The Iraqi Football Association has set the date of its second friendly match, which will be played as part of their preparations for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asian Nations Championship, which will be held at the "Franco Hariri" stadium in Erbil, Kurdistan Region.
The Iraqi team has maintained its lead in Group Three, in the dual Asian qualifiers, with 11 points, before the activity was interrupted by the Corona crisis, and it will be its first official confrontation after stopping against Hong Kong on October 13.
The media spokesman for the Iraqi Football Association, Hisham Mohamed, said in a statement, "The Syrian Football Association agreed to hold a friendly meeting between the Iraqi and Syrian teams, on the eighth of next September, in preparation for the resumption of the double Asian qualifiers, the Iraqi team will meet Amman on September 3 And, after that, he will return to Erbil, to enter an internal training camp, which will last for several days before confronting Qassis Eagles. "
He added: "There are contacts taking place with a number of teams to secure a third match for Al-Rafidain Lions, which will also be held in Erbil Governorate."
On the part of the Syrian side, the Secretary-General of the Syrian Football Association Ibrahim Aba Zaid revealed in press statements that the local union is conducting extensive contacts with the Ministry of Interior, in order to coordinate all procedures before the arrival of Tunisian coach Nabil Maaloul to Syria, especially quarantine matters due to the Corona pandemic, pointing to If the air traffic was stopped because of Corona, he was behind the failure of Maaloul and his assistant to follow the local league matches, and to establish a closed camp in Syria. "
The Syrian team leads the first group with 15 points, scored 14 goals and entered 4 goals.