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Iraq coach has fled to Kurdistan after
receiving death threats
3.8.2006 |
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ERBIL,
Kurdistan-Iraq, August 3, -- Iraq's national soccer
coach Akram Salman has fled to peaceful Kurdistan
(northern Iraq) after receiving death threats and
having his resignation refused by the country's
football association.
"Because of the security situation and the curfew
and the lack of services in Baghdad, which are not
suitable for training, and since I received the
threats, I have submitted my resignation and come to
Kurdistan," he said.
A bomb beside a soccer pitch in western Baghdad on
Wednesday killed at least 12 and wounded 13 people,
mainly young soccer players, underlining the deadly
conditions in the capital.
Baghdad is under a curfew from 9 pm until 6 am and
Salman said this made it hard to train.
"While we are in Erbil, we can play during the day
or the night," he added of the more peaceful
northern town.
Salman took over from Adnan Hamad last year as coach
of Iraq, who opened their 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers
with a defeat by Singapore and a win over China.
They face Palestine in Amman, Jordan in their third
qualifier on Aug. 17.
Reuters
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