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Pakistan to start SAFF Women’s Championship campaign against India

KATHMANDU: Pakistan women’s football team will start their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2022 campaign tomorrow as they take on their arch-rivals India in an anticipated clash.

The sixth edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship embarked today as the hosts Nepal took on Bhutan in the curtain-raiser.

Whereas, all eyes will be on the second fixture of the championship as the two-arch rivals come face to face after a gap of eight years.

The anticipated clash will commence at 12:15 pm (PST) and will officially mark Pakistan’s football revival after the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) waived the restrictions from the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on June 30.

Speaking ahead of the anticipated clash, Pakistan captain Maria Khan asserted that the national team is well prepared and will strive to perform well against India.

“There is a lot of excitement in the match between arch-rivals. The team is well prepared and will try to do well,” said Maria.

PAKISTAN SQUAD: Hajra Khan, Maliha Nasir, Mishal Akram Bhatti, Rameen Fareed, Alina Isphani, Anmool Hira, Ghazala Aamir, Khadija Kazmi, Marvi Baig, Nizalia Siddique, Sara Khan, Shahida Amin, Shanza Nazir, Suha Hirani, Malika-e-Noor, Nisha Ashraf, Roshan Ali, Sahar Zaman, Mahpara Shahid, Zulfia Nazir, Atika Nasir, Maria Khan, and Nadia Khan.

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