3 teams, including Iraq, to face disciplinary measures by AFC

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Three teams, including Iraq, will appear before a disciplinary committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), for players’ failure to attend any of the post-game press conferences, according to the director of the AFC Competitions Department. “Host Qatar, North Korea and Iraq have failed to send any player to attend press conferences that are of paramount importance in such big championships,” Tokuaki Suzuki said in press statements on Thursday. “The standard measure is to ask these teams for clarifications for not sending any players to attend the press conferences held after the games,” Suzuki added. He noted that the matter will be investigated and reported to the AFC Disciplinary Committee that would in turn announce decisions on January 14 or 15. AmR (TP) 914