President Salih: Hosting Gulf Cup 25 embodies the generosity of Iraqis
Iraq 03:25 PM - 2022-06-30
On Thursday, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, confirmed that hosting the Gulf 25 embodies the generosity of Iraqis.
In a tweet on his official Twitter account, President Salih said, "Congratulations to Iraq and the dear Basra for hosting the 25th Gulf Championship," noting that "it is a merit worthy of Iraq and its people after more than four decades that deprived of that."
He added, "all the governmental and popular efforts and our sports fans that contributed to achieving this achievement, which embodies the Iraqis' ethos of generosity and hospitality."
The Gulf Cup is held every two years, and Bahrain hosted the first edition in 1970 and the last in Qatar 2019.
Kuwait holds the record for the number of wins with 10 titles, compared to 3 each for Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, two each for the Sultanate of Oman and the UAE, and one title for Bahrain 2019.
Iraq hosted the tournament once at Al Shaab International Stadium in the capital, Baghdad, in 1979 and won the title.
مُبارك للعراق وللبصرة الفيحاء العزيزة باستضافة بطولة خليجي 25، وهو استحقاق يليق بالعراق وشعبه بعد أكثر من اربعة عقود حرمته من ذلك. نُثمن جميع الجهود الحكومية والشعبية وجماهيرنا الرياضية التي اسهمت في تحقيق هذا الانجاز الذي يُجسد شيم العراقيين في الكرم والضيافة. pic.twitter.com/9BetqWbcME
— Barham Salih (@BarhamSalih) June 30, 2022
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