Asood Al Rafidayn Thread 2017 edition (R)

Happy to see Sherko in the team. He's a talented player even though he can be very selfish on the ball.

 

Marwan Hussein joins Sepahan with two years contract.



http://toofanezard.ir/news/23448-مروان-حسین-به-سپاهان-پیوست.html

http://toofanezard.ir/news/23449-مهاجم-جدید-سپاهان-بر-سر-تمرینات-حاضر-شد.html

 

Nice to see another player get out of the Iraqi league. Hopefully he does well.

 

Great article on Iraqi-Football.com called "Asian Cup Winners: Where Are They Now?"

Well worth a read. Link: http://www.iraqi-football.com/asian-cup-where-are-they-now

 

Very interesting article. Didn't realize Bassim Abbas retired, he was a great player in his prime, but probably should have left the national team earlier. His final games with the national team were a disaster, but it doesn't erase his history as a player.

Also happy to see that Mehdi Kareem is still going. He's probably 40 years old or close to it, and still playing. He was surprisingly solid when he was brought back to the national team before the last Asian Cup.

 

Can't believe it's been 10 years now.

 

Another good article by Iraqi-Football.com about the best players from the U23 team. Link: http://www.iraqi-football.com/u23-players-to-watch-out-for

Personally I think we have to give Ayman Hussein and Hussein Ali a chance in the Thailand game. Ayman is the first Iraqi striker I've seen since Younis who is truly clinical in front of goal, and Hussein Ali is a very exciting player as well, very creative.

 

Have you heard of the news where Afghanistan and Bahrain have said that they were going to make a case against our teams because some players are over aged. It's always hard to judge players in this scenario as we dont know the actual truth. although that does not mean they shouldnt be called up to the NT.

I know for a fact that our u17 team was praised by the media for not using over aged players so that is a HUGE PLUS.

 

Good riddance. The national team is bigger than one player.

 

Danm why did Husni get dropped ?

 

He's played well every time for the NT , surely he would of been useful of the bench .

 

Ali Husni would have been useful, but I'm pretty happy with the attackers that are in the team. My main issue is how Iraqi coaches continue to ignore Osama Rashid. This guy is one of the best players in his league. How is not even getting called to play friendlies? It makes no sense, especially considering we have so many problems in midfield.

 

Yea I'm sick of mentioning ' why is Osama not called up ' just don't understand it .... hopefully someone from the NT can explain .

 

Yea and Osama is off to a great start this season, and he scored again today. Thats 3 goals in the first 3 league games, 1 in each. Crazy how he can't get a chance but amjad atwan gets continuous call ups.

 

I was very busy in last a few months and was not able to follow football that much. That is why I did not post Bashar Rasan move to Perspolis here. His first game was the last game against Al Ahli in ACL. He did very well in that game.

 

The National Football team, Harambee Stars, is set to play two friendly matches away, against Iraq and Thailand on October 5 and October 8, 2017, respectively

The first match against Iraq is set to be played at the Basra Stadium in Iraq while the venue for the second match will be confirmed in due course

http://footballkenya.org/harambee-stars-iraq-thailand-friendlies/

 

Kenya squad , mostly homebased players.

http://footballkenya.org/coach-okumbi-iraq-thailand-friendlies/

 

Madagacar friendly in Iraq on Oct 8 or 11 ?

http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/football-barea-deux matches amicaux en octobre/