South Asians in Football Weekly: Former England youth Adil Nabi could make Pakistan debut in World Cup qualifiers
The latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly is out after another fine week for the community in the Beautiful Game...
Former England youth international Adil Nabi will feature for Pakistan in their matches against Jordan if international clearance is received in time, Sky Sports News understands.
The West Brom academy graduate has finally received a Pakistani passport and could play in this month's World Cup second-round qualifying double-header.
Sky Sports News exclusively revealed in July that Nabi had resisted other offers and was joining Doxa Katokopias after spending the last five seasons playing in Greece.
Former Dundee forward Nabi has been back among the goals, netting a late winner against Apollon Limassol and following that up with the opener in last weekend's defeat away at Karmiotissa.
Pakistan head coach Stephen Constantine watched the forward score against Apollon as did younger brother Rahis Nabi, who also played for England at youth level and is now a Pakistan international.
If selected, Adil will be the only player in Pakistan's squad with experience of playing in India, following a stint at Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League (ISL) in 2015 after becoming the first Premier League player ever to make a loan move to the ISL.
Nabi shared a dressing room with Champions League winners Florent Malouda and John Arne Riise at Delhi, with former Liverpool man Riise telling Sky Sports News back in 2015 that Nabi is "a great finisher" who will "go on to be very good".
Sunny Singh Gill will become the first British South Asian to referee a Premier League match this weekend.
Singh Gill has been appointed to take charge of Crystal Palace against Luton at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Sunny made history earlier this
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