Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) President has approved 42 players in the build up for National Football team for appearance in 20th World Cup Qualifier and two-match return leg tour of Palestine. Nabil Aslam, a Danish footballer of Pakistani descent who plays for Alliance Club Horsens in the Danish Superliga, is among the 42 probable, and it will be first call to Nabeel for PFF Camp.
Other overseas players Atif Bashir Qureshi, Zeeshan Rehman, Adnan Farooq Ahmed and Hassan Bashir have also been called for World Cup matches against Bangladesh - two legged encounters on 29th June and 3rd July, 2011. Earlier Pakistan will play two matches of bilateral series against Palestine at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram near Ramallah on 24th and 27th May, 2011.
The following are probable: Goal keepers (6): Amir Gul (NBP), Muhammad Omar (KESC), Shahid Nabi, Ghulam Nabi (KRL), Ahsan Ullah (KPT), Saqib Hanif (ZTBL); Defenders (13): Manzoor Ahmed (Wapda), Alamgir Khan (Police), Ahsan Ullah (KRL), Muhammad Asif (Wapda), Muhammad Shahid (KRL), Nabeel Aslam (AC Horsens, Denmark), Abdul Jabbar (PIA), Ansar Abbas (Army), Atif Bashir Qureshi (Barry Town, Wales), Kamran Khan (KRL), Muhammad Ahmed (Wapda), Samar Ishaq (KRL), Zeeshan Rehman (Muangthong United FC, Thailand); Midfielders (10): Faisal Iqbal (NBP), Syed Arif Hussain (Wapda), Zia us Salam (KRL), Muhammad Waseem (KPT), Farooq Shah (NBP), Muhammad Mujahid (PAF), Hussnain Abbas, Muhammad Adil, Mahmood Khan (KRL), Adnan Farooq Ahmed (Aboomoslem FC, Iran); Strikers (13): Saddam Hussain, Shakir Lashari (PIA), Jadeed Khan Pathan, Arif Mehmood (Wapda), Rizwan Asif, Kalim Ullah, Muhammad Qasim (KRL), Muhammad bin Younus, Muhammad Riaz, Mohammad Rasool (KESC), Adam Hameed (NBP), Hassan Bashir (Hellerup IK, Denmark), Ahmad Akbar Khan.