On hold: Kaleem postpones Iceland plans
Kaleem was all set to fly to Iceland during his month-long leave from his current club
PHOTO COURTESY: KALEEMULLAH
KARACHI:
National striker Kaleemullah is planning to reapply for try-outs of Iceland’s Þróttur Reykjavík FC in August as the Chaman-based player missed out on his previous opportunity due to his 2018 FIFA qualifiers commitment last month.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 11th, 2015.
National striker Kaleemullah is planning to reapply for try-outs of Iceland’s Þróttur Reykjavík FC in August as the Chaman-based player missed out on his previous opportunity due to his 2018 FIFA qualifiers commitment last month.
Kaleem was all set to fly to Iceland during his month-long leave from his current club, Kyrgyzstan’s FC Dordoi. However, the change in date and venue for Pakistan’s FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifying round caused a change in his plans.
The 22-year-old said that he has already rejoined FC Dordoi and played a match for the current season in Bishkek. “I had to make a choice,” Kaleem told The Express Tribune. “The Iceland consulate told me that it would take 20-22 days for my visa, but then I would’ve missed the FC Dordoi season. I would’ve suffered a lot if my Iceland visa would’ve been rejected too, so I decided to wait.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 11th, 2015.