Pakistan’s Muhammad Riaz celebrates throughout an Asian Video games match in 2018. — Fb/FootballPakistan.Com (FPDC)
Earlier at present, Riaz obtained an invite to the Prime Minister Home after a video of him promoting jalebis surfaced on-line.
The PFL, after listening to his coronary heart wrenching story of being confined from the soccer grounds domestically and globally to the streets of Hangu making ready Jalebis — (A well-known candy snack of the subcontinent) to handle his monetary difficulties and to discover a supply of earnings to assist his household, away from the soccer discipline, PFL Chairman Farhan Junejo diligently introduced a prize cash of Rs1 million for him alongside a assured place on the centre stage of PFL — which has been resolute to revive soccer in Pakistan.
PFL Chairman Farhan Junejo mentioned, “Muhammad Riaz is a prime example of hundreds and thousands of talented footballers in Pakistan, who have been forced to leave the football field due to lack of platforms and financial support prior to which the game and skills have went unnoticed, I on behalf of PFL would like to reward Muhammad Riaz with a prize money of Rs1 million and a prominent position in PFL as he is not only an excellent player but also has represented Pakistan at the global fronts on the soccer field, and such amazing talent deserves all the support we can offer in our maximum capacity”
He added that such wonderful expertise can not go wasted as that is the grand motive of PFL to make sure transparency and alternatives for all soccer gamers in a rustic the place expertise speaks for itself.
Whereas guaranteeing all-out assist to Riaz, PFL stays dedicated in its goal to revive soccer in Pakistan and supply worldwide coaching for all different footballers like him, it mentioned in a press release.
Thanking PFL for the assist, the Asian Video games hero, Riaz prolonged gratitude and thankfulness to PFL and the chairman for recognising the hardships he has been left to cope with after the earlier governments determination to droop departmental sports activities.
“I am thankful to PFL for providing me an opportunity to showcase my lost love for football and ensure that I will be working together with PFL to make sure no other player remains neglected,” the PFL assertion quoted him as saying.
It’s pertinent to say that PFL may even make all essential preparations to supply worldwide coaching to Riaz to make sure that such expertise shall not go unnoticed and be a satisfaction for for Pakistan on the soccer fields within the coming years.Â
Along with this Riaz may even be positioned in a means to make sure that all native expertise shall not go unnoticed and can spearhead the division of nurturing the gifted pool of soccer gamers in Pakistan.
The disbandment of Riaz’s departmental membership got here after the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) authorities imposed a controversial ban on departmental sports activities — a call deemed untimely and damaging to the sports activities trade by Riaz.
In consequence, Riaz, who shined taking part in departmental soccer, turned to promoting jalebis on a avenue nook in his hometown, Hangu.
The dissolution of departmental soccer, regardless of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives for its restoration, left numerous gifted athletes struggling to outlive.
