Baghdad: The national teams department has accepted the apology of the administrative director of the youth national team for not completing his mission. The second vice president of the Iraqi Football Association and director of the national teams department, Mohammed Nasser, announced that the department has accepted the written resignation submitted by the administrative director of the youth national team, Jabbar Hashim, due to family circumstances and his inability to continue working at this time. A letter will be sent to the executive office of the federation for official ratification of the resignation.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the director of the national teams department expressed his thanks and appreciation to Captain Jabbar Hashim for his efforts and work with the youth national team throughout his tenure. Nasser confirmed that, due to the limited time available and the approaching official participation of the youth national team in the Asian qualifiers, he has instructed the administrative director of the Olympic team, Nadim Karim, to manage the administrative duties with the youth national team during the Asian Youth Championship qualifiers in Thailand at the end of this month.