2024-01-02T10:04:35+00:00
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/ The Iraqi Tennis Federation announced, on Tuesday, that it had contracted with a Portuguese coach to lead the Iraqi national team for this game, in addition to general supervision of the age group teams.
The head of the Iraqi Tennis Federation, Saif Al-Ajili, told Agency, “The federation completed its contract with the Portuguese coach (Luis Asuza) for a full year,” noting that “the contract took place today at the headquarters of the Olympic Committee in the presence of the Vice-President of the Committee, Samir Al-Moussawi.”
He pointed out that “the Olympic Committee, upon the instructions of its president, Aqeel Muften, has undertaken to bear the value of the contract of the Portuguese coach, who will take over the job starting today, Tuesday.”
The President of the Iraqi Tennis Federation also indicated that “the President of the Olympic Committee was keen to support the Federation by attracting a high-level foreign coach in implementation of the future plan of the Olympic Committee aimed at supporting its next project, the Olympic Champion Project.”
He stated that “the coach’s mission includes training the first national team and the rest of the age groups (boys – girls), as well as selecting coaches working in the federation in cooperation with the coaches committee of the Iraqi Tennis Federation.”
It is noteworthy that Iraq recently hosted the Asian U-14 Championship for boys and girls on the Baghdad tennis courts.