ISLAMABAD Ambassador of Turkiye to Pakistan, Dr Irfan Neziroglu on Tuesday announced that Turkiye is stepping up efforts to support youth sports in Pakistan starting with the Street Child Football Team in a heartening show of solidarity and sports diplomacy.
Speaking at a sports kit handover ceremony titled ‘Empowering Street Children through Sports and Solidarity’, organized by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) here at a local hotel, the ambassador praised the deep-rooted friendship between the Turkish and Pakistani people, noting, “We love each other deeply – only difference is, Turks love football while Pakistanis live for cricket. But we are closing that gap soon – Turkiye is building its own cricket team, and you’ll soon see matches between our national teams.”