NC chairman Haroon Malik, ex-captain Muhammad Essa, coach Nasir Ismail say only long-term development plans in infrastructure, coaching, grassroots, domestic football can make Pakistan try for 2030 World Cup spot.
![With right plan, infrastructure, Pakistan can compete in World Cup 2030 [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/DFA-Quetta-vs-Chaman-City-PPL-Balochistan-Cup-2018.jpg "With right plan, infrastructure, Pakistan can compete in World Cup 2030 [The News]")
December5December 6, 2022
Tag: Football Development
![PFF NC meets joint delegation of German, Netherlands and Belgium FAs [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PFF-NC-meets-joint-delegation-of-DFB-KNVB-and-RBFA-in-Doha-800x535.jpeg "PFF NC meets joint delegation of German, Netherlands and Belgium FAs [The Nation]")
November22November 22, 2022
PFF NC meets joint delegation of German, Netherlands and Belgium FAs [The Nation]
PFF NC delegation met officials from DFB, KNVB and RBFA in Doha to discuss areas of common interest and possible technical support with the European football giants
![Football in Pakistan: Playing CPEC Onside [Business Recorder]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DFA-Dukki-vs-DFA-Gwadar-PPL-Balochistan-Cup-2018-semis.jpg "Football in Pakistan: Playing CPEC Onside [Business Recorder]")
January12January 12, 2021
Football in Pakistan: Playing CPEC Onside [Business Recorder]
Can CPEC gain acceptance across Pakistan if it also develops football infrastructure in Balochistan, KPk, GB etc?
![Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Andy-Roxburg-1160x535.jpg "Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]")
May9May 9, 2020
Developing all aspects of football environment key for game’s growth, advises AFC’s Roxburgh [Dawn]
“No matter which country you come from football is like a three-layered cake: the thin icing is the pro level; the fruit below is the elite youth level; and the bulk of the cake is the grassroots of the game,”
![Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Muhammad-Essa-with-Sajjad-Mehmood-at-AFC-Grassroots-Conference-960x535.jpg "Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News]")
March25March 25, 2020
Drastic changes needed to lift Pak football: Essa [The News]
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Essa said the country’s football needs drastic changes in its structure for its prosperity.
![Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NBP-vs-Falcon-FC-NFCC-2018.jpg "Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS]")
July8July 8, 2018
Wanted: a pragmatic plan for Pakistan football [TNS]
Alam Zeb Safi questions PFF's aims of 2026 WC qualification without having any tangible long-term plans for developing football.
November13November 13, 2016
FIFA sets strict compliance standards for development projects
FIFA announces that each Federation can get up to $5 million over a 4 year period but must meet strict criteria about their spending.
![Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pakistan-Senate-logo.jpg "Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer]"){kind=logo}
October22October 22, 2016
Senate body for sports infrastructure in less developed areas [Pak Observer]
Senators met IPC minister Riaz H Pirzada, recommended more sports grounds and internships for youth in Balochistan and FATA.
May14May 14, 2016
FIFA announces its Forward Football Development Program
Each FIFA member association will get increased funding from $1.6 million every 4 years to $5 million every 4 years as 66th FIFA Congress concludes
![Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Makhdoom-Syed-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat.jpg "Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]")
October9October 9, 2015
Political interference ruining Pakistan football: Faisal [Nation]
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that the matter of the federation has reached at a very crucial stage after the Fifa’s decision which endorsed him as PFF chief and urged the government to stop political interference in the federation’s matters.
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