Web Desk (August 12, 2018): Pakistan football team led by Saddam Hussain is in Jakarta to participate in the Asian Games which are scheduled to commence there from 18 of this month.
Saqib Hanif has been named as Saddam’s deputy.
Other players in the squad are Waseem Asghar, Adeel Ali, Maqbool, Zainul Abideen Ishaque, Yousaf Ahmad, Mohsin Ali, Muhammad Sohail, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Umar Hayat, Ali Khan Niazi, Muhammad Riaz, Ahsanullah, Mehdi Hassan, Noman, Shahbaz Younas, Mansoor, Arsalan Ali and Mahmood Khan.
Head coach is Jose Antonio Nogueira while Jose Roberto Portella is the team trainer.
President of Pakistan Football Federation, Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, while expressing good wishes for the team, has said best possible facilities were provided to the team for participation in Asian Games.
Pakistan team will face Vietnam in their opening match on Tuesday.
The Greenshirts play Japan next on Thursday and Nepal on 19 of this month.
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