President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani said that he supports all the efforts made by Iraq to lift the ban imposed on its stadiums.
Sheikh Hamad said in a statement that he will chair an official delegation that will pay a visit to Iraq in the near future. The delegation will meet with officials there and discuss uniting their efforts in order to reach that goal.
QFA President also said that QFA will request FIFA to allow a friendly match to be played between Qatar and Iraq in Baghdad. He said that Qatar is more than ready to employ all of its capabilities and that of its local and international partners at the service of the Iraqi football. Qatar will participate in a friendly tournament to be played in Iraq in March.
Syria and Kuwait will be the other teams in the championship.
He also hoped that Iraq Football Association will host many tournaments in the future.
The statement was released following the visit made by Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sport Abdul Hussein Abdul Reda and president of the Iraqi football association Abdul Khaleq Masoud. The two officials held a number of meetings with Qatari sports officials.
