Muhammad Taha | POPO FC | National Challenge Cup | Pakistan U-16 Team | Pressing Matters #57

<p>"Muhammad Taha is the captain and defensive midfielder of POPO FC Islamabad. He has also represented Pakistan's national team at youth level and was the vice-captain for the Pakistan U-16 national team.<br> <br> Taha talks to us about his footballing journey along with POPO FC's incredibly young team and entertaining playing style that made everyone fall in love with them during the National Challenge Cup 2020. There is also a discussion about the what the next steps should be for Taha, POPO FC and Pakistani football in general.<br> <br> Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir &nbsp;<br> <br> Follow us on: <br> <br> FACEBOOK &nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi</a>... &nbsp;<br> <br> INSTAGRAM &nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/onthemic_of" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/onthemic_of</a>... &nbsp;&nbsp;<br> <br> TWITTER &nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/on_themic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/on_themic</a> <br> <br> Connect with us: &nbsp;<br> <br> INSTAGRAM &nbsp;<br> Umer Fasie Bashir (Editor): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/umerfasieb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/umerfasieb/</a> <br> <br> TWITTER <br> Ismail Farooq (Host): <a href="https://twitter.com/thehalfspaces" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/thehalfspaces</a><br> <br> Timestamps:<br> 0:00 - Intro<br> 1:15 - Taha's footballing journey<br> 2:45 - Taha's development as a player<br> 7:00 - The impact of training with some of Pakistan's best players at KRL FC<br> 8:20 - The massive influence of POPO's owner Haris and coach Shahzad Anwar's<br> 9:30 - POPO FC's incredibly low average age for the National Challenge Cup 2020 squad!<br> 10:30 - Playing for Pakistan U-16 national team<br> 11:15 - Enjoyable training sessions are really beneficial and important for young players<br> 13:30 - The problems with national team youth batches in Pakistan<br> 15:30 - Discussion on PFF Technica