Baghdad – WAA
The President of the Football Association, Adnan Darjal, confirmed today, Monday, that Iraq is striving with all its might to ensure that the matches it hosts in its various stadiums appear in a wonderful manner, and are in accordance with international and Asian standards.
A statement by the Football Association – received by the (INA) – said: “The President of the Iraqi Football Association, Adnan Darjal, received a delegation representing the Security and Safety Committees of the International and Asian Federations, consisting of Brian Johnson, Chairman of the Security and Safety Committee of the Asian Federation, Katharina Steinberg, Director of Security and Safety at the International Federation FIFA, and Christopher Exley, a member of the Security and Safety Committee at the International Federation, in addition to the Chairman of the Security Committee of the Iraqi Football Association, Mahmoud Abu Al-Tamman, and the Asian Coordinator, Aqeel Al-Hamdani.”
The Federation President confirmed to the delegation – according to the statement – that “Iraq is striving with all its might to ensure that the matches it hosts in its various stadiums appear in a wonderful manner, and are in accordance with international and Asian standards.”
He added, “Past experiences confirm that we are on the right track and in the right direction.”
The statement continued, “The President of the Federation accompanied the international and Asian delegations on a tour of the headquarters of the Iraqi Stars League, where the two delegations expressed their great admiration for the facilities of the headquarters, which fully reflects the great interest in football in terms of implementing modern contemporary visions.”