Peshawar Zalmi's owner Javed Afridi wants PSL-Like Football League

The owner of PSL team Peshawar Zalmi and the CEO of Haier Pakistan Javed Afridi want to start a PSL-like franchise football league in Pakistan.

Javed Afridi, in a tweet, said that:

"Successfully conducted various Meetings with Global Football Entities including Brands, Players and Investment Groups to start a Franchise Model Football League in Pakistan. If You or Your Organisation can add Value to this in any manner please email at [email protected]".

Some football experts in Pakistan were not happy with the news as they feel that franchise-based football leagues have not been a successful model, they instead want the league to be held in a promotion/relegation format.

Things do look bright for the future of football in Pakistan as famous personalities such as Javed Afridi are showing a keen interest in the sport. Only time will tell how fruitful these steps would be.