The Sports Journalists Association of Lahore and Sports Writers Association of Punjab are holding a festival football match on Thursday (November 3) here at the Model Town Football Academy ground. Giving details of the match, SJAL President Syed Ali Hashimi, SWAP President Shahid Sheikh, secretary Pakistan Football Federation Col (retd) Ahmed Yar and Mian Rizwan, president MTFA said that the purpose of holding this match is to raise awareness among the sports journalists about the need of fitness and provide them an opportunity of light entertainment. “Light training and fitness is the requirement of the hour and not only the journalists but also the general public should be aware of their body’s fitness needs,” they said. The match which is being organised in collaboration with the PFF, MTFA and District Football Association Lahore will be played between the sports journalists teams which. Amer Raza Khan and Asher Butt, secretaries of SWAP and SJAL, were also present during the briefing. The match will start at around 2 pm and is likely to conclude at around 4 pm. The playing XI will be finalised before the start of the match.
SJAL football XI: Asher Butt, Ijaz Sheikh, Mustansar Amin Khan, Sanaullah, Ijaz Bakhri, M. Babur, M. Ashraf, Auraenzeb, Afzal Iftikhar, Yousaf Anjum, Abdul Qayyum, Afzal Ch, Sohail Ali, Umer Kolson, Asgher Saleemi, Jawad Haider, Qaiser Chohan. Officials: Qayyum Zahid- Manager; Coach Ali Hashmi.
SWAP football XI: Farrukh Butt, Rana Azhar, Mohsin Iqbal, Zahid Shafi, Hafiz Shahbaz, Musa Waraich, Azhar Masood, Abdul Rauf, Imran Sohail, Aftab Tabi, Amir Dar, Faraz Haider, Rafiq Khan, Mansoor Khan, Azhar Kazmi, Taqveem Shah. Officials: Raza Hameed- Coach; Shahid Shaikh- Manager.