Iraq Football Association praises Prince Ali’s support

AMMAN — The Iraq Football Association (IFA) has lauded the support of HRH Prince Ali, president of the Jordan Football Association  and the West Asian Football Federation for football in Iraq at various events, most recently in Jordan’s hosting of Iraq’s matches with Iran and Bahrain as part of the World Cup’s Asian Qualifiers.

The IFA said the prince’s directives to facilitate hosting the aforementioned games were “not unusual”, stating that he has stood by Iraqi football “during the most difficult of circumstances”, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.