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POSTED: Tuesday August 11th 2009
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FIFA's mission to Iraq

A FIFA delegation has made an official visit to Iraq for the first time in over seven years.

Representatives of the FIFA Development Division and the FIFA Development Office in Amman travelled to the city of Arbil to evaluate the situation in the home of the Asian champions and to launch the construction of a training centre under the FIFA Goal Programme. The FIFA delegates returned home with many positive impressions. 

 

Read more about the Iraqi people’s passion for the game and football’s gradual re-emergence in Iraq on  FIFA.com:

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/news/newsid=1088925.html#erbil+enjoys+homecoming

 


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Keywords · FIFA · Iraq · FIFA Goal Programme

Name: Delia Fischer
Organization: FIFA
Email:
Phone: +2783 2010470
URL: http://www.fifa.com/index.html

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    Name: Delia Fischer

    Organization: FIFA

    Email:

    Phone: +2783 2010470

    URL: http://www.fifa.com/index.html

     

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