Baghdad – IA
The Olympic football team continued its preparations, today, Tuesday, at Qatar University Stadium, in preparation for facing its Indonesian counterpart next Thursday at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in the match to determine third and fourth place in the sixth Asian Cup finals for the Olympic teams qualifying for the Olympic Games in Paris.
A statement from the Football Association, received by the (INA), stated that “the training took place in the presence of the President of the Iraqi Football Federation, Adnan Darjal, the Federation member and head of the delegation, Ghanem Uraibi, the Federation members, Ghaleb Al-Zamili, Muhammad Nasser, and Kovind Abdul Khaleq, and the national team coach Casas and his assistant staff.”
He added, “Before the start of training, an honorary pass was held by the coaching and administrative staff for the players who participated in the Japan match in the semi-finals, which ended with Japan’s 2-0 victory. This step comes to raise the morale of the players to present a good technical level against Indonesia, and to obtain the… The third qualifying card for the Olympics.
The statement explained, “The training included a number of different playing situations on the defensive and offensive sides, and the players performed the exercises in a high spirit.”