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NED
University of Engineering & Technology (NED) and Global Soccer Ventures
(GSV) have reached an agreement to build Pakistan's first soccer city stadium
in Karachi over a 10-year period with a total investment of USD12 million.
The
speculation surrounding Pakistan's much-anticipated soccer city comes to an end
as the year 2022 commences with the signing of an iconic landmark stadium
contract between GSV and NED University. The state-of-the-art stadium will be
influenced and developed by German engineering to
construct a series of football infrastructure projects in Karachi by GSV.
With
a $12 million USD investment, Karachi will get a spectacular asset in the form
of a new exciting sports stadium setting in its cityscape. It will not only
provide FIFA international playing conditions but will also provide a
memorable football experience for spectators and young talents, as well as a
slew of commercial and innovation prospects for sponsors which never previously
available in Pakistan's sports.
The
soccer city will be built on the pulse of youth, mirroring the success of the
college football growth model in the United States. GSV's strategy is to find
and develop players at the appropriate age while pursuing their studies, which
is a priority for Pakistani parents, and so provide alternative careers as a
hotspot of potential in football on and off the ground.
Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi, Vice-Chancellor,
NED University of Engineering and Technology said: “NED is world-renowned for being at the
cutting edge of technology and science in its educational curriculum so why not
football. It is a vision that only GSV can bring to life. I have seen the science and evolution of
football on offer and it will be a major transformation for football in
Pakistan”.
Chairman
GSV Yasir Mahmood said: “It is time Pakistan rediscovers itself in football
infrastructure offering the much-needed professional and world-class
facilities. This flagship soccer city at
NED will entice other cities or institutes to come forward and become part of
GSV’s football legacy offering the best in technology, science, and football
training all under one roof”.
Michael
Owen said: “There is nothing more important than having a home and away fans in
football stadiums. This investment will
not only ignite inter-city football rivalry but will also become the future of
football development all over Pakistan with sports science at the forefront
offering international opportunities”.
Zabe
Khan, CEO of GSV said: “We are the foundation of a sports revolution in
Pakistan with soccer city being our flagship show-stopper. The ideology here is that we don’t want to
tell people of our dreams we want to show them, so we build it, fans come and
get fanatical about our players in Pakistan’s very own theatre of dreams to
display their talent ”
A detailed press announcement and reveal of Pakistan’s
first-ever soccer city is to be made by end of January 2022 by Michael Owen and
a star-studded celebrity line up with the very first images and 3D virtual
video of the stadium being unveiled as a new year’s gift to Pakistan – so stay
tuned to GSV.
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