KARACHI, May 5: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Sunday announced that the National U-16 Football Championship will start from May 31 at the Okara Football Academy.

The tournament, which concludes on June 10, will see 13 teams vying for the title with eight of them provincial teams along with four youth coaches’ teams and the hosts.

Teams: Punjab Football Association team, KP Football Association team, Balochistan Football Association team, Sindh Football Association team, Islamabad Football Association team, AJK Football Association team, Fata Football Association team, Gilgit-Baltistan Football Association team, Karachi, Quetta, Lahore, Peshawar, Okara Football Academy.—Sports Reporter

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