Ahmed sign a contract with Bahrain’s club Isa Town FC last year. Now I have managed a contract for Saddam Hussain with the same club. Saddam will come to Bahrain after a couple of weeks to sign the deal,” Shamlan revealed.
“Denmark-based Hasan Bashir is a good player and I will try to help him play in Gulf in near future. I would also like to see Zeeshan Rehman play in Gulf. Pakistan have a lot of potential and they should keep on investing in football. A huge amount is needed to bring improvement in the standard of the game,” the coach said.
He was full of praise for the PFF and his support staff for the way they all dealt with him during his stay.
“I am thankful to Faisal Saleh Hayat, Col Ahmed Yar Lodhi and Pervez Saeed Mir for meeting all my demands. I am also thankful to Hasan Baloch, Asghar, Zahid Taj, Tanvir and Sajjad. I am thankful to all the players who supported me,” Shamlan said.
“I will never forget Pakistan. I will keep coming to Pakistan as a visitor if not as a coach,” Shamlan said.
Under the coaching of Shamlan, Pakistan ended third in the three-team Philippines Peace Cup, as they beat Chinese Taipei 1-0 on October 13, 2013, but lost to hosts Philippines 1-3 in Manila on October 15.
Pakistan lost to Lebanon 3-1 in Beirut in February 2014. Shamlan was stopped by Israel in Jordon, so he could not coach his side that featured in the Al-Nakba International Football tournament in Palestine in May 2014.
Pakistan faced a 4-0 drubbing against Indonesia in a friendly in June 2014 in Indonesia.
In August 2014 Pakistan beat India 2-0 after losing to the hosts 1-0 in their opener in Bangalore in August 2014 to clinch the two-match series on better goal-average.
In 2014 Incheon Asian Games Pakistan lost to North Korea 2-0 and China 1-0 in their Group F games in September.
In February 2015 Pakistan beat Afghanistan 2-1 in Lahore. In qualifiers for 2018 World Cup, Pakistan lost to Yemen 3-1 in Doha on March 12 before holding the same side to a goalless draw in the second leg.
In the qualifiers for 2016 AFC Under-23 Championship Group B in Al-Ain in March 2015, Pakistan lost to Jordon 5-0 and Kuwait 2-0, but managed to beat Kyrgyzstan 3-1 to finish third in the four-team group after Turkmenistan pulled out of the event.
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