Leisure Leagues set to hold school football
KARACHI: Leisure Leagues Pakistan (LLP) is planning to organise events for school-going children, starting from this month in Karachi.
“We are planning to revive school football with an aim to produce quality footballers once again,” said LLP Area Manager Riaz Ahmed, who was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of Inter Academy Under-16 Football Cup, underway here at Ibrahim Ali Bhai Government School ground in Orangi Town.
He said there was a time when footballers rising from school level made it to the national squad and even led the Green-shirts against international teams.
He mentioned Ali Nawaz, Qayyum Changezi, Ayub Dar, Mohammad Omar, Qadir Baksh and Ghulam Sarwar Sr in this respect. LLP is already organising different tournaments across the length and breadth of the country.According to organiser Zakir Khan, eight teams are participating in Inter Academy Under-16 Football Cup.
-
Billie Eilish Slammed For Making Political Speech At Grammys -
Beverley Callard Announces Her Cancer Diagnosis: 'Quite Nervous' -
WhatsApp May Add Instagram Style Close Friends For Status Updates -
Winter Olympics Officially Open In Milan, Cortina With Historic Dual Cauldron Lighting -
Sciences Reveals Shocking Body Response Against Heart Attack -
Who Is Charlie Puth? Inside Awards, Hits & Journey Of Super Bowl Anthem Singer -
Jared Leto 'swings For The Fences' In 'Master Of The Universe'? -
Kelsea Ballerini, Chase Stokes Not On Same Page About Third Split: Deets -
Shanghai Fusion ‘Artificial Sun’ Achieves Groundbreaking Results With Plasma Control Record -
Princess Anne Enjoys Andrea Bocelli, Lang Lang Performances At Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony -
Ben Stiller Cherishes Working With Late David Bowie -
Anti-inflammatory Teas To Keep Your Gut Balanced -
Polar Vortex ‘exceptional’ Disruption: Rare Shift Signals Extreme February Winter -
Which Countries Are Worst And Best In Public Sector AI Race? -
Matthew McConaughey Opens Up About His Painful Battle With THIS -
Emma Stone Reveals She Is ‘too Afraid’ Of Her ‘own Mental Health’