal after eight years as she scored the opening goal of the match. Meanwhile, Khadija Kazmi and Anmol netted a goal each.

With the sensational win against the Maldives, Pakistan ended its SAFF Women’s Championship campaign on a high note, although they were already eliminated from the competition after initial defeats.

Earlier, Pakistan lost to India and Bangladesh in their first two encounters of the event.

It is worth mentioning here that the SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 is the first tournament in which Pakistan was taking part after FIFA lifted the ban on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on June 29.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Friday, announced Maria Khan as the new captain of the national team for the upcoming South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2022. 

The goalkeeper turned midfielder replaced Hajra Khan as the captain, whereas the latter has been retained in the squad as a player.

Maria, who grew up in the United States and played football for the University of Denver before moving to UAE, is one of the two overseas players picked in the national contingent.

UK-based Doncaster Rovers’ Nadia Khan is the other overseas player, chosen to represent Pakistan in the SAFF Women’s Cup.

Malika-e-Noor, who was a member of the 2014 squad that played Pakistan’s last game in senior women’s football, however, has been named as Maria’s deputy for the upcoming championship.

It is pertinent to mention here that the sixth edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship will take place in Nepal from September 6 to 19.

Making their way back into the championship after a gap of eight years, Pakistan will start their campaign against their arch-rivals and five-time champions India on September 7 before taking on Bangladesh and Maldives on September 10 and 13 respectively.

PAKISTAN SQUAD: Hajra Khan, Maliha Nasir, Mishal Akram Bhatti, Rameen Fareed, Alina Isphani, Anmool Hira, Ghazala Aamir, Khadija Kazmi, Marvi Baig, Nizalia Siddique, Sara Khan, Shahida Amin, Shanza Nazir, Suha Hirani, Malika-e-Noor, Nisha Ashraf, Roshan Ali, Sahar Zaman, Mahpara Shahid, Zulfia Nazir, Atika Nasir, Maria Khan, and Nadia Khan.

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