KARACHI: Dishearten footballers of Karachi’s Lyari have staged a protest against the K-Electric’s decision to disband its football team, one of the oldest football teams in the country.
According to details, a large number of footballers, holding banners, participated in the protest outside the Karachi Press Club. The protesters chanted slogans against the administrations saying they would continue their protests until their all demands are not accepted.
On the occasion, one of the protestors said, “Football is dying in Pakistan and now that K-Electric, one of the oldest football teams in Karachi is shutting down.”
“Where would footballers of Lyari go, what do we tell our children? How do we answer them? They are forcing us to choose between football and our livelihood.” the protestor added.
Another protestor said, “This provided food for me on the table, we only know how to play football. That is a skill that we have, that we have developed, now how does a footballer work on field for a power supply company?”
Last week the K-Electric announced that the players either work on the field or be gone, and there seemed to be no football for the team that has been a regular fixture of the Pakistan Premier Football League.
