Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers: Pakistan Announce Probables for Syria Clash

Tuesday, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) revealed probables for the next AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier against Syria. Scheduled on March 25 in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan shortlisted 27 players for the crucial game, including four goalkeepers, eight defenders, as many mid-fielders and seven attackers.

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

For the uninitiated, Pakistan got qualified to take part in the qualifiers when the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) on Sunday removed the ban on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), hence enabling the successful constitutional changes.

FIFA said in a statement “The Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on 2 March 2025 to lift the suspension that was imposed on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on 6 February 2025.”Recall that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had cautioned that the Pakistan men’s national team w will suffer should the suspension not be removed by March 4—three weeks before the opening game.