Iraq Football Assocation: Moving Khaliji 21 to Bahrain not for security reasons, Najih Hmoud

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Head of Iraqi Football Association said that the decision to move Khaliji 21 to Bahrain was not due to security reasons, pointing out that Basra will host Khaliji 22. Khaliji 21 was supposed to be organized in Basra in 2013. Najih Hmoud in a telephone call from Kuwait with IraqiNews.com that the conferees said that Bahrain will expose the real shape of the tournaments, unlike Basra due to the lack of time, so it was decided to move it Bahrain, provided the coming session shall be made in Iraq”.