Khawaja Riaz Ahmed

Khawaja Riaz Ahmed
Riaz in 1950
Personal information
Full name Khawaja Riaz Ahmed
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth British India
Date of death Unknown
Managerial career
Years Team
1950 Pakistan
1954 Pakistan

Khawaja Riaz Ahmed (Urdu: خواجہ ریاض احمد) was a Pakistani football manager and sports organiser. Ahmed was the first manager of the Pakistan national football team in 1950.

Career

Ahmed served as the Honorary Secretary of the North-West India Football Association from the years 1942 to 1947. After the independence of Pakistan, he served as the Honorary Secretary for the Punjab Football Association from 1947.[1]

In 1950, Ahmed became the first ever manager of the Pakistan national football team.[2] He accompanied the team on their tour to Iran and Iraq.[3] Ahmed would return for a second stint as manager with the national team for their participation in the 1954 Asian Games.[1][2][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 18 April 1954" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". Dawn. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 06 April 1954" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Tuesday, 20 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
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