‘Here we are Pakistan’, say Figo, Kaka after touchdown in Karachi

Football stars Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo have finally arrived in Pakistan, to take part in launching the World Soccer Stars event.

“Here we are Pakistan,” said the football stars as they landed at Karachi and made their way through the aiport.

.@KAKA & @LuisFigo reached #Karachi pic.twitter.com/CJ57UjBgT4

— Syed Raza Mehdi (@SyedRezaMehdi) January 10, 2019

The duo will make special appearances in Karachi at The Pearl Continental, followed by a grand finale fan experience in Lahore at The Packages Mall. “I am delighted to visit Pakistan and play an instrumental role in promoting and helping football in the country. I have never been to Pakistan so I am really excited to come and play football whilst helping unearth hidden talent,” Kaka had said earlier.

Football icons Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo arrived in #Karachi to formally launch World Soccer Stars event.
Welcome, @KAKA & @LuisFigo to Pakistan. 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/MHZXutAPbL

— Govt of Pakistan (@pid_gov) January 10, 2019

Figo shared the enthusiasm with his fellow mate saying, “It’s exciting to see another emerging country in Asia embrace football,” he said. “I’m certain in a population of 220 million, there must be huge potential waiting to emerge into the international scene.”