Asian Cup 2027: Pakistan Shortlists Players for Syria Qualifier

The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) declared probables for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualification against Syria on Tuesday.

Pakistan selected 27 players for the crucial match in Saudi Arabia on March 25, including four goalkeepers, eight defenders, as many midfielders, and seven forwards.

Pakistan probables for Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers match

Goal-Keepers: Yousuf Butt, Saqib Hanif, Abdul Basit and Adam Khan

Defenders: Abdullah Iqbal, Easah Suliman, Haseeb Khan, Junaid Shah, Mamoon Moosa, Mohammad Fazal, Abdul Rehman and Waqar Ihtisam

Midfielders: Alamgir Ghazi, Ali Uzair, Ali Zafar, Muhammad Umar Hayat, Rahis Nabi, Toqeer ul Hassan, Umair Ali and Moin Ahmed

Forwards: Fareedullah, Harun Hamid, Imran Kayani, Mckeal Abdullah, Abdul Samad, Shayak Dost and Muhammad Adeel Younas

After successful constitutional revisions, FIFA lifted the suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Sunday, allowing Pakistan to play in the qualifiers.

On 2 March 2025, the FIFA Council Bureau lifted the ban imposed on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on 6 February 2025, FIFA declared.

Remember, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) warned that the Pakistan men’s national team will be pulled from the competition if the suspension is not lifted by March 4, three weeks before the opening match.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) stated that if the suspension is not lifted by March 4, three weeks before the opening match, the Pakistan men’s national team will