Sheikh Rashid bin Hamid Al Nuaimi, President of the Emirates Football Association, announced that the UAE will put all its potentials at the disposal of Iraqi football in order to achieve its goals and aspirations of its fans, expressing his happiness that the Football Association signed a cooperation agreement with the brothers in the Iraqi Football Association that serves youth in the UAE and Iraq, and contributes to the prosperity of the game in the two countries, as well as sharing experiences that contribute to the development of football.
Al-Nuaimi stressed: "The Iraqi Football Association is famous for making stars, and has mass competitions, and Iraqi clubs offer many talents and participate in foreign leagues."
He added, "We seek to strengthen our relations with national federations in Asia, as strong relations provide an opportunity to exchange experiences in technical, administrative and arbitration fields."
The ceremony of signing a cooperation and partnership agreement between the UAE Football Association and its Iraqi counterpart took place yesterday at the Football Association headquarters in Dubai, in the presence of Iyad Bunyan, head of the normalization body of the Iraqi Football Association.
