Cedar College lift A-Levels football title at PSSO Games

Published October 12, 2019
KARACHI: Cedar College players celebrate with the trophy after the A-Levels football final of the Pakistan School Sports Olympics (PSSO) Karachi School-College Games.
KARACHI: Cedar College players celebrate with the trophy after the A-Levels football final of the Pakistan School Sports Olympics (PSSO) Karachi School-College Games.

KARACHI: Cedar College outplayed Nixor College 3-0 in the A-Levels football event final at the Aga Khan Gymkhana held under the auspices of the Pakistan School Sports Olympics (PSSO) Karachi School-College Games here on Thursday.

In the under-17 football event, City School Darakhshan edged past City School PAF Chapter 5-4 in the penalty shootout while the under-15 event was won by City School PAF who beat Reflection School 2-0 at the IBA football ground.

Cedar College boys displayed breathtaking football and proved superior to their opponents Nixor College who failed to put up much resistance in the A-levels event final.

Siddique Sheikh, Head Coach Pakistan football team, was the chief guest on the occasion while assistant coach Tariq Balochwas the guest of honour. They distributed the prizes, trophies and shields among the winners and runner-up teams teams and officials.

The under-17 category final was a very exciting contest, played at the IBA ground in the eveninig, as both teams put in superb game but could not get past each other’s defences and the match was tied at 0-0 in the regular time. Later in the penalty shootout, City School Darakhshan proved to be the better side as they scored on all five of their chances while the City School PAF Chapter missed on of their opportunities to finish with four goals and the runner-up title.

In the under-15 final, City School PAF Chapter emerged clear winners over Reflection School by 2-0 at the IBA ground.

Khurram Arif Rizvi, Senior Director Sports KDA, was the chief guest on the occasion and distributed the prizes among the teams and the players. Also present were president PSSO Gohar Raza and organising secretary Muhammad Riaz.

Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...