Pakistan girls’s soccer gamers have a good time scoring a purpose throughout a match towards Turks and Caicos Islands, Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, FIFA Sequence, April 9, 2026. — Reporter
Pakistan made a scorching begin to their Fifa Sequence marketing campaign with a record-breaking 8-0 victory over the Turks and Caicos Islands on the Stade Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on Thursday.
4 objectives by 4 totally different scorers within the first half set the tone for Adeel Rizki’s facet earlier than two extra gamers obtained their names on the scoresheet as Pakistan surpassed their previous-best victory — 7-0 towards the Maldives in September 2022.
Pakistan made their attacking intent clear from the very starting when Mariam Mahmood, contemporary from profitable the Welsh league title with Wrexham Ladies, struck the facet netting with a shot from an acute angle inside the primary 4 minutes.
After Nadia Khan examined Turks and Caicos goalkeeper Archenie Desir with a shot from lengthy vary, Pakistan opened the scoring within the tenth minute with Zahmena Malik discovering the again of the online.
It was 2-0 two minutes later, Aqsa Mushtaq slotting in after a rebound after Mariam had compelled a save from Desir.
Pakistan continued to press with midfield metronome Layla Banaras exhibiting her high quality when she made it 3-0 with a weaving run and sensible end simply previous the half-hour mark.
In a sport the place Pakistan had pinned their opponents within the opposing half for nearly everything of the match, Mariam obtained on the scoresheet within the thirty eighth when she expertly volleyed in a cross on the again submit.
Pakistan continued in the identical vein within the second half, Nadia planting an ideal header to a cross from the left within the 56th to make it 5-0.
Aqsa scored a pearler to make it 6-0 within the 76th earlier than Layla additionally obtained her second with a perfectly-placed shot from outdoors the field. Isra Khan’s purpose within the 81st accomplished the record-breaking triumph.
PFF president Mohsen Gilani hailed the historic win. “I congratulate the players and the coaching staff for creating history. This is the start of a new era for women’s football in Pakistan and I hope the team continues in the same vein in the Fifa series.”
