FPDC Editorial: With FIFA granting a generous extension to the PFF Normalisation Committee's mandate till December 2024, NC must also plan, and secure funding for, actual football.
Category: Editorials
![Road to Qatar 2022: Pakistan need big win vs Cambodia in 2nd leg of Asian Preliminaries [FPDC Preview]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cambodia-vs-Pakistan-action-1160x535.jpg "Road to Qatar 2022: Pakistan need big win vs Cambodia in 2nd leg of Asian Preliminaries [FPDC Preview]")
June10June 10, 2019
Road to Qatar 2022: Pakistan need big win vs Cambodia in 2nd leg of Asian Preliminaries [FPDC Preview]
Read our preview for tomorrow's must-win WCQ in Doha where Pakistan need to beat Cambodia by three clear goals for next round spot.
January30January 30, 2018
More than a visit: Can the FIFA World Cup Trophy’s visit reignite Pakistani football?
Pakistan awaits a possible watershed moment for football in the country.
January10January 11, 2018
Football: Pakistan’s next big thing?
Pakistan could become a football nation with the right support from crucial sectors.
![2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Yemen-Pak.jpg "2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]")
December22September 8, 2023
2015: Politics, corruption beat Pakistan football yet again [Dawn]
It was a year that promised so much for Pakistan football, yet it ended with little to show for on the playing field.
![Pakistan football: The way forward [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/913729-Featurecopy-1435853036-979-640x480.jpg "Pakistan football: The way forward [Express Tribune]")
July3September 14, 2023
Pakistan football: The way forward [Express Tribune]
And as the country struggles, former national captain Essa Khan, who hails from Chaman, believes it is high time they invested in the new generation of players to even dream of seeing Pakistan compete at the World Cup in the next five to eight years.
![Burying prejudice in football one kick at a time [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/912944-___n-1435751946-380-640x480.jpg "Burying prejudice in football one kick at a time [Express Tribune]")
July2July 2, 2015
Burying prejudice in football one kick at a time [Express Tribune]
This female athlete who has become an advocate for empowering women through sports can kick the ball hard, speak eloquently and keep her head in the right place.
![A ‘fully functional’ Karachi Goal Project presents a deserted look [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/557a449f7ed4d.jpg "A ‘fully functional’ Karachi Goal Project presents a deserted look [Dawn]")
June12December 7, 2020
A ‘fully functional’ Karachi Goal Project presents a deserted look [Dawn]
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) claims that the Karachi Goal project is “fully functional”. On a closer look, though, it doesn’t seem so.
![Football project in Jhang – the ends don’t always justify the means! [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/PFF-Jhang.jpg "Football project in Jhang – the ends don’t always justify the means! [Dawn]")
June8June 8, 2015
Football project in Jhang – the ends don’t always justify the means! [Dawn]
Jhang project: Leaked e-mails reveal Pakistan's role in football corruption.
![Failure yet again [The News on Sunday]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Untitled-4.jpg "Failure yet again [The News on Sunday]")
May24May 24, 2015
Failure yet again [The News on Sunday]
Following a disappointing failure in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers a couple of months back, Pakistan football team also failed to impress in the 2016 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship qualifiers.