Pakistan 'in talks' with Argentina over potential friendly fit
KARACHI: Pakistan and Argentina have held initial discussions over the possibility of an international friendly between their football teams, as part
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Pakistan 'in talks' with Argentina over potential friendly fit
KARACHI: Pakistan and Argentina have held initial discussions over the possibility of an international friendly between their football teams, as part of broader talks on football development cooperation, sources privy to the subject said.
According to sources, representatives from the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) held initial-step discussions during an online swap, where they reviewed multiple areas of cooperation, including coaching development, technical training programmes and a potential friendly fixture.
Both sides plus discussed the possibility of Argentinian coaches visiting Pakistan under a structured development initiative and explored a wider technical collaboration framework aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s football structure.
An representative remark shared by Pakistan's mission in Argentina said a "productive and forward-looking meeting" was arranged and coordinated by the mission, bringing together the PFF and the AFA following AFA's initiate of the "AFA Pakistan" label and its expressed yield in structure "meaningful engagement with Pakistan's football habitat."
The meeting, chaired by Ambassador Hassan Afzal Khan, was attended by PFF President Syed Mohsin Gilani and his squad, along with AFA Marketing Head Francisco Lemmi, the remark said.
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