This was announced by former Member of National Assembly (MNA) Haji Baz Gul Afridi while addressing a press conference here on Thursday. He appreciated President FATA Olympic Association and former international footballer Shahid Khan Shinwari for organizing the event wherein top 16 teams will be taking part. President FATA Olympic Association Shahid Khan Shinwari, Chief Executive of the NGK and KYB Auto Mobil Companies Middle East and Japan Mudassir Khan, President FATA Athletic Association Engr. Saif Ul Islam, international athlete and manager of Ajab Khan Afridi team Noor Aslam Afridi were also present on this occasion.
Haji Baz Gul Afridi said Ghazi Ajab Khan Afridi team will have players from all six FRs and out of the total 16 players seven players will be invited for the team from Afghanistan. Two international players will be joined the team from Chaman, Quetta, which is considered as hub of the football in the country while the rest players will be selected from around six-FR in order to involve the FATA players in healthy activities.
Shahid Khan Shinwari on this occasion said that Bridges Stone Tyres will be providing complete uniform and kits for the 16 teams of worth Rs 1 million while CEO of NGK and KYB Auto Mobil Company will sponsoring the League by giving Rs 1 million cash prize. He said Rs 0.5 million will be given to the winners, Rs 0.3 million to the runners-up team, 50,000 for the best player of the League, Rs 50,000 for the best team and Rs 50,000 for the fair play winner team.
He said the unveiling ceremony of the trophy, team uniform of the FATA Super Football League will be organized in Islamabad and Head of the Bridges Stone Tyres Japan Mr. Suguru Takeuchi (Jimmy) will be coming to Pakistan to unveil the grand trophy in a grand ceremony. The League will carry record prize money of Rs 2 million, Shahid added.
The League will played at Qayyum Sports Complex with some of its matches will be played at North Waziristan Agency, Khyber Agency, Bajaur Agency. He said all the sixteen teams will be divided in four groups and two teams each will moved to the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and final.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2017