Forward Sports

Forward Sports is a Pakistani company that manufactures sports equipment, primarily soccer balls. It produces 750,000 balls per month for global brands including Adidas and many other world renowned brands. It was founded in 1991 by Khawaja Masood Akhtar. it started working with adidas in 1994 and since then it has produced balls for many international events including UEFA Champions League on several occasions, and is the official provider of balls for FIFA World Cup 2014 and FIFA World Cup 2018.

It produces soccer balls, handballs, sala balls, beach balls, indoor balls, sports bags, shin guards, goalkeeping gloves and medicine balls. It is based in Sialkot and also the largest football producer in Pakistan, employing 3,000 people including 900 women.

The company has come into prominence for landing the contract of over 3,000 "Brazuca" balls that were used at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Bloomberg and BBC are among many news agencies that have covered the company. Khawaja Masud Akhtar received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz on 23 March 2019.

Sponsorships
Forward Sports is the official supplier and sponsor of numerous association football teams, players and associations, including:

Associations
 CFU

National teams

Asia

North America

References

Category:Privately held companies of Pakistan
Category:1991 establishments in Pakistan
Category:Companies established in 1991
Category:Sportswear brands
Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of Pakistan
Category:Companies based in Sialkot