Women’s soccer tie called off

Published June 29, 2008

KARACHI, June 28: The concluding Karachi zone match in the National Inter-club women’s football championship, to be played between Karachi Kickers and Colony Women’s Football Club at the Colony Sports Stadium, was called off on Saturday evening after cheating and match fixing allegations by Diya Women’s Football Club against their four rival teams in the competition.

The matter was followed up by Match Commissioner Hassan Baloch in his report submitted to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Friday after which the Karachi league matches, the participating teams and their respective officials all face an inquiry by the PFF.

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