Baghdad – IA
Today, Saturday, the President of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Aqeel Muftin, directed support to the Olympic team in preparation for the Paris Olympics.
The Financial Secretary of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Sarmad Abdul-Ilah, said in a statement to the Iraqi News Channel, followed by the (INA): “The Olympic Committee is ready to provide all support for the optimal preparation of the Olympic team,” pointing out that “the President of the Olympic Committee, Aqeel Muften, instructed to provide all The capabilities to facilitate preparations, especially since the next stage is an important stage, as there are only 70 days left to enter the championship competitions.”
He explained, “There are internal and external training camps and friendly matches that will be held with teams similar in playing style to the Iraqi Olympic group teams, which are Argentina, Morocco and Ukraine.”
He added, “The qualification of the Olympic team to the Paris Olympics came thanks to the efforts of the training and administrative staff and the champion players, and behind them the Iraqi Football Association, as well as the Executive Office of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and behind them the support of the Iraqi government headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, who provided all support to the team.” .
He pointed out: “Despite the difficulty of our strong group, which includes Argentina, the World Cup champion in its last edition, Morocco, the fourth World Cup champion, and Ukraine, which is one of the strong teams, the Mesopotamian Lions always show their true strength in difficult matches, as we saw the Olympic team facing its Brazilian counterpart.” In Rio de Janeiro, which tied without goals, we hope that our team will perform at its best and compete worthy.”