Niaz Ali Naji

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Niaz Ali Naji
Personal information
Full name Sheikh Niaz Ali Naji
Date of birth 1946
Place of birth British India
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Lahore, Pakistan
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1966–1970 Young Men FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1986 Bata FC
International career
1976 Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sheikh Niaz Ali Naji (born 1946) was a Pakistani former footballer who played as a winger. Ali represented the Pakistan national team at 1976.

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Early life

Ali was born in 1946 in British India. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Ali along with his father Sheikh Hussain Ali and his family migrated and permanently settled in Lahore. Ali studied till high school. [1]

Club career

Ali started his playing career Young Men FC in 1966, and later played for Bata FC, playing as a winger from 1971 to 1986. [1]

International career

In 1966, Ali captained the Pakistan Youth national team during a tour to Afghanistan. He again toured Afghanistan in 1976, this time with the senior team at the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup. [1] Ali was selected to play for Pakistan Greens in the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, coming on as a substitute in a match against Afghanistan. [2] [1]

Personal life

Niaz came from a family of footballers. Both his younger brothers Mukhtar Ali, and his other younger brother Ejaz Ali represented the Pakistan national team. [1] [3] [4] Ali's son Zahid Niaz played for Pakistan Airlines and also the national team. [1] [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا" [World of Football Heroes]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  2. "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  3. 1 2 "Roznama Dunya Karachi EDITION 07 March 2013 NEWS DETAIL | ID 212051_32836759 |Daily Dunya ePaper|Roznama Dunya". e.dunya.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  4. 1 2 "روزنامہ دنیا :- کھیلوں کی دنیا:-فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا". Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :-. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-08-24.