“It’s an opportunity missed for our players to play international matches this year but in the end, health and safety of the players remains the first priority,” PFF NC secretary Manizeh Zainli.
Category: SAFF Cup
![Saff 2020 postponed until 2021 [Express Tribune]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Pakistan-vs-India.jpg "Saff 2020 postponed until 2021 [Express Tribune]")
June30July 6, 2020
Saff 2020 postponed until 2021 [Express Tribune]
Pakistan captain Saddam Hussain calls decision good, reiterates safety first approach. Manizeh Zainli urged postponement of youth level tournaments.
![Fate of this year’s SAFF Championship to be decided in July [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Mohammad-Ali-vs-India-SAFF-Suzuki-Cup-2018-1160x535.jpg "Fate of this year’s SAFF Championship to be decided in July [Dawn]")
June24June 24, 2020
Fate of this year’s SAFF Championship to be decided in July [Dawn]
COVID-19 disruptions impacting football calendar.
![Coronavirus adds to woes of competition-starved Pakistan football team [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Pakistan-celebrate-win-in-Malaysia-tour-2020-1024x535.jpeg "Coronavirus adds to woes of competition-starved Pakistan football team [Dawn]")
April9April 9, 2020
Coronavirus adds to woes of competition-starved Pakistan football team [Dawn]
COVID-19 likely to disrupt Pakistan NT's SAFF Cup, AFC Solidarity Cup appearance chances.
![Comment: There’s more to Pakistan’s defeat against India than meets the eye [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hassan-Bashir-reacts-to-a-missed-chance-vs-India-SAFF-Suzuki-Cup-2018-1160x535.jpg "Comment: There’s more to Pakistan’s defeat against India than meets the eye [Dawn]")
September16September 16, 2018
Comment: There’s more to Pakistan’s defeat against India than meets the eye [Dawn]
The players did their best for sure. Their intentions are not to be blamed. But the high-profile appointments by the PFF and so much money being spent for camps abroad should come under the scanners. People should not be thinking that Pakistan’s effort was appreciable just because they played after three years.
September16September 16, 2018
Pakistan football takes baby steps towards redemption [TNS]
"The national team might have lost to India in the SAFF Championship semis but its overall showing in the event was encouraging"
September15September 15, 2018
Losing to India is a major disaster in Pakistan – except when it’s at football [The i Paper]
Memphis Barker writes about Pakistani football's troubles for The i Paper.
September14September 14, 2018
What Pakistan needs to look forward to in the near future
By Usama Mushtaq Bhutta Even participating after 3 years in any FIFA recognised event, Pakistan football team not only impressed...
September13September 13, 2018
Pakistan go down 3-1 to India in SAFF Cup semi-final [Dawn]
Pakistan's fairy tale run after 3 years in isolation ends in SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018.
![Pakistan in semis, but questions hang over future [Express Tribune]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Saddam-Hussain-vs-Nepal-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan in semis, but questions hang over future [Express Tribune]")
September12September 12, 2018
Pakistan in semis, but questions hang over future [Express Tribune]
Reaching the SAFF Cup semis is an achievement only the players deserve credit for, not the Federation that runs Pak football.