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/ The Iraqi Soccer Affiliation determined, on Sunday, to withdraw from collaborating within the West Asian Championship for Olympic groups below 23 years outdated.
The nationwide workforce coach, Radhi Shenaishil, informed Shafak Information Company, “We discovered that the event was ineffective and our nationwide workforce gamers have been uncovered to accidents that prevented them from collaborating within the Asian Championship qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.”
He identified that “the event date is near the official Asian competitions that we are going to take part in, and the timing shouldn’t be applicable for our participation, and any harm will price us loads, particularly because it begins subsequent March and the Asian Championship begins subsequent April.”
He stated, “The Olympic workforce has set its program that’s applicable for the beginning of the Asian Championship, and thru it we search to enhance readiness properly earlier than the beginning of the championship.”
The draw for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup positioned Iraq in Group 3 alongside Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Tajikistan. The event will kick off in April of this yr in Qatar.