Iraq – FIFA lifts ban on Iraqi stadiums

Location: Baghdad – Iraq

Language: Arabic

Voice: Natural

Duration: 00:02:51

Source: A24

Restrictions: A24 Clients

Dateline: 28-02-2022

Storyline:

The Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports and President of the Iraqi Football Association, Adnan Dirjal, said, during a press conference, that FIFA has lifted the twenty-one-year ban on Iraqi stadiums.  

Dirjal added that Iraq received great support from the heads of the Gulf federations during previous meetings held in Doha, in which two decisions were issued; to host the 25^th Arabian Gulf Cup and to lift the ban on Iraqi stadiums.

He also said that Iraq will host the UAE national team and hold a football match between the two teams in Baghdad on March 24^th in the presence of the heads of the Gulf and Arab federations.

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 (SOUNDBITE) Adnan Dirjal – Minister of Sports and Youth and President of the Iraqi Football Association:

“The event is important for us after a long wait. The last official match was against Bahrain 21 years ago. It is a great success. There were previous efforts before me but I was part of the work. We tried for previous years to lift the ban on our Iraqi stadiums in Basra, Erbil, and Karbala, and we got successful.”

 (SOUNDBITE) Adnan Darjal – Minister of Sports and Youth and President of the Iraqi Football Association:

“The heads of the Gulf federations supported us during our meeting held in Doha, in which two decisions were issued; to host the 25^th Arabian Gulf Cup and to lift the ban on Iraqi stadiums. We were waiting for a long time, and when they asked us where to play with the Emirates, we answered in Baghdad. We were confident that it would be held in Baghdad as a result of the positive reports that accompanied the two matches that preceded this event.”

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