South Asians in Football Weekly: Brits make Pakistan history | Jhamat's brace
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The latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly is out after another extraordinary week for the community in the Beautiful Game...

Former England youth skipper Easah Suliman guided Pakistan to the country's first-ever World Cup qualifier victory, less than six months after making his international debut for the country.

Suliman captained Pakistan in a goalless draw away at Cambodia last week before putting on the armband again for the second leg in Islamabad, which saw the Shaheens win 1-0 thanks to a goal from fellow British-Pakistani youngster Harun Hamid, who was at QPR last season.

The match was Pakistan's first World Cup qualifier on home soil in more than a decade and their first World Cup qualifying victory in 34 attempts.

Pakistan are now through to the group stages in the second round of World Cup qualifying.

Former England U17 midfielder Rahis Nabi also featured in the games against Cambodia, but Grimsby Town midfielder Otis Khan was unable to take part after failing to receive international clearance to play.

Simran Jhamat scored twice as West Brom eased into the second round of the County Cup at the weekend.

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Jhamat netted West Brom's opener against Leafield Athletic, with Delphi Cole, Meesha Dudley-Jones and Steph Weston also on target for the Baggies.

Jhamat, who features in the first-ever timeline and showcase documenting the journey of South Asian heritage players in the English women's game, rounded off the scoring in the closing stages as West Brom ran out 5-0 winners.

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Ale put in an all-action performance on the left-hand side for Spurs, setting up Zhang Linyan for Tottenham's opener as the China international got her first goal for the club just 10 minutes into her debut.

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Highlights of the Women's Super League clash between Brighton and Tottenham. And the Nepali-heritage full-back got on the scoresheet herself just two minutes into the second half, cutting inside onto her right foot to curl past Reading goalkeeper Eve Annets with a brilliant finish.

Tottenham followed that up with an impressive 3-1 Women's Super League win away at Brighton as new head coach Robert Vilahamn made it three wins in all competitions for Spurs in the space of just seven days.

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Tottenham manager Robert Vilahamn revealed his plans for his new team ahead of their opening weekend match against Chelsea. Speaking ahead of the season, Ale, praised Vilahamn's approach, adding the Swede has got Spurs playing without fear.

"It's really fresh now, with a new manager and new signing. He has got a different style, like the way he runs things," Ale told Sky Sports News.

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Asmita Ale says new head coach Robert Vilahamn has brought a fresh approach and wants the team to play without fear. "I like it, I think the girls like it. The days look a bit different, and we have a different style of play now. We just want to be aggressive on the press and brave on the ball and look for attacking patterns."

Blackburn Rovers stalwart Millie Chandarana was also on target in the Continental Tyres League Cup with her first goal of the season in a five-goal thriller with Durham.

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Blackburn Rovers midfielder Millie Chandarana explains what is was like playing alongside England midfielder and former team-mate Keira Walsh. The box-to-box midfielder, who featured alongside Ale in Sky Sports' 2022/23 South Asians in Football Team of the Season, put Rovers 2-1 up with an excellent strike.

But Durham came on strong in the second half to nick the win as Rovers went down 3-2.

Imran Kayani was also back on the goal trail as he put in a Man of the Match performance for Whitehawk against Hashtag United.

Kayani's sweet left-footed strike looked like giving the Hawks all three points, but Hashtag hit back in injury time as both teams shared the spoils. The draw takes Whitehawk up to fourth in Isthmian Premier League table.

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Tamil-heritage teenager Vimal Yoganathan aims to inspire footballers from South Asian backgrounds Vimal Yoganathan spoke to Sky Sports News recently after the Tamil trailbalzer made his first-team breakthrough with Barnsley.

The Sri Lankan-heritage midfielder came on during Barnsley's EFL Cup penalty shootout loss to Tranmere Rovers, before going on to play in the EFL Trophy wins over Grimsby Town and Manchester City's U21s.

Offering some words of advice for aspiring footballers, Yoganathan said: "If you train and put the dedication in, then you will hopefully become a footballer. It doesn't get much more complicated than that. If you work hard and you are dedicated to playing football then you will have a good chance of making it."

Sheffield United full-back Sai Sachdev has been on international duty with England U19s over the last week.

Sachdev put in assured performance to help England clean sheet in a goalless draw away at Montenegro in the group stages of Euro qualifying.

Rohan Luthra opened up to Slough Town's club channels to reflect on the early part of his loan spell with the Rebels.

In late August, Sky Sports News revealed trailblazing Cardiff City goalkeeper Luthra was poised to join Slough on a season-long loan.

The 6ft 5in Punjabi stopper kept his first clean sheet last month, and looks to have cemented his position as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.

"My experience so far has been unbelievable, everyone has been really welcoming," Luthra told www.sloughtownfc.net.

6ft 5in Punjabi shot-stopper Rohan Luthra embraces Sky Sports News' Dev Trehan after his first clean sheet for Slough Town Image: 6ft 5in Punjabi shot-stopper Rohan Luthra embraces Sky Sports News' Dev Trehan after his first clean sheet for Slough Town "Everyone is really friendly here. I've been enjoying it so far and I'm just relishing the games."

Aqsa Mushtaq made a winning debut for OFI Crete in the top division of Greek football at the weekend.

The attacking midfielder played as OFI Crete ran out 2-0 winners against Atromitos.

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Aqsa Mushtaq, who features in the first-ever timeline documenting the journey of South Asian heritage female players, looks back on making history as the first player of Pakistani heritage to play professionally in Italy. Sky Sports News exclusively revealed that Mushtaq was on the verge of joining OFI Crete after deciding to return to Greece to play club football following a successful stint at Avantes Chalkida.

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