Baghdad – IA
Our Olympic football team will meet this Tuesday evening, Naft Al-Wasat team, one of the Iraqi professional league clubs, in a closed trial match hosted by Al-Minaa Stadium in Basra as part of the preparatory curriculum of coach Radhi Shanishil’s battalion for the Asian Cup finals qualifying for the Paris Olympics, which Qatar will host on the fifteenth of next April.
The coach of the Olympic team, Radhi Shanishil, said in a statement exclusively to Al-Sabah newspaper and received by the (INA) on Tuesday: “Today’s match against the Naft Al-Wasat team is important in its experimental reality in terms of opening the way for players who did not have the opportunity to play and participate in the league competitions.” With their clubs, indicating that the goal of the Basra camp was to focus on the training units, strengthen many organizational and tactical aspects, and address the observations that had been previously diagnosed.”
He added, “Our Olympic team tied experimentally with the police team, which is currently camping in Basra Governorate, with a score of one goal each in a match that was characterized by strength and excitement due to the two sides having distinguished football names. The first half ended in favor of the Olympic team, while Al-Qaythara was able to achieve a draw in the second half.” “.