by Shaheer Ahmed August 15, 2023, 9:33 am infootball, Sports

Maria Khan makes it to Saudi women’s football club

Maria Khan joins the Eastern Flames FC team…A post in Arabic on Twitter, now X, stated that the Club’s administration had hired the first international professional to assist the women’s first team’s ranks in the women’s premier league this season.

Maria Khan football player, the women’s captain of Pakistan, has joined Eastern Flames FC of the Women’s Premier League after garnering praise for her play in the four-nation cup in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Khan’s addition was revealed by the Women’s Premier League’s Eastern Flames FC franchise, who signed the seasoned footballer to bolster their inaugural women’s squad.

Maria Khan joins the Eastern Flames FC team…A post in Arabic on Twitter, now X, stated that the Club’s administration had hired the first international professional to assist the women’s first team’s ranks in the women’s premier league this season.

تنضم ماريا خان الى صفوف نادي شعلة الشرقية 🔥

تعاقد إدارة النادي مع اول المحترفات الاجانب ، لتدعيم صفوف الفريق الاول لكرة القدم سيدات في الدوري الممتاز للسيدات لهذا الموسم 🔥

ماريا خان هي كابتن المنتخب الباكستاني 🇵🇰#ماريا_خان #شعلة_الشرقية #فخر_الشرقية #كرة_القدم_النسائية pic.twitter.com/yrEpHyUmaR

— نادي شعلة الشرقية Eastern Flames FC (@EasternFlamesFC) August 11, 2023

In the meantime, Pakistani footballers hold out hope that contact with foreign clubs may increase their chances of being discovered.

She said it will expand the chances available to Pakistani athletes and their skill.

Maria khan football player previously represented WAPDA on the federal level. Few people are aware that Maria was a member of the Khans of Nawakille, the most famous sporting dynasty in the world that includes a professional player.