The Pakistan women’s national football team has started its training camp in Islamabad in preparation for the SAFF Women’s Championship 2024, scheduled to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from October 17 to 30. The team is scheduled to leave Islamabad for Nepal on October 12.
Under the guidance of Head Coach Adeel Rizki and goalkeeping coach Ahsan Ullah, the training camp is designed to help the players reach peak fitness and find their best form in preparation for the tough group stage matches ahead.
Pakistan has been placed in Group A, where they will face off against arch-rivals India and Bangladesh. Meanwhile, host nation Nepal will be in Group B, competing against Bhutan, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan’s matches will start on October 17, 2024, with a crucial game against India, followed by a group-stage encounter with Bangladesh on October 20. Both games are scheduled to start at 4:45 PM Pakistan Time.
India remains perennial favorites at the SAFF level, having won five of the six previous tournaments, with Bangladesh also looking to repeat their success from winning the tournament for the first time in the previous edition.
Crucially, these will be the first major fixtures for the Pakistani Women’s team in over a year, with the women last having played a 4 team-friendly tournament in Saudi Arabia in September last year
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