Pakistan’s men’s national football team made history on Wednesday night after beating Afghanistan 2-0 in the Diamond Jubilee International Football Championship held in Male Maldives. This was the first time in over 74 years since the Pakistani men’s football team won an International trophy, the last time being in 1952 when they were joint winners with India in the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. In a country where mostly Cricket is considered as the most popular sport, winning a trophy in football, which is mostly dominated by European and South American countries worldwide, is a big deal.
Many government officials, the Pakistani public and especially the Prime Minister of Pakistan, PM Shehbaz Sharif took to twitter to congratulate our Men’s football team on this historic achievement:
https://x.com/cmshehbaz/status/2064915440246329572?s=46
https://x.com/tararattaullah/status/2064789441345093899?s=46
https://x.com/syednasirhshah/status/2064904808394547292?s=46
https://x.com/rohanadym/status/2064774819011547340?s=46
https://x.com/yousaf1788/status/2064966530807517216?s=46
https://x.com/faizanlakhani/status/2064780084872167544?s=46
https://x.com/izeeshaan3/status/2064785823485092021?s=46
https://x.com/shahrukhsohail7/status/2064803487402144173?s=46
https://x.com/cricket__09/status/2064770000985182679?s=46
https://x.com/rana_haseebmanj/status/2064758363972636842?s=46
https://x.com/deafmango/status/2064770697743024530?s=46
https://x.com/zmo571/status/2064784964315427007?s=46
https://x.com/seedaballa93/status/2064770962093228099?s=46
https://x.com/footballpak/status/2064769401593659531?s=46
https://x.com/pacrisen/status/2064781030675091530?s=46
The interesting part is that almost every other country has a proper, renowned football league of their own except Pakistan. The moment Pakistan get their own football league, It will do wonders for Pakistan. Talent will be given a chance, a proper platform to showcase their skills and gain experience. With the Fifa World Cup just around the corner, here’s hoping we see our boys in green perform at the highest stage soon as well, in the next couple of years.
