ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) announced the squad for the six-national women’s international friendly tournament due to begin in Saudi Arabia next week, said an official statement released on Friday.
Apart from the host team, the tournament, which is scheduled to be held between September 18 and 30, will also feature the national squads of Lebanon, Laos, Malaysia and Bhutan.
“A 22-member squad has been announced [for the tournament] which will be led by Maria Khan,” PFF said in a statement.
The team in green finds itself in Group A where it will play alongside Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. Pakistani footballers will begin to participate in the contest on September 21 with a match against the latter team.
They will clash with the host team on September 24 at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif where the rest of the tournament matches will also be played.
Pakistan last traveled to Saudi Arabia in January to participate in a four-nation contest that also featured Comoros and Mauritius.
The green shirts beat Comoros before losing to Mauritius 2-1 but ended the tournament on an impressive note, drawing 1-1 against a formidable Saudi Arabia. The kingdom ended up winning the tournament.
