Neymar Jr’s Five qualifiers first-leg to conclude today

KARACHI: The first leg of the qualifiers of the Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five football event, carrying over 50 teams, has entered the quarter-finals stage here at the Rahat Stadium in Defence.

The leg will conclude on Tuesday (today).

The organisers said the second leg will be conducted at Islamabad and Lahore from March 18-21.

The winners from all the three centres will then battle on March 26 in the federal capital for the Pakistani spot in the Neymar Jr’s Five World Finals to be held in Santos in Brazil, the hometown of Brazilian star Neymar.

As many as 35 nations from across the world are going to conduct qualifiers to pick their national champions for the world showpiece.