Iltaf Ahmed is a British Pakistani footballer, who is the number one goalkeeper of Pakistan national football team

Pakistan national football team

The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation . The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation...

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Iltaf was plucked from obscurity when former Pakistan number one Jaffar Khan

Jaffar Khan

Jaffar Khan is a Pakistani footballer, who is the current captain of Pakistan Army FC. He is also the former captain of Pakistan national football team....

 was unavailable for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Iraq. Iltaf was recommended by a member of the national team, Amjad Iqbal

Amjad Iqbal

Amjad Iqbal is a professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bradford Park Avenue...

 and Pakistan football fans who search for eligible Pakistani footballers based aboard.

He was on the bench for the 7-0 hammering by Iraq. For the second leg, Head coach Akhtar Mohiuddin

Akhtar Mohiuddin

Akhtar Mohiuddin , is the head coach of Pakistan national football team. He took over the charge of national team in 2007. Mohiuddin is also coach of Afghan FC....

 selected him for the starting line up and he made his debut. Iltaf surprised everyone when he prevented Iraq scoring despite their numerous attempts, with the match ending nil-nil. With that performance he became the new number 1.

Iltaf is still club-less and normally plays in the local Saturday and Sunday Leagues. In a mysterious development, despite being called up for the SAFF Cup 2008, Iltaf failed to go to Pakistan and hence was unavailable for the national team camp.