Pakistan Football Federation rope in Brazilian coach to revive football

Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president Faisal Saleh Hayat has announced that Brazilian coach Jose Antonio Nogueira will train the national side and Bahrain will help them pay the hefty amount.

"The coach will serve Pakistan team for three years while Bahrain will assist us in paying the hefty amount of his salary,” Faisal Saleh Hayat said during a press conference.

He also announced that they want to promote the game at the grassroot level. Moreover, players remuneration for international games has been increased from $100 to $200.

“The daily allowance of Pakistani team players has also been doubled from $100 to $200 while the daily allowance of officials has also been increased,” he said.

“The PFF will continue its efforts to hunt fresh talent and for this purpose, it has decided to support the districts directly by giving them funds for the betterment of districts’ leagues so that they may provide promising players to the federation, who may be groomed well for the national team and win laurels for the country,” he added.