Pakistan Defeats Japan in Key Netball Match

Members of Pakistan girls netball team in action against Japan netball team during the crucial match of the Asian Youth Girls Netball Championship played here at Jeonju-si, South Korea on Monday. PHOTO: PNF

Pakistan girls netball team continued its brilliant winning streak here on Monday when they cruised past a strong Japan netball outfit by 79-39 goals, scoring their fourth successive win in the prestigious Asian Youth Girls Netball Championship-2025 which is being played at Jeonju Hwasan Gymnasium, Jeonju-si, South Korea.

The players who stood out for Pakistan on the court were Leya Raza Shah, Alisha Naveed, Haleema, Sarina Hussain, Jasmine Farooq, Farah Rasheed, Amani, Parisa, Sumayya Ahmed and Alina.

Japan girls netball team also displayed a competitive game and scored at regular intervals against Pakistan. However, Pakistani girls proved to be superior in skills and stamina as they bounced back in all the four quarters to maintain their lead.

Chairman, Pakistan Netball Federation, Mudassar Arian, President, Sameen Malik, Secretary General, Muhammad Riaz congratulated the Pakistan girls netball team for their brilliance and hard work in the match.

Pakistan is now on top of Pool- B of this mega event and will play their next match against Maldives on Tuesday (today).

Eleven teams are participating in the championship which are divided into two groups;

Group-A; Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and India.

Group-B; Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Maldives and Saudi Arabia

The Asian Youth Netball Championship 2025 is being played from June 27 to July 4, 2025, under the auspices of Asian Netball Federation.