The Syrian media revealed the closing of the door to run for the elections of the Football Association in Syria, to be held on the 28th of this month, in a list that included a triple competition for the federation's seat. By smoking "luxury Cuban cigars", and he previously assumed the presidency of the Football Association in Syria for several times, the last of which was between 2009 and 2012, and was always the subject of controversy in light of the lack of "tough eagles" under his leadership for any significant achievements.
The list of candidates for the presidential seat also included the former player of the Fatwa clubs, the police and the Syrian team Hatem Al-Ghayeb, and the former international of "Nisour Kassioun" Anas Sibai.
And the Syrian "Correspondents" website confirmed that the competition was won over the vice-president's seat, after Zakaria secured the winning of this position by acclamation in light of the absence of anyone else's candidacy.
The site referred to the list of the 18 candidates for membership of the Union, namely, "Talal Barakat, Assaf Khalifa, Ayham Al-Basha, Abdul Rahman Al-Khatib, Muhammad Nizar Rabat, Refaat Al-Shamali, Abdullah Basalu, Ziad Shaabo, Safwan Othman, Marwan Khoury, Yasser Abu Hala, Muhammad Nabil Al-Sibai, Ziad Hammoud, Muhammad Obaid Khalil, Ghazwan Maree, Tha'er Al-Huwaij, Abdul Qadir Kordaghli and Saad Qurqnawi.