Baghdad – IA
On Monday evening, the national team began its first training units in the Sports City in Basra in preparation for the confrontations between Palestine and South Korea in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The Iraqi Football Federation stated in a statement – received by the (INA) – that “the national team began its training in the presence of the head of the delegation and the second vice president of the federation, Younis Mahmoud, and the federation member, Ahmed Al-Moussawi.”
He added, “23 players participated in the training, including: Jalal Hassan, Fahd Talib, Hussein Hassan, Rebin Sulaqa, Manaf Younis, Zaid Tahseen, Saad Natiq, Ahmed Yahya, Mirkhas Doski, Mustafa Saadoun, Hussein Ali, Safaa Hadi, Lucas Shalmon, Ibrahim Bayesh, Ali Jassim, Muhammad Al-Taie, Ahmed Yassin, Muhannad Ali, Louay Al-Ani, Youssef Amin, Ali Fayez, Amin Al-Hamawi, Amjad Atwan.”
He continued, “It is hoped that the Polish Karkova professional, Amir Al-Amari, will join tomorrow early alongside his teammates, followed by the arrival of the Qatari Al-Khor professional, Ayman Hussein, who will likely participate in tomorrow’s training at noon.”
National team player Ahmed Yahya confirmed – according to the statement – that he, “along with his teammates, is highly focused on obtaining the three points from the next confrontation against the Palestine national team.”
He pointed out, “Despite the repercussions of the recent injuries that occurred to a group of national team players with their clubs, the readiness of all those called up on the list is capable of replacing the positions that the team will need, and there is great dedication and keenness from everyone in achieving a good result against the Palestinian national team.” .
In turn, the newcomer to the national team, the Swedish Örebro professional Lukas Schlimon, spoke, saying: “I feel very happy about my first presence on the team’s called-up list, especially since it came from the homeland where the birthplace and ancestors are, and wearing the homeland shirt is an event that cannot be expressed in words alone.” Hoping that success will be on the side of the Lions in this important entitlement.”