The Pakistan Football Federation on Monday launched the PFF Excellence Award for the top performing teams in domestic events. According to an official of the PFF, the award will be presented on annual basis and the winner association will get Rs one million. “On the directives of PFF President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, the concept of PFF Excellence Award was devised and its modalities were presented before the PFF Congress, which unanimously gave approval for it,” a PFF spokesman said.
If a provincial football association is given one million rupees, half of it would be awarded to regional, departmental and club teams for excellent performances respectively. Secretary PFF Col (retd) Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi said: “In order to activate the infrastructure of football throughout Pakistan with a mission to take football to new heights, a comprehensive presentation on PFF Excellence Award was presented to PFF Congress Members on September 17, 2011 at Football House here.” He further stated that awards will be given annually and the evaluation period would be from January to December every year. The first award will be given in January 2013.