PFF approves 30 female footballers for national camp

LAHORE The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has approved 30 female footballers in the build up for the national women football team to appear in the inaugural SAFF Women Championship. South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) is all set to organise women football among its member nations from December 3-13 when Bangladeshi town Coxs Bazar will host inaugural SAFF women Championship. Women football made maiden appearance in the 11th South Asian Games for the first time last year to promote the development of football in South Asia. India had won gold medal in the competition that also included Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh while there were withdrawal from Bhutan, Makdives and Afghanistan. Technical Study Group (TSG) of sixth National Women Championship at Islamabad was responsible for picking the probable and they handed PFF Operation Cell the 30-player list. All the selected players have been asked requested to report the camp, to be held at Lahores Punjab Stadium on November 1. All the players be informed to bring their original passport, ID Cards, Departmental NOC and six passport size photographs with white back ground at the time of reporting to the camp. The players are to be in possession of full playing kit with tracksuit. The thirty female footballers called for the camp are: Rawalpindis Young Rising Star (7): Sahar Zaman, Malaika Noor, Syeda Mahpara, Roshnan Ali, Rozina Ghazi, Asmara Kiani, Sana Mehmood. WAPDA (6): Shumaila Sattar, Humera Nazir, Rafia Perveen, Saba Barkatullah, Azra Nasir, Nadia Bhatti. Sports Sciences, Punjab University (5): Isharat Fatima, Naima Mukhtar, Irsa Batool, Shagufta Akhtar, Aisha Hussain. Balochistan United (5): Sohaila Zareen, Shahlyla Baloch, Shahida, Riffat Mehdi, Shaista Laghari. IFA (4) : Mejzgaan Orakzai, Abeeha Masood, Fauzia Malik, Mehwish Khan Diya FC (1): Hajra Khan HEC (1): Asma Usman Punjab (1): Tahira Ikram.

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