Ufone Balochistan Football Cup
\nOUR CORRESPONDENT
\nQuetta
\nAfghan FC Chaman was crowned the champion of the Ufone Balochistan Football Cup\u2019s 3rd edition at the Mali Bagh Football Stadium in Quetta which was packed with a mammoth crowd. The Afghan FC Chaman faced Jallawan FC Khuzdar for the title decider. Both teams emerged as the strongest out of 48 that participated in the tournament.
\nNaimatullah from Chaman\u2019s team scored an early goal during the 19th minute through a corner, putting the team in a leading position. The Khuzdar team started attacking Chaman\u2019s goal post but could not breach the strong defense line. Fazal Muhammad from Khuzdar struck a header in the 28th minute but Chaman\u2019s goal-keeper Hameedullah made a thrilling save. Cham won another corner in the 32nd minute when Khuzdar\u2019s goal-keeper Saleem made a diving save.
\nDuring the half-time Quetta based singer and musician Izhaar Ali performed the championship\u2019s official anthem \u2018Jeet Ke Dikha Do\u2019 and received huge applause from the crowd.
\nIn the second half, Chaman won a free-kick during the 46th minute but was not successful in scoring. Abdur Rahim from Chaman struck in an attacking move during the 51st minute, putting his team in a stable position. Chaman dominated the game from here on, with Naimatullah striking a header in the 56th minute but missing. Khuzadar\u2019s Fazal Muhammad did win a corner in the 63rd minute but the forwards lacked the coordination to score.
\nJallawan FC Khuzdar was disordered and lacked coordination on the field. On the other hand, Afghan FC clearly dominated the game by displaying excellent coordination as a unit and put its opponents at the defensive and registered a convincing 2-0 victory.
\nThe President of Balochistan Football Association Quetta Muhammad Asghar Kasi was also present on the occasion. Ufone\u2019s Regional General Manager (South), Syed Faisal Rizvi handed over the championship trophy to the winning team\u2019s captain Jadeed Khan. Medals were distributed among all top four teams along with cash prizes. \u201cWe have enjoyed playing this season and all the team mates have worked very hard to get to this stage. We are very happy with our performance and look forward to the next season,\u201d said Jadeed Khan, Captain of the winning team Afghan FC Chaman.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, the President of Balochistan Football Association Quetta Muhammad Asghar Kasi said that he was very happy to see the level of talent the youth displayed during the tournament, \u201cThe level of arrangements, especially the games being played under lights and live broadcast, speaks volumes about Ufone\u2019s commitment to developing football in the province, and I would like to congratulate them for a highly successful tournament this year,\u201d he added.
\nThe championship was organized with the aim of developing and promoting football which is the favourite sport of Balochistan\u2019s youth. Ufone believes this commitment will help promote football in the province and prove to be a great platform for emerging young players to learn and display their footballing skills. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ufone Balochistan Football Cup OUR CORRESPONDENT Quetta Afghan FC Chaman was crowned the champion of the Ufone Balochistan Football Cup\u2019s 3rd edition at the Mali Bagh Football Stadium in Quetta which was packed with a mammoth crowd. The Afghan FC Chaman faced Jallawan FC Khuzdar for the title decider. Both teams emerged as the strongest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n