French footballer Nicolas Anelka to arrive in Pakistan on March 5.

FRANCE -- Former Chelsea and French international footballer Nicolas Anelka has announced he will be arriving in Pakistan on March 5 as part the World Soccer Stars.

The APS90 million man, who has represented PSG, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and France at the international level will be arriving in Islamabad following in the footsteps of Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo.

TouchSky Group-World Soccer Stars has enlisted Anelka as a crucial signing in pursuit to revive and uplift football in Pakistan. Following the unveiling of Kaka, Figo and Akon on January 10 in Karachi and Lahore, Anelka has also penned a strategic long term deal with World Soccer Stars.

Anelka will meet the new President of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Mr Syed Ashfaq Shah to reinforce the development of the 20 point agenda to uplift football. The aspiration of millions of football fanatics in Pakistan is now about making their dreams become a reality and not only to witness world-class players arriving in Pakistan with exhibition matches but to inject new life line into football offering real tangible outcomes for Pakistan.

The expert knowledge of Anelka is based on offensive coaching style which he currently offers at Lille OSC Youth in France Ligue 1. The visit is designed to help grow technical understanding for PFF through a partnership with TouchSky Group-World Soccer Stars.

'My participation is to help boost football in Pakistan and having embraced Islam I have a special connection with Pakistan. I have forged a special relationship with World Soccer Stars tour. I am...