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Iran Has No Problem to Host Bahrain in World Cup Qualifier: Spox I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JANUARY 20, 2020 SPORTS 11 Iran has no problem to host Bahrain Branko Ivankovic appointed Oman coach in World Cup qualifier: Spox The Omani Football Association (OFA) has announced that it has reached to an agreement with the Croatian coach Branko SPORTS TEHRAN — Amir Ivankovic. deskMahdi Alavi, spokes- Ivankovic replaced Erwin Koeman who failed to get the man of the Football Federation Islamic country beyond the group stages of the Persian Gulf Cup in Republic of Iran (FFIRI), says that Iran Qatar in December. has no problem to host the national teams Oman are in Group E along with India, Bangladesh, Afghan- in Tehran, because the competition will istan and Qatar in the 2022 World Cup qualification. be held under the authority of FIFA. Ivankovic left Persepolis in June after failed to reach an agree- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s ment with the Iranian team’s officials. decision to ban the Iranian clubs from The Croat built the most decorated resume of any coach in hosting the international matches may Persepolis history. Under leadership of him, Persepolis won result in a bigger problem for Iran’s foot- three successive Iran Professional League. The Reds, also won ball that is to revoke the Iranian national one Hazfi Cup, three Super Cups and advanced to the 2018 AFC team’ right to host the qualifiers for the Champions League final. 2022 FIFA World Cup. (Source: Times of Oman) The Bahraini newspaper, Akhbar Alkhaleej, has claimed that Bahrain national team, one of the Iran’s rivals in Group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Iranian refs to officiate at (AFC), could seize the opportunity, along- FIBA Asia Cup side Iraq and Hong Kong, to play their away matches against Iran in a neutral venue instead of playing at the Azadi Stadium TASNIM — Three Iranian referees will officiate at the 2021 in Tehran as a result of the ban imposed FIBA Asia Cup qualification. by AFC to the Iranian clubs. Mohammad Doost will officiate Kazakhstan v Palestine and Amir Mahdi Alavi, spokesman of the Kazakhstan v Jordan matches in Group F. Football Federation Islamic Republic of Hadi Salem has been appointed to officiate Hong Kong v Iran (FFIRI) has said: “International and Guam and Hong Kong v Australia matches in Group C. continental national team competitions are And Sadegh Ghanbari will referee Chinese Taipei v Malaysia being held under the aegis of FIFA and the and Chinese Taipei v Japan matches in Group B. final decision-maker is the international Out of the 24 teams in the qualifiers, only 16 teams will qualify governing body of football (FIFA). The Asian for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup. Football Confederation can only decide Iran have been drawn in Group E along with Saudi Arabia, on the AFC Champions League matches.” Syria and Qatar. The Iranian Football Federation has said it would stand up to the «illegal» decision at the Azadi Stadium in the 2022 World in late March and early June. The eight group winners and four by the Asian Football Confederation to ban Cup qualification and the continuation Team Melli will entertain Hong Kong best runners-up will advance to the AFC the country from hosting any international of the current condition could jeopardize on March 26 in Tehran and will meet Cam- Asian Cup China 2023 Finals and the Stefano Cusin named Iran’s matches on Iranian soil. the country’s right to take advantage of bodia five days later in an away match. final round of qualifying for the FIFA Shahr Khodro coach The federation on Friday said it had its home matches. Iran will face Bahrain and Iraq on June World Cup Qatar 2022. received a letter from the AFC saying all The AFC ban has angered fans in Iran, 4 and 9 in Tehran. The next best 24 teams from the second matches involving Iranian clubs would where football is the most popular sport. Team Melli, who are going to continue round of the joint qualifiers will com- IRNA — Canadian-Italian Stefano Cusin was named the assistant be held at a neutral venue. Social media posts with the hashtag #ACL- their quest for a sixth World Cup appear- pete in a separate competition for the coach of Iranian football team Shahr Khodro. Iranian national football team get needIranFans trended on Twitter. ance, sit five points behind leaders Iraq in remaining 12 slots in the 24-team AFC The 51-year-old coach has already worked as Walter Zenga’s ready to host Iraq and Bahrain teams Iran will have four must-win matches Group C but having played one game fewer. Asian Cup China 2023. assistant in Al Nassr Riyadh and Al Nasr Dubai. Cusin will assist Mojtaba Sarasiaei, who succeeded Yahya Golmohammadi in the Mashhad-based football team. Iranian fans launch furious Instagram Iranian cyclist Sohrabi banned for He started his coaching career in Italian team Arezzo and has also worked at Congo national football team, Fujairah and rant at AFC four years Al Ittihad Tripoli as head coach. Shahr Khodro sit sixth in the Iran Professional League (IPL) with 29 points, five points behind leader Persepolis. Iranian boxers win three silvers in Turkey IRNA — Iran national Boxing Team bagged three silver and four bronze medals in the Int’l Ahmet Comert Boxing Tournament in Istanbul. Final round of the competitions was held in Istanbul on Sat- urday. Iran was represented by three boxers in final that initially Moslem Maghsoudi lost to Moroccan rival and won silver medal. Finally, Omid Ahmadi-Safa and Toufan Sharifi in 52 and 91 kilograms, respectively conceded defeat against their Mongolian SPORTS TEHRAN — Tens of An extraordinary meeting was imme- SPORTS TEHRAN — The four- stages stand out in the Chinese Qinghai and Algerian rivals and grabbed silver medals. deskthousands of Iranian diately held on Saturday at the FFIRI’s deskyear suspension of Iran Lake Tour. Earlier, Danial Shahbakhsh, Hossein Daneshvar, Ali Jamali football fans have launched a bizarre rant headquarters to address the situation and national cycling team captain Mehdi His ICU points led him to sign for the and Ehsan Rouzbehani had won bronze medals. at Asian Football Confederation (AFC) In- the managers of the four clubs representing Sohrabi for a doping violation has been Belgian Lotto in 2012. Iran’s boxing team comprising 10 athletes participated in stagram account after the confederation Iran in the upcoming ACL emphasized that confirmed. Sohrabi will likely announce his re- the 32nd International Ahmet Comert Boxing Tournament in said that the Iranian teams cannot host they will withdraw from the tournament The Iranian road champion’s suspen- tirement from the sport. being held in Istanbul, Turkey. their matches in AFC Champions League. if the AFC insists on its decision. sion will end on July 2, 2023. He is the most-decorated Iranian The Asian Football Confederation More than 55,000 Instagram posts used He has been banned by the Interna- cyclist. (AFC) has sent a letter to the Football the hashtag #ACLneediranfans following tional Cycling Union due to the use of WADA wasted no time in reminding Federation Islamic Republic of Iran the decision made by Asian Football Con- the prohibited substance. the worldwide sports community that Tractor sign Algerian Okacha (FFIRI) wanting them that they would federation. The 38-year-old cyclist is one of the the latest anti-doping list of prohibited not be hosting AFC Champions League Esteghlal, Shahr Khodro, Persepolis most successful athletes in the Asian substances and methods comes into force Hamzaoui matches for security reasons. and Sepahan will represent Iran in ACL. circuit with 49 victories of which three on this first day of 2020 and a new decade. TASNIM — Iranian football team Tractor completed the signing of Algerian forward Okacha Hamzaoui in the January Q-finals: Korea Republic strike late to seal semis spot transfer window. Korea Republic made it four wins from four at the AFC the East Asians moments later, before – and as half-time The 29-year-player has joined Tractor for an undisclosed fee. U23 Championship Thailand 2020 on Sunday thanks to approached – Cho inexplicably fired over the bar from only Hamzaoui started his playing career at IRB Sougueur in 2008 a dramatic 2-1 victory over Jordan which propelled them six yards after being found by Lee Dong-jun. and has also played in Algerian teams USM Bel-Abbès, JS Saou- into the competition’s semi-finals and a step nearer to Needing a response to prevent their exit, Jordan adopt- ra, USM Alger and MO Béjaïa and Portuguese team Nacional. qualifying for this year’s Olympic Games. ed a more positive approach immediately after the break, In 2015, Hamzaoui was a member of the Algeria military Having emerged from the group stage with a perfect but it was Korea Republic who continued to look the most national football team that won the gold medal at the 2015 Mil- record, Kim Hak-bum’s rising stars continued their im- threatening with Kim Jin-gyu crashing a 52nd minute free- itary World Games. pressive form at the Thammasat Stadium as, despite a late kick against Al Fakhouri’s left-hand upright. Tractor, who sit third in Iran Professional League, are going Jordan rally, Lee Dong-gyeong’s last gasp free-kick helped Only able to muster half-chances at best, Jordan nearly to win the title for the first time. them move to within touching distance of what would be a fell further behind on 69 minutes, Al Fakhouri turning Kim first-ever Continental title at this level.
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