PFF eyes Singapore visas after women team gets NOC

The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is now hopeful to receive Singapore visas early Friday after they received No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for the women team's friendly matches Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The Pakistan team is scheduled to meet Singapore in friendlies at the latter’s backyard on July 15 and 18.

The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) had shown its inability to process the NOC for the country’s women football team’s tour of Singapore because of shortage of time.

However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's special assistant - Shaza Fatima - intervened in the matter and helped PFF get NOC from the foreign office. "Prime Minister played an important role in getting NOC for our team," she said.

As soon as PFF receive visas, they will book the best available flight to Singapore.

It is worth mentioning that the Football Association of Singapore sent official confirmation of the tour to PFF on 26th June, and PFF wrote the letter for NOC on 27th, which was delivered to PSB soon after Eid Holidays.