Football: Colts head for AFC qualifiers

KARACHI:

After winning the South Asian Football under-16 Championship in Nepal, Pakistan’s young brigade are hopeful of a good showing in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship 2012 qualifiers being held in Kuwait from September 12.

Pakistan has been placed in Group B along with UAE, Yemen, Kuwait, Maldives and Afghanistan. The team’s campaign commences against Maldives, followed by a game against Kuwait two days later and then a tough match against UAE on September 17. They face Afghanistan on September 19 and finally play Yemen on September 22. The top two teams will qualify for next year’s tournament.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 9^th,  2011.