The UAE's official complaint to "FIFA" could bring Qatar out of the Asian Cup final

11:32 31.01.2019(Update 11:38 on 31.01.2019) Copy link

The United Arab Emirates Football Federation has filed a lawsuit against the participation of Qatari players in the 2019 Asian Cup, following the defeat against Annabi in the quarter-finals.

According to the Emirati newspaper Al Ittihad, the UAE has prepared a record proving that Qatar had falsified documents concerning the naturalization of at least two players, Bassam Al-Rawi (of Iraqi origin) and Maaz Ali (D & D). Sudanese origin), in violation of Article VII of the FIFA Act. And for the players.

The article says that naturalization is possible after at least five years of seniority in the country, provided that the period of his stay begins at age 18, which means that he does not have to be in the country. is not allowed to represent the team before the age of 23 years old.

The player must not have participated in another group of youth, Olympic team or first team.

A player under the age of 23 may play for a national team if one of his parents, or one of his grandparents, is from the country.

The newspaper pointed out that Qatar's participation list in the Asian Cup of ten naturalized players had not reached the age of 23, namely Bassam Al-Rawi, Tarek Salman, Akram Afif, Tamim Mohammed Al-Hajri, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Mustafa, Maaz Ali, Yazuf Hassan, Mohamed Abdullah Madibo and Assim Madibo.

The newspaper said the International Federation would open an investigation if the involvement of the Qatar Football Federation was proven.

The United Arab Emirates Federation claims that Qatar had granted citizenship to Al-Moez Ali's mother and Bassam Al-Rawi's mother, while they were born in Doha with fake certificates from the United Arab Emirates. Ministry of the Interior.

If the UAE claims are true, Qatar will be excluded from the final with the UAE taking the place.