{"id":18206,"date":"2025-09-04T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18206"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:04:02","slug":"pakistan-u23-captain-haseeb-khan-suffers-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18206","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan U23 captain Haseeb Khan suffers injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan U23 football captain Haseeb Khan suffered an injury during his side\u2019s heavy 8\u20131 defeat to Iraq in the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred when Haseeb collided with the goalpost during play, leaving him in visible pain. Medical staff rushed in, and after thorough evaluation, it was confirmed that although there was no fracture, the skipper sustained severe soft tissue trauma.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Adnan, who has been overseeing the team\u2019s medical needs, stated that Haseeb will require a short recovery period. \u201cThankfully, it is not a fracture. With proper rest and rehabilitation, he is expected to return to competition very soon,\u201d Dr. Adnan confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The match itself proved to be a tough outing for Pakistan. Iraq showcased their dominance throughout, sealing an emphatic 8\u20131 win in the Group G encounter. Despite the scoreline, Pakistan managed to register a consolation goal, but the defensive lapses and the captain\u2019s injury added to the disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>Officials, however, remain hopeful. \u201cInsha\u2019Allah, our captain will return stronger. The team is determined to regroup and learn from this setback,\u201d the Pakistan Football Federation stated.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan U23 football captain Haseeb Khan suffered an injury during his side\u2019s heavy 8\u20131 defeat to Iraq in the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Cambodia. The incident occurred when Haseeb collided with the goalpost during play, leaving him in visible pain. Medical staff rushed in, and after thorough evaluation, it was confirmed that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18206\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}