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Wajid for promoting
football among Pakistanis
London: Pakistani youth possess
immense potential and talent to excel in sports including
football and this talent needs to be
harnessed through proper facilities and
infrastructure in order to bring them at par with international players
. High Commissioner for Pakistan to the UK, Mr. Wajid Shamsul
Hasan expressed these views at a press conference convened at
the Pakistan High Commission, here, today to launch
media campaign for a series of foot ball matches to be played
between Pakistan international X1 and Woking Football
Club in the month of August. The first match would be played
on 1st of August.
The matches are being organized,
in collaboration with the Pakistan High Commission , by
Woking Football Club and Touch Sky Sports with the aim
to promote soccer in Pakistani youth
both in Pakistan as well as among Pakistani Diaspora in the UK. The TouchSky Sports is working in Pakistan with
KASB Foundation , Geo Super League and Karachi United
Football Club for developing infrastructure and
coaching facilities for foot ball in Pakistan. The matches
aim at forging greater community cohesion by involving
football players of Pakistani origin in the mainstream
football events on the one hand and projecting positive
image of Pakistan on the other.
Flanked by Shahid Azeem UK’s first soccer player of
Pakistani origin, now Chairman Woking Football Club and
Ahmer Kunwar Director Touch
Sky Sports the High Commissioner elaborated on the
significance of encouraging youth to join sports
and make a mark in international events. . He said that
Pakistan is one of the largest exporters of
footballs for international matches including FIFA World
Cup and has capability to excel in this
sport if young people are provided with
proper coaching facilities and infra structure . He added that
the efforts being undertaken
by Woking Football Club and Touch Sky Sports
will go a long way in addressing these needs in
Pakistan besides encouraging youth of Pakistani origin to
participate in football events in the UK .
Shahid Azeem said
that while Pakistan is renowned for its prowess
in cricket , hockey and squash , we want to
give Pakistan another sport to celebrate worldwide.
Football players of Pakistani origin including Azim Ahmed and Kashif Siddiqui were also present on the
occasion and tackled queries related to skills of
football players of Pakistani origin and interest
of community in watching matches.
July 16, 2010
Last updated: 19 July 2010
