The President of the Iraqi Football Association, Adnan Darjal, expressed his deep regret that some organizational matters had gone off track during the opening ceremony of the Gulf Cup "Gulf 25", which took place on Friday evening in the city of Basra.
Darjal said - in the statement - "The federation apologized to the Kuwaiti delegation for the difficulties it faced in entering the Palm Trunk Stadium and the resulting departure of the representative of the Emir of the State of Kuwait."
He added, "The Iraqi Federation and those in charge of organizing the tournament will take into account the need to avoid what happened, to ensure that the organizational process appears in the best way, starting from the matches of the second day of the tournament."
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— IRAQ FA (@IRAQFA) January 7, 2023
Kuwait had expressed its "deep regret" about the existence of organizational problems, and the federation protested what happened and the Kuwaiti delegation withdrew from the opening ceremony, but with confirmation of the continued participation of the national team.
Adnan Darjal, President of the Iraqi Football Association, meets with the Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, to discuss organizational matters related to the opening ceremony and find solutions to them to ensure the success of #Gulf25 #Gulf25#Iraq#Gulf_Cup#Cup_Channels pic.twitter.com/8N71LfBuza
- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 7, 2023
Iraq tied with Oman without goals at the opening, while the Saudi national team topped Group A after its 2-0 victory over Yemen.
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The goals of the match: # Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 # Yemen in # Gulf 25 # Al-Kass channels pic.twitter.com/rynq7BH7tB
- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 6, 2023
The Kuwaiti national team, which holds the record for winning the title 10 times, begins its campaign today, Saturday, against Qatar in Group Two, which also includes the UAE and Bahrain.