Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa today received His Excellency Mr Abed Al-Hussein Abed Al Rida Abttan, Minister of Youth and Sports of Iraq, and the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) President Abed-Alkhaliq Masoud Ahmed at the AFC House.
Following the recent successful organisation of international friendly matches in Basra and Karbala, the discussions between Sheikh Salman and the visiting Iraqi dignitaries focused mainly on the lifting of the current ban on Iraq hosting international matches on its territory.
“We would definitely like to see international competitions, including AFC events, coming back to Iraq. The AFC will always be there to support the Iraqi football family,” Shaikh Salman reassured the delegation.
“Iraq has been consistently outstanding at all levels of the game and since the security situation has improved a lot, we are optimistic that international football will stage a big comeback in Iraq very soon.”
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