Ishrat Fatima is a retired
Pakistani
footballer
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who was the first
captain
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of
Pakistan women's national football team. A midfielder, she led the team at the inaugural edition of the
South Asian Games women's football tournament held in
Dhaka,
Bangladesh in early 2010.
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The Nation 26 January 2010. Retrieved 03 March 2021[Pakistan’s women team for SAFF Championship announced](_blank)
Dawn 7 December 2010. Retrieved 03 March 2021
Career
Domestic
In the
National Women's Championships, Fatima represented Sports Sciences Department of the
University of Punjab.
International
Fatima was chosen as Pakistan's first women's football team captain.
She led the team which place fourth at the South Asian Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2010
Coach
After her playing career, Fatima became the coach of
Margalla WFC based in
Islamabad.
4 Pak Women footballers off to USA for Developing Program
FootballPakistan.com Retrieved 03 March 2021
References
Pakistani women's footballers
Pakistan women's international footballers
Living people
Sportspeople from Lahore
Women's association football midfielders
Year of birth missing (living people)
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