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Pakistan has huge potential as a country for football. But a ban imposed by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) over the past five years, and the political rifts in Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) have badly affected the progress of the sport.
To remedy this, the country has taken part in a national talent hunt, which includes a plan for a flagship football city in Karachi created in collaboration with NED University under the former PM Imran Khan’s Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive. This venture aims to give young footballers a place to shine.
The talent hunt was conducted with licensed coaches and provided selected players a chance to further their football careers in Europe. Recently, English footballer Michael James Owen, who played as striker for the Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United, as well as for England’s national team supervised the overall trial with the European coaches and selected 21 Players from all over Pakistan to participate.