Previously, corrupt and inefficient management, poor support from the authorities to the players and to the game itself, poor media coverage and the status of cricket as the most popular game in the country were some of the factors as to why football remained underdeveloped since independence. Also due to politics within the organisation, there was a time when FIFA had suspended Pakistan from all international football due to rival PFF factions setting up their own teams to take part in international and national competitions. Such things hindered any chance of football's progress over the last two decades.
