2023-12-18T06:39:19+00:00
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/ On Monday, Iraqi Olympic team coach Radhi Shanishil criticized the Asian Confederation for not making the Asian Finals Championship scheduled for Qatar in April next year one of the “FIFA Days.”
Shenaishal told Agency, “He will face great difficulty in inviting players to join the team, including professionals,” explaining that “the Asian competitions will start outside the days of (FIFA) and this will make our mission difficult to force the clubs to release our team players, and these matters will remain on relations and influences.” By the Federation with the foreign clubs concerned.”
He added, “The Asian Confederation had to set a timing appropriate to the tournament, and that it be within the days of (FIFA Day), and to take into account the importance of the competitions as they are very important and qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics and are no less important than the national team competitions,” pointing out that “this problem “The challenges that will face us have prompted us to think about expanding the base by discovering the largest number of players to compensate for absences and injuries.”
Shenaishal also pointed out that “the Olympic team is limited to ages (2001-2002-2003), unlike the national team in which the ages are open, and that our task will undoubtedly be difficult in terms of selections and discovering new names because we are governed by ages that need special attention, preparation, refinement and preparation for the tournament.” Stating that, “After expanding the number and revealing the new list, the team will gather in March of next year in two internal and external camps in order to prepare and reach sufficient conviction about the final names that are consistent with our situation and will serve the Olympic team in the upcoming Asian mission.”
The draw for the AFC U-23 Cup, “sixth edition,” placed the Iraqi national team in the third group, alongside Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Tajikistan.
The championship competitions will start in April next year in Qatar 2024.