Peshawar win Ufone KP Football Championship title

Peshawar Combined XI clinched the trophy after defeating District Chitral team in the final of the Ufone Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Championship played under the lights here at jam-packed Tehmas Khan Football Stadium on Wednesday.

Former international athlete and skipper of the national team Basit Kamal was the chief guest on this occasion. Officer of the Ufone including Amir Ahmad, Sarfaraz, officials of the Directorate of Sports KP comprising Regional Sports Officer Saleem Raza, AD Youth and large number of spectators were present.

Both teams showed great play in the final match of the tournament, but no team could score a goal by the end of the stipulated 90-minute time. To decide the fate of the match both the teams were given five each penalty kicks. Peshawar Combined XI scored three goals through Khalid, Siraj Khan and Alamgir while for District Chitral Alamgir Junior and Ghani Jan scored one goal each. Peshawar defeated Chitral by 4-3.

The chief guest of the event handed over the trophy to the winners of the Ufone Football Championship and distributed prizes amongst the players. The celebration was followed by some memorable performances by singer Saif Ali Khan and Peshawar's singing sensation Gul Khan.

This year, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 64 teams from 21 cities participated to compete for the provincial trophy. A total of 960 young footballers displayed exceptional football talent during the championship. Ufone's Brand Ambassadors and Baloch football stars Jadeed Khan Pathan and Riaz Ahmed participated in the tournament and provided coaching and mentoring to the young footballers.