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World’s biggest football production hub in Pakistan hit hard by Covid-19 pandemic

In this undated photo, an employee takes finished balls out of the production area inside a football factory in Sialkot. (Reuters/File)

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Updated 26 January 2021

South China Morning Post

January 26, 2021 13:19

World’s biggest football production hub in Pakistan hit hard by Covid-19 pandemic

Updated 26 January 2021

South China Morning Post

January 26, 2021 13:19

January 26: Nearly 70 per cent of the world’s footballs are manufactured in the city of Sialkot in eastern Pakistan. As the coronavirus pandemic that has forced the suspension of organised matches and most playgrounds to close, has left the Pakistani football production hub struggling to survive a massive drop in demand for footballs.