ISLAMABAD – The country’s footballers of 6-a-side Football will see theirdreams coming true later this year when they will participate in SoccaWorld Cup in Lisbon.
Socca World Cup, which is being organized by International Socca Federationa world body for mini football is played in a smaller ground with sixplayers per team.
Pakistan will be represented by Lahore’s ICAW FC at the tournament. Theyqualified for the event after winning Pakistan’s Leisure Leagues nationalchampionship.
In group matches, Pakistan will face teams from Spain, Russia, and Moldova.Afaq Ahmed, the captain of ICAW FC talking to private news channel saidthat this playing a global tournament and representing the country is likedream coming true for him.
“What else one can do for football than to send a team from Pakistan to aninternational tournament. We have never been in a football World Cup.
Even though it is not a main football World Cup but for us, it will be ofmuch bigger importance and we are hoping that the nation would besupporting us to claim the title for the country,” he said.
The Socca World Cup will be played from September 23 in Lisbon, Portugal.