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PFF announces LOC for Palestine clash

LAHORE - The Pakistan Football Federation approved Sunday the Local Organization Committee (LOC) for Lahore football test to be played between Pakistan and Palestine on March 1 at Punjab Stadium, Ferozpur Road. Punjab Higher Education Secretary Haseeb Athar will act as LOC Chairman while Arshad Khan Lodhi, Salman Ejaz, Lt.Col (retd) Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi and Muhammad Rana Tahir will act as Vice Chairman.
Wing Comm (retd) Pervaiz Saeed Mir is designated as Organizing Secretary.

PFF plans to broaden player base

LAHORE - Developing football academies is an innovative approach to educating students for a career in football, says PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat. Faisal is hopeful that the talent generated from these academies participates in our forthcoming 13th National U13 Festival of Football.
According to Faisal, PFF aims to broaden the player base by attracting new participants, and several academies have been built so that talented players can be identified and nurtured. Most of

PFF announces attractive prize money for Lyari League

LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s President Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat Sunday announced handsome prizes for the finalists of PFF-KESC Lyari Football League.
The final of the event will be played on Monday when hot favourites Lyari Town face Singholane at Peoples Sports Complex, Karachi ( 3 PM Kick-off). The winning team of the 17-day event will be presented Rs 1,00,000 cash while the runner-up will receive Rs. 50,000.
There will also be individual prizes. It is

PFF positive about U13 Festival prospects

LAHORE - Pakistan will appear in the AFC U13 Festival of Football, following an impressive display at the AFC Festival during the last four years.
"We are on way to show the same kind of performance, from May 10 to 23. We have picked talented school-level players from Academies, AFC AID-27 coaches and February's 13th National U13 Festival of Football, who will represent Pakistan in the upcoming AFC U13 Festival of Football," said PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat.
He further

PFF Referees Course to be held from Feb 2

LAHORE - Islamabad will host the PFF Grass Root Referees Course from February 2 to 7, 2011. Islamabad Football Association (IFA), with the collaboration of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), will organize the six-day course during, which 24 participants from various districts of Punjab, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, FATA and Gilgit Baltistan will turn up for the course.
It will be one of the two such courses in year 2011, during which prominent AFC/PFF Referees instructors

Success due to our struggle, says PFF

KARACHI - Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum welcomed the amendments to the Sindh Fisheries Ordinance that were approved by the Sindh Assembly on Thursday, arguing that the changes were a logical conclusion of their struggle.
"Due to the contract system on inland waters, poor fishermen of the province were unable to earn their livelihoods. After a struggle of more than a month, in which all fisherfolk communities participated, the government has finally considered amending the ordinance,"

TSG to help PFF raise age group teams

LAHORE - The members of the Technical Study Group (TSG) will help Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) develop strong national as well as age group teams for the future international assignments.
They will select 50 upcoming players from the 32-matches of ongoing PFF-KESC Lyari U-14 Football League that commenced at Karachi's Peoples Sports Complex on January 8. As many as seven matches are being completed in 17-day event so far whose final is scheduled for same venue on January

PFF directors congratulate Faisal

LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s SVP Zahir Shah, VP Syed Khadim Ali Shah, Secretary General Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi, Director Marketing Sardar Naveed Haider, Director Operation Pervaiz Saeed Mir, Director Clubs Farasat Ali Shah, Director Finance Sardar Naveed Haider, YD Director Siddiq Sheikh, MTFA President Mian Rizwan Ali, and NNTFA President Abdul Rasheed Khan congratulated PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat for becoming the first Pakistani ever to have been elected to the

Former skippers greet PFF president

LAHORE - Former National skippers have congratulated Pakistan Football Federation President Faisal Saleh Hayat on becoming first Pakistani ever to have been elected to the prestigious AFC Executive Committee during the 24th Asian Football Confederation Congress at Doha on Thursday.
Faisal is also the only Pakistani who visited the football World Cup as member of FIFA/ World Cup Disciplinary Committee last year. He is also the chairman of Asian Football Confederation Disciplinary

PFF announces Calendar for 2011PFF announces Calendar for 2011 – National...

LAHORE - The AFC A-Certificate Course, National Futsal Championship and National School Football Championship are set to be launched in for the first time ever in 2011, as Pakistan Football Federation President Faisal Saleh Hayat announced the PFF Activity Calendar 2011.
Domestic Events: Lyari U15 Championship (8-21 Jan), Club Championship in Districts/ Region (1 Feb-30 Apr), 13th National U13 Festival of Football (Feb), National School Championship (Mar-Oct), 21st NBP National

PFF Congress approves budget

LAHORE - The Pakistan Football Federation Congress Tuesday approved a budget of Rs 55 million for the calendar of activities of the year 2011.
The Congress meeting, chaired by President Faisal Saleh Hayat, was held at the Football House.
The house gave permanent membership to Islamabad Football Association, Afghan FC Chaman, PMC Atheltco Faisalabad, Young Rising Star Women Club Rawalpindi & Diya Women Football Club Karachi. With the induction of these new members, the

PFF approves next year’s itinerary

LAHORE - The executive committee of the Pakistan Football Federation Monday discussed the performance of the national men's and women's teams in national and international events.
The meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of PFF President Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat at Football House, also discussed the 2011 calendar of event.
According to an official of the PFF, the activity calendar of 2011 was approved by the house and Faisal Saleh Hayat later informed that