KARACHI, August 17(ABC): Taking a lesson from the success of the Philippines, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has decided to include dual-national or Pakistani origin players based in other countries in the national setup to strengthen the women’s football team.
Reliable sources have confirmed that PFF has contacted over a dozen female footballers based in UK, Greece, America and UAE to know their willingness for representing Pakistan in international football.
FIFA rules allow dual nationals to pick either the country of origin or country of residence to represent in international football.
The sources have confirmed that two players have confirmed their availability to play for Pakistan.
Among them, one is UAE-based Maria Khan, who had previously played National Women Football Championship in Pakistan as well.
Maria was called up for Pakistan camp and she’s all set to represent the country in next month’s SAFF Football Championship.
UK-based Nadia Khan, who plays for Doncaster Rovers, has also expressed her willingness to play for Pakistan. However, it is unclear if she’ll be able to make it to the SAFF championship or not.