Smurfs FC wins Leisure Leagues Women's Cup 2019
Smurfs FC crushed Charcoal FC 4-1 in the final of Leisure Leagues Women's Cup 2019 which was being held in Islamabad.
The first ever cup featuring 8 teams from Islamabad saw some of the best female players compete for the title spread out over group stages, semi-finals and finals.
Leisure Leagues Women's Cup saw a nail-biting finish to the final where Smurfs FC beat Charcoal FC 4-1 to claim the maiden title. The cup also saw special accolade go out to Smurfs FC's star player Eshal Fayyaz, who scored 8 goals and Charcoal FC goalkeeper Momina Abid, who was judged to the be goalie of the cup.
Former Pakistan Women's Football Team Captain, Sana Mehmud, KKAWF Chairwomen, Christina Von Sperling Afridi and Safiya Awan (SOS Village) were the honorable chief guests at the closing ceremony who added that sports is an important tool that for women empowerment and such initiatives are much needed in this Pakistani society.
World Group Chairman, Mehmood Trunkwala also echoed similar sentiments adding that Leisure Leagues is intent on bringing football throughout the country and is taking special initiatives like the women's cup to empower young women through sports.
