Afzal Khan (footballer)

Afzal Khan
Khan in 1964
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Afzal Khan
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth British India
Place of death Unknown
Youth career
1943– Delhi University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1947 Delhi
1950s Karachi
International career
1954 Pakistan
Managerial career
1966–1967 Pakistan
1969 Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammad Afzal Khan (Urdu: افضل خان) was a Pakistani footballer and manager. Khan served as head coach of the Pakistan national football team in 1966–1967, and again in 1969.

Club career

Afzal represented the Delhi football team from 1941 until 1947 in All-India Inter–Provincial Competitions, as well as the Santosh Trophy.[1][2] He helped the team win the 1944–45 Santosh Trophy. He also served as the team's captain in 1946.[3]

In 1943, he played for the football team of Delhi University in Inter-University Tournaments held at Aligarh. He represented the Karachi football team at the National Football Championship from 1948 till the 1950s.[1]

International career

Afzal was a part of the Pakistan football team squad for the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines.[1][3]

Coaching career

In 1966, Afzal was appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan national team for the 1966 Asian Games.[4] However Pakistan did not participate in the tournament due to financial restrictions. In March 1967, he served as head coach of Pakistan during the friendly series against Saudi Arabia.[5] He was again appointed head coach for the tour of Pakistan to Soviet Union in May 1969.[6]

Afzal was also a referee, and supervised the 1962 National Football Championship final between Dacca Division and Karachi Division.[7]

See also

Honours

Delhi

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sunday, 18 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  2. ^ "Amrita Bazar Patrika, 10 October 1945".
  3. ^ a b "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) — Tuesday, 6 April 1954". 6 April 1954 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1966.11.25 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Peshawar DFA criticised". The Morning News. 15 March 1967. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1969.05.18 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  7. ^ 'Dacca Div.' Annex Championship, Pakistan Observer, December 24 1962
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