Iraq pursues Asian and international federations in the "Cup"

The Iraqi Football Federation has decided Thursday to file a lawsuit against the Asian and international football federations before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Alkas).

This comes in the context of the refusal to allow the Iraqi team to play at home in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup to be held in Qatar in 2022.

"The Iraqi Football Federation was surprised by the decision of the International Federation, which deprived the public of the follow-up of his home team, despite the earlier decision to lift the ban on the stadiums of Basra, Erbil and Karbala" said Helly Jabbar, vice president of the local federation.

"The decision of the International Federation was taken as a result of interventions abroad from countries that know that they can not cope with the Iraqi team and its supporters, in the country of Basra, which incited them to work to persuade the International Federation to re-interdict the Iraqi stadiums ".

The Iraqi leader, "that there is an international security delegation from the International Federation, was sent to Iraq today to ensure the security of the Arbil and Karbala stadiums, while the The delegation will travel to Basra next Sunday to make the final decision to refuse to play in Iraq at home or to allow matches in Basra. "

The Iraqi parliament on Thursday called on international and Asian federations to lift the ban on Iraqi stadiums.

"Iraq is witnessing the presence of many heads of state and official delegations, and to various international and Arab events and conferences – Iraq to see the positive atmosphere observed."

On March 16, 2018, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the lifting of the ban of three Iraqi stadiums in the provinces of Erbil, Karbala and Basra.

The football ban in Iraqi stadiums lasted nearly three decades due to the instability of the security situation in the country.