2024-01-29T20:03:53+00:00
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/ The Iraqi Football Association denied, on Monday, the news circulating on social media platforms and media outlets, regarding the Asian Football Confederation’s decision to ban journalists who caused chaos at coach Jesus Casas’ press conference.
The news indicated that Iraqi journalists would be banned from covering any future sporting events, and that the Prime Ministry would also open an investigation into the matter and demand the names of the journalists from Iraqi media institutions.
Regarding this news, Football Association member, Ghaleb Al-Zamili, told Agency, “Such matters are untrue. It is unreasonable for governmental and Asian decisions to be taken so quickly.”
Al-Zamili added: “We are surprised by such news circulating on social media and some media platforms, as it is incorrect and does not exist at all.”
The Iraqi Football Association had announced earlier today that it had filed a complaint with the 2023 Asian Cup Organizing Committee regarding its match with Jordan, which witnessed an unfair refereeing controversy by Iranian referee Alireza Faghani.
The Iraqi national team bid farewell to the Asian Cup this afternoon, with a difficult loss to its Jordanian counterpart, who scored a fatal goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time after the end of regular time in the controversial match, especially after it witnessed the expulsion of Iraqi striker Ayman Hussein.