Australian rules football in Pakistan
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| Australian rules football in Pakistan | |||
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| Governing body | AFL Pakistan | ||
| National team | Pakistan | ||
| Nickname(s) | Dragoons | ||
| Registered players | 100+ (adult) | ||
| Clubs | 6 | ||
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| Club | |||
| - Tanzeem-E-Insidad-E-Manshyiate Swords | |||
| - Swat Public School Eagles | |||
| - Jehan-Zeb College Dolphins | |||
| - GHS3 Bulls | |||
| - Peshawar Colors | |||
| - University of Malakand | |||
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Australian rules football has been played in Pakistan since 2006, starting with the creation of the Australian Rules Football Federation of Pakistan, based in the city of Mingora, Swat Valley. In 2007, the ARFFP changed their name to AFL Pakistan, aligning themselves with other football bodies worldwide. It was also hoped that this new name and image would make them a more attractive organisation to potential sponsors.
AFL Pakistan was formed on April 1 2006 by Tanzeem-E-Insidad-E-Manshyiate. Mumtaz Ali Khan was instrumental in setting up the initial compeition and became the organisation's first President. In November 2006, Mumtaz Ali Khan opted to vacate the role of President and take on a more active role as Programme Development Officer, in the hope of further encouraging the sport's growth thoroughout Pakistan. Habib ul Haq, Vice President at the time, took up the role of President.
Other notable roles are:
Secretary - Aman Ullah Khan
Treasurer - Naeem Ullah Khan
Director - Muhammad Wahid
Instructor - Muhammad Zaman Khan
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[edit] History
Currently AFL Pakistan has held one round-robin competition in Mingora, four clubs attended. Since then, two more clubs have been established, one in Peshawar and one at the University of Malakand. Plans have been established for mirror competitions elsewhere in Pakistan and in the future, in Afghanistan and Kashmir.
[edit] Current Competition
There are six football teams in Pakistan at the moment, all located in the North-West Frontier Province. Five of these are based around educational institutions.
The clubs are:
- Tanzeem-E-Insidad-E-Manshyiate (Swords)
- Swat Public School (Eagles)
- Jehan-Zeb College (Dolphis)
- Government High School #3 (Bulls)
- Peshawar (Colors)
- University of Malakand
[edit] Pakistani National Side
The Pakistani national side are known as the Dragoons. They have not competed in any matches yet, but are hopeful of sending a side to the 2008 Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne.
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources
- Official AFL Pakistan Website
- Pakistan keen to spread the word
- College tournament planned for North-West Pakistan
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