According to the public relations and international affairs department of Arvand Free Zone Organization, “Peman Adibi”, the sports and youth director of this organization, in a coordination meeting with the heads of the sports departments and football boards of Abadan, Khorramshahr and Minoushehr, stated: In line with the joint meeting that took place last year with the theme of carrying out cultural and sports relations with the cultural community of Basra province, as well as the meeting between “Mr. Zarei”, the CEO of AFZO, and Mr. Abedi, the Consul General of Iran in Basra, based on The development of sports diplomacy between two neighboring regions in Iran and Iraq, holding several sports events was put on the agenda of AFZO.
Adibi named Al-Shabaab al-Iraqiyya team as the representative of Iraq and the guest of this tournament and noted: This competition will be held from the second Friday to the fourth Sunday of July with the participation of four teams in the under-21 category.