Karachi: “I played football as a child in school and loved it to a point I wanted to train at a club, but there was no concept for it,” said Dr Sabina Hussain, an optometrist by profession, whose enthusiasm for football reflected in the streets of a Karachi neighborhood amid FIFA World Cup 2022.

It is my love that you see on the walls in our Siddique Goth, she told ARY News, standing in the middle of the street, among others, she and her community people painted and decorated ahead of the largest tournament of the world. I was the first woman here to walk the streets for the celebrations and to have painted the walls, she said. “What I did also inspired and encouraged other women and girls to do so and look at what we have achieved now?” Pakistani footballer in Lyari: traumatic life story of Coach Iqbal She not only mobilized children to join hands with her, in the world cup festivities, but also women in the area who not only participated, but also made flags, shirts and caps to sell.

“If you let women to pursue their passions, they will not only compete and live better, but will also find opportunities to make a living,” said Dr Hussain. Their efforts to decorate and paint Siddique Goth were not only reported locally, but even the global football regulator FIFA acknowledged and praised it in a tweet.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 25 2022

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