Islamabad
\nThe Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of women\u2019s football as PFF President Syed Mohsen Gilani declared that \u201cevery year will be the year of women\u2019s football in Pakistan\u201d during the first-ever PFF Women\u2019s Football Symposium held in Islamabad.
\nBringing together stakeholders from the football and development sectors, the symposium served as a platform to exchange ideas on strengthening the women\u2019s game in Pakistan while outlining a strategic roadmap for future growth under the leadership of the newly-elected PFF administration.
\nMr Gilani highlighted the recent rise of Pakistan women\u2019s football on the international stage, saying it was encouraging to hear Pakistan women\u2019s football being \u201cthe talk of the town\u201d during the FIFA Congress in Vancouver last month. He credited the Pakistan Sports Board for its support and stressed that the women\u2019s game must go beyond the national team.
\n\u201cWomen\u2019s football cannot only be about the national team; it is also about the ecosystem \u2014 players, coaches, referees and fans. It\u2019s not about glam and gloss, there has to be substance,\u201d he said, while also emphasising that women should lead women\u2019s football structures.
\nMember of the National Assembly Mehreen Razzaq Bhutto congratulated the federation on the women national team\u2019s FIFA Series campaign, participation in the SAFF Futsal Championship and AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup qualifiers, noting that Pakistani women continue to break barriers when given opportunities.
\nSecretary IPC and Pakistan Sports Board Director General Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani announced plans for a national schoolgirls football tournament and pledged institutional support in logistics, grounds and equipment.
\nFIFA Head of Development Ariana Demirovic praised Pakistan\u2019s growing presence in international women\u2019s football and reiterated FIFA\u2019s willingness to support long-term development initiatives.
\nThe symposium also featured contributions from representatives of Right To Play, UN Women, media, coaches and former players, with discussions centred on access, safe playing spaces, grassroots structures, trained female coaches and school football programmes.
\nPFF Head of Women\u2019s Football Mejzgaan Orakzai presented the federation\u2019s strategic vision for women\u2019s football development, while PFF COO Shahid Khokhar reiterated the federation\u2019s unwavering commitment to building sustainable pathways for women in football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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