Islamabad (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20 Mar 2026) Pakistan Today, Friday, the U-20 men’s national team began its trip to the Maldives, where the team will participate in the South Asian Football Confederation U-20 Championship.
Pakistani coach Shehzad Anwar was confident that his team would achieve victory results After an intensive training camp, a press release said.
“The players have worked hard in camp and are ready for the next challenge,” he said.
Pakistan Football Federation President Syed Mohsin Gilani met the players before their departure and expressed hope that the team would do well.
“We have a difficult group, but I believe that if we do everything we can, we can expect positive results,” Gilani said.
Pakistan are in Group B alongside India And Bangladesh. They opened their campaign against Bangladesh on 24 March, with India facing two days later.
The teams that finished in the top two at the end of the group stage qualify for the semi-finals.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Zulqarnain, Kashif, Adil Ali Khan; Defense: Zarib Haider, Abdul Khaliq, Ubaidullah Khan, Shiraz Khalid, Omar Javed, Abdul Rahman, Majid Ali; Midfield: Zain Omran, Mohamed Shihab Ahmed, Mohamed Junaid, Ali Zafar, Mansoor Ahmed, Syed Mohamed Abis Raza Kazmi, Awais Ilyas, Khabib Khan; Attack: Abdul Samad, Najibullah, Sajjad Hussein, Fahim Ahmed, Muhammad Abdullah.
Officials: Shehzad Anwar (Coach), Mohamed Zaman (Team Manager), Sheikh Hamdan, Mohamed Habib (Assistant Coaches), Noman Ibrahim (Goalkeeper Coach), Mohamed Abdullah Amer (Physiotherapist).