After the defeat against Lebanon, Syrians ask Assad to dismiss the sports administration

DUBAI – A number of social media executives have called for the dismissal of the presidents of the General Sports Federation and the Syrian Football Federation after their defeat in Lebanon in the Western Asian Championship organized by Iraq.

A few months after the Asian Cup, Syrian fans were hoping for positive results in their friendlies ahead of qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but the results of the friendly matches were so disappointing that the discontent of Syrian supporters, Directorate of the General Union of Sports and Football Federation.

In response to the public's anger, social media executives have launched campaigns calling for the dismissal of MFA President Mowaffaq Juma and Syrian Football Federation President Fadi Dabbas, as well as the dismissal of the technical team. directed by Fajr Ibrahim.

The Syrian sports pages on Facebook have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to ask him to intervene and dismiss the administration and union members, accusing them of "corruption" and "insulting" the reputation of Syrian football in international forums.

These claims are the result of the "heavy" losses that the "Eagles of Qaseen" have suffered since the release of the Asian Cup. The Syrian team lost five clear points against Iran in June, before suffering a 2-0 defeat to Uzbekistan a few days later.

The Syrian side sought to erase the negative image by participating in the Nehru international friendly tournament in India, which included North Korea, India and Tajikistan. But the surprise was that Syria lost to the Tajik team and was tied with India after defeating North Korea by five goals to two.

The Syrian Federation recently announced the participation of its team in the West Asian Championship and Syria opened the tournament against Lebanon on Friday, but the Syrian team lost the match with two goals against a goal in the ten last minutes of the meeting.

Mowaffaq Juma, a retired Syrian army general, badumed the presidency of the General Sports Federation in 2010, while Dabbas was elected president of the Syrian Football Federation in 2018, replacing Salah Ramadan.