MOYS announces Basra Stadium's readiness to host Iraq-Philippines match

INA-  Baghdad 

Ministry of youth and Sports - MOYS  announced the readiness of Basra Stadium to host the match of our national team with its Philippine counterpart scheduled to be held on the 21 of March as part of the competitions of the third round of the double qualifying qualifiers for the 2027 Asian Cup and the 2026 World Cup.

“The staff of Basra International Stadium affiliated to the Department of regional and governorate affairs at the Ministry of youth and sports have been mobilized to prepare it from technical and logistical aspects in preparation for the upcoming match that brings together our national team with its Philippine counterpart", indicating that" the match will be the focus of attention by the Asian and international federations and we are keen to accomplish all the requirements for the success of the confrontation”  Director of Public Relations at the Ministry of youth and sports Hossam Hassan told Al-Sabah newspaper, followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA ), on Sunday .

Hassan added that "all preparations for the stadium floor, players' disputes, electrical, lighting, acoustics and display works have been completed, as well as securing the internet, equipping the conference hall and cleaning the audience seats after using a number of volunteer teams in Basra governorate".

" The ministry has established a committee to receive the Philippine national team at Basra International Airport, to support the logistics of transportation , housing and allocate its training fields according to the Times allocated to it in order to reflect a positive image of sports facilities and Iraqi hospitality” he Continued .