Team from underprivileged area rich in sports bring home silver medal from Singa Cup 2025
KARACHI:
The Lyari Football Academy team received a hero’s welcome on their return to Karachi after securing the silver medal at the Singa Cup 2025 – Asia’s biggest youth football tournament.
Hailing from the underprivileged yet sports-rich area of Lyari, the young footballers were greeted with garlands, rose petals and chants of “Pakistan Zindabad” when they arrived at the Karachi International Airport.
Member of Sindh Assembly Muhammad Farooq was present to receive the team. He congratulated the players for their outstanding performance and said they had brought pride not only to Lyari but to the entire nation. “These young athletes have proven that passion and determination can overcome all odds,” he said, acknowledging the team’s success despite financial and resource constraints.
President of Lyari Football Academy Sheikh Abdul Rehman vowed to continue developing young football talents and urged the Sindh government and provincial sports minister Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mehr to provide financial and institutional support to the players. He said that with the right facilities and encouragement, Lyari’s footballers could achieve even greater success at the international level. Among those present to welcome the team were Sufyan Dilawar, Syed Jawad Shoaib, Jan Muhammad Baloch and Zohaib Hussain Baloch.
Lyari Football Academy won the silver medal as runner-up in the Boys U-16 category at the Singa Cup Football Tournament in Singapore.
