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Pakistan women's national football team
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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Pakistan national football team.
The Pakistan women's national football team is the female representative football team for Pakistan. The team was formed in 2010 and has not yet entered the AFC Women's Asian Cup or FIFA Women's World Cup, but has competed in four editions of the biennial SAFF Women's Championship.
Its under-19 and under-16 teams have competed in the qualification rounds of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship respectively.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Beginnings (2010–2011)
1.2 Further participations (2011–2014)
1.3 Hiatus (2014–2022)
1.4 Return (2022–present)
2 Results and fixtures
2.1 2022
3 Coaching staff
3.1 Current coaching staff
3.2 Manager history
4 Players
4.1 Current squad
4.2 Recent call-ups
5 Competitive record
5.1 FIFA Women's World Cup
5.2 AFC Women's Asian Cup
5.3 SAFF Women's Championship
5.4 South Asian Games
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
Beginnings (2010–2011)
The Pakistan women's national football team made its international debut at the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka. Midfielder Ishrat Fatima of Lahore’s Sports Sciences Department (Punjab University) was the first captain of the team.[2] It played its first match on 31 January 2010 against India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.[3] It also faced off against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal in that tournament, winning against Sri Lanka via walkover[4] while losing the other two fixtures. It came in 4th out of 5 teams.
In November 2010, Tariq Lutfi was appointed as the coach of the team.[5] In December 2010, the team, under Lutfi and the new captain, Sana Mehmood (Young Rising Star’s captain and central defender), participated in the inaugural SAFF Women's Championship held at Cox's Bazar Stadium.[2][6] It stood second Group B, winning against Maldives (2–1)[7] and Afghanistan (3–0),[8] while losing heavily to Nepal (0–12).[9] India were the opponents in the semifinal, but Pakistan lost 8–0 and were thus eliminated.[10] In this tournament, Mehwish Khan became the first ever goal-scorer for Pakistan (in the match against Maldives).
As a result of these official matches, Pakistan entered the FIFA Women's World Rankings for the first time on 18 March 2011. It stood 121 in the World and 22 in Asia.[11]
Further participations (2011–2014)
In May 2011, four members of the team (Abiha Haidar, Roshnan Ali, Sara Mumtaz and coach Ishrat Fatima) went to the United States for a two-week FIFA Women’s World Cup Developing Program. They attended seminars, programs, meetings, and practice sessions in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. and visited various local colleges and universities. The group was also hosted for a special dinner at the White House by the US Government for boosting bilateral relations through sports promotion and development.[12]
In September 2012, the team participated in the 2nd SAFF Women's Championship held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pakistan lost against Nepal (0–8)[13] and Afghanistan (0–4)[14] before earning a consolation win against Maldives (3–0).[15]
Pakistan played its first international friendly series against Bahrain in October 2014.[16][17] Three matches were played at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, with the home side winning all of them. These matches were organized to help prepare the team for the upcoming 3rd edition of the SAFF Women's Championship.
Pakistan hosted the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship in November 2014, with all matches being held at Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad. The hosts lost against Sri Lanka (1–2)[18] and Nepal (0–2),[19] but won against Bhutan (4–1),[20] scoring four goals in a match for the first time.
Hiatus (2014–2022)
Main article: Crisis at Pakistan Football Federation
From November 2014 to September 2022, the team saw no action due to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) being suspended several times by FIFA for infighting and third-party interference.[21][22] The suspensions were removed occasionally, but not in time for Pakistan to participate in the 2016 and 2019 editions of the SAFF Women's Championship, and in the 2016 and 2019 editions of the South Asian Games. As a result of no matches being played, the team lost its FIFA ranking.
Return (2022–present)
On 30 June 2022, FIFA lifted PFF's suspension after a period of 14 months.[23] As a result, PFF was able to send in Pakistan women's team's entry for the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship. The entry was confirmed on 9 July 2022, which meant that the team would be playing its first international match since 2014.[24] A 35-member training camp was held at Lahore in August 2022 under new head coach Adeel Rizki,[25] after which a 23-member squad was announced on 24 August 2022. Hajra Khan, Malika-e-Noor, Syeda Mahpara, Nisha Ashraf, Roshnan Ali, Sahar Zaman, and Zulfia Nazir were the only players who were part of the team that last played in 2014; the rest were given their first call-ups. Two overseas players, Nadia Khan and Maria Khan, were also included for the first time.[26] The captaincy was handed over to Maria Khan from Hajra Khan,[27] while Malika-e-Noor was named the vice-captain.[28]
Pakistan made its return to international football on 7 September 2022, with 58th-ranked India being its first opponent in the group stage of the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu. Pakistan lost 3–0,[29] which was followed by a 6–0 loss against Nepal in the next match which meant the team could not progress to the semifinals.[30] In the final group stage fixture, Pakistan recorded its biggest win when it defeated Maldives 7–0, courtesy of four goals by Nadia Khan, who became the team's joint record goal scorer.[31] It was also the first time a player had scored three goals or more in a match for Pakistan.[32]
Results and fixtures
Main article: Pakistan women's national football team results
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022
7 September2022 SAFF W GS India 3–0 Pakistan Kathmandu, Nepal
10 September2022 SAFF W GS Pakistan 0–6 Bangladesh Kathmandu, Nepal
13 September2022 SAFF W GS Maldives 0–7 Pakistan Kathmandu, Nepal
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Raheel, Natasha (22 October 2014). "First international tour: Pakistan women open campaign in Bahrain on Thursday". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
Abbasi, Kashif (12 November 2014). "Pakistan suffer defeat as SAFF women's event commences". Dawn. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
"SAFF Women's Championship: Superior Nepal oust lackluster Pakistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
Ali, Mohsin (17 November 2014). "Pakistan thrash Bhutan 4–1 in SAFF Women's Soccer". The Nation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
Raheel, Natasha (11 October 2017). "FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
"FIFA suspends Pakistan football after 'hostile takeover'". Al Jazeera. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
"FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football Federation". FIFA. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
Wasim, Umaid (10 July 2022). "Pakistan's entry confirmed for SAFF Women's Championship". Dawn. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
"Rizki announced as Pakistan head coach ahead of SAFF Women's Championship". Dawn. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
Lakhani, Faizan (24 August 2022). "Pakistan finalises 23-member squad for SAFF Women Cup". Geo News. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
Lakhani, Faizan (30 August 2022). "Pakistan's football team captain eyes victory ahead of SAFF Women Championship". The News International. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
"Pak women football team to depart today". The News International. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
"Pakistan go down against India in SAFF Women's Championship". The News International. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
"Bangladesh hit Pakistan for six at SAFF Women's Championship". Dawn. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
"Nadia hits four as Pakistan crush Maldives 7-0". Dawn. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
"Nadia Khan stars as Pakistan thump Maldives in SAFF Women's Championship". Samaa TV. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
Raheel, Natasha (10 September 2022). "'Pakistan focused on giving their best'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
Pakistan women’s football team claims historic victory after eight years:
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.
FIFA rejects calls for 26-woman squads in 2023 World Cup, despite pleas from Sarina Wiegman and Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand to go ahead with 23-woman squads; Men's World Cup in Qatar was permitted to retain the 26-man squad limit which was first introduced for last summer's European Championships and retained for the Women's Euros this summer
Anton Toloui
Sky Sports News reporter
Thursday 15 December 2022 06:07, UK
FIFA has rejected requests to increase maximum squad sizes to 26 at next summer's Women's World Cup despite Sarina Wiegman being among those to call for the move.
The England boss, and German counterpart Marina Voss-Tecklenburg, discussed the proposal with other international coaches at the Women's World Cup finals draw in October, with a number joining them to back the idea.
The ongoing men's World Cup in Qatar has allowed 26-man squads, as were permitted for both the men's and women's European Championship finals in 2020 and 2021, while football recovered from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
FIFA has not explicitly given its reasoning for the decision, but Sky Sports News has been told the Women's World Cup starting after the domestic season, unlike in Qatar at present, has finished has played a part in their thinking.
The tournament is also due to be played across 31 days, an increase of more than 10 per cent over the Qatar competition, and not all nations set to be involved in Australia and New Zealand were said to back the move.
In November, Wiegman told Sky Sports News larger squad sizes were a necessity to safeguard players' welfare during the tournament.
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England enjoyed a remarkable year under their Dutch coach, with European Championship success secured on home soil during a 12-month period where they remained unbeaten.
Bookending the major tournament triumph in the summer was Arnold Clark Cup glory in February and a memorable victory against World Cup holders the United States at Wembley in September.
The Hague-born Wiegman had only managed clubs in the Netherlands and supervised her own national team before she accepted the job from the Football Association.
In a week where debate over whether foreign managers should take charge of other countries has raged on in men's football, the 53-year-old explained what helped her adaptation in England.
"When I got there, I tried to know more about your culture," Wiegman said. "Although the countries are really close together, there are some differences in culture so I really tried to learn.
"I took some English classes in football. I said I will learn about your culture and try and adapt to your culture but the directness you have to know what is good, I will not go around it or change that.
"The other things I will try and adapt to the English culture. I think it went really well and we really enjoyed ourselves. We can still grow a lot. I think the FA and the players and staff enjoy it too and think we have a very good collaboration."
Arsenal's Jen Beattie and Everton's Izzy Christiansen discuss the difficult balance between friendship and rivalry in women's football with former Lioness Rachel Yankey on Three Players and a Podcast.
The setting for the recent WSL game between Manchester United and Aston Villa was Old Trafford and saw players from both teams socialising ahead of the game at the famous ground.
The new Sky Sports podcast - in which three women's football stars talk discuss three hot topics - started with the question 'is there rivalry in the women's game?'
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