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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Grimsby Town attacking midfielder Otis Khan has made his international debut for Pakistan in Mauritius. Khan, 27, who has just been named in a first-of-its-kind South Asians in Football Team of the Season, started against the host nation in the opening match of the Mauritius Four Nations Cup.<\/p>\n

Kenya and Djibouti are the other nations taking part, with Pakistan competing as part of their preparations for this month\u2019s South Asian Football Federation Championship (SAFF) in India.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports News exclusively revealed last month that Khan\u2019s international clearance was on the verge of completion, with the Pakistan Football Federation confirming the news the following day to the delight of Shaheens fans worldwide.<\/p>\n

FA Council member and former Blackburn Rovers academy player Jimmy Khan, who played for Pakistan in 1989, told Sky Sports News representing Pakistan \u201cwill mean everything to Otis\u201d<\/p>\n

Khan spent the formative years of his early development at Manchester United\u2019s academy before joining Sheffield United where he turned professional and made his senior league debut in 2014.<\/p>\n

After a brief spell at Barnsley, Khan joined Yeovil Town where he became a fan favourite with 18 goals and 15 assists across 87 games for the club. An 18-month stay at Mansfield Town was followed by a loan at Newport County, before he joined Tranmere Rovers as a free agent.<\/p>\n

Khan was part of the Tranmere side that reached the League Two play-offs in the 2020\/21 season, while also finishing runners-up in the EFL Trophy final.<\/p>\n

He has since played for both Walsall and Leyton Orient, before electing to join Grimsby Town on a two-year deal last summer. Khan made 31 League Two appearances for Grimsby last term and played a key role in the Mariners\u2019 run to the quarter-finals of last season\u2019s FA Cup.<\/p>\n

The midfielder scored twice in the competition and also featured in Grimsby\u2019s memorable fifth round win away at Southampton. Pakistan\u2019s women\u2019s team returned to the international arena at last year\u2019s Women\u2019s SAFF Championship in Nepal.<\/p>\n

Doncaster Rovers Belles attacker Nadia Khan, who Sky Sports News revealed had received international clearance just in time to fly to Kathmandu for the tournament, made history in Pakistan\u2019s final group game against Mauritius, becoming the first woman to score four goals in an international match for the nation.<\/p>\n

For more stories, features and videos, visit our groundbreaking South Asians in Football page on skysports. com and South Asians in the Game blog and stay tuned to Sky Sports News and our Sky Sports digital platforms.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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