Pakistan to face Qatar in Football Friendly Match tomorrow
Pakistan National Football Team is to play 4 friendly matches with 4 different nations which are scheduled to be played from 16 to 25 December in Doha, Qatar.
Pakistan National Football Team departed for Doha on 12th of December to play friendly matches with other participating nations. The Team is all set to compete in four friendly matches against different nations during their two-week tour in Doha.
However, Pakistan lost their first match to Palestine 0-2 while tomorrow, Pakistan will compete with the host team Qatar in their second football friendly match.
The National Pakistani squad carries players both Under-23 and Seniors. Pakistan Under-23 will feature in the Olympic qualifiers in March. The Senior side will take part in the World Cup qualifiers next summer.
Brazilian coach Jose Antonio Nogueira is accompanying the team as their head coach.
The National Team players are:
1. Ahsan Ullah
2. Waseem
3. Asghar
4. Mohammad Adnan Yaqoob
5. Zainul Abideen
6. Yousaf Ahmed
7. Ali Uzair
8. Mahmood
9. Habib Ur Rehman
10. Arsalan Ali
11. Muhammad Umer Hayat
12. Ali Khan Niazi
13. Muhammad Riaz
14. Abdul Basit
15. Mehdi Hassan
16. Zaid Umer
17. Mansoor Khan
18. Muhammad Bilal
19. Muhammad Osman Mohkim
20. Muhammad Fahim Ahmed Fahim
21. Umair Ali
22. Saqib Hanif
23. Naveed Ahmed
24. Mahmood Khan
25. Saad Ullah
26. Saddam Hussain
27. Danyal Muhammad
28. Abdullah Qazi
29. Hassan Bashir
30. Rajab Ali
31. Raziq Mushtaq
Pakistan team will two more match, one with Iraq’s Under-23 National Football Team on 23rd December and the last one with Afghanistan’s National Under-23 team on 25th December.
The young players have been included as part of PFF’s youth development policy. This is one of the many preparatory tours for the National Team squad ahead of the Pre-World Cup Qualification next year.
