Baghdad (NINA) – Parliament Speaker, Osama Al Nujeifi, discussed with Chairman of the Iraqi Football Federation, Najih Hammoud, and a number of the federation members the problems and hurdles facing the football in Iraq.
A statement issued by Nujeifi’s office said “during the meeting, Hammoud gave detailed explanation about the Iraqi national team preparations for the final qualifications for the World Cup in Brazil and asked for Nujeifi’s support by passing the increase in the federation’s budget in the supplementary budget.”
For his part, Nujeifi promised “the team members to legislate a law that grants the players lands in case of qualifying to the World Cup.” /End/
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