"We have hired the services of Solano with a hope that he will bring more energy and zest to the national players and lift our standings at the international level," Pakistan Football Federation President Syed Mohsen Gilani said in a statement.

Solano's first task will be to guide Pakistan in the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers, with the South Asian side to face Cambodia, Iraq and Oman in September.

Solano's first matches in charge of the senior team will be a double-header against Afghanistan in the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ qualifying in October.

 

Pakistan kicked off their Group E campaign with a 2-0 away defeat to Syria in March and a 1-0 loss to Myanmar in Yangon last month.