Doha: Aspire Academy hosted the Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sport, Adnan Dirjal on his visit to the world-renowned Academy of youth sport development yesterday. The Minister one of Iraq’s most celebrated former footballers, played and coached the Iraq national team as well as manage several clubs in Qatar before taking up his new role in his home country.
Aspire Academy Deputy Director-General, Ali Salem Afifa welcomed the Minister and his delegation before they met Director-General, Ivan Bravo. They held discussions centred on mutual cooperation and support for the Iraqis in setting up youth sport development institutions like Aspire.
“The work of Aspire Academy is well known and praised throughout the world as a model of how to successfully develop sport. I was fortunate to have seen the foundation of the Aspire from the facilities through to the sporting teams that have been developed at this Academy to reach world standard. The work of Aspire is admired by everyone in the world many seek to learn from it, transfer the knowledge and model of Aspire to their own countries and we in Iraqi also seek to implement similar programmes hence this visit," the former Iraq national team captain, Minister Dirjal, said.
Source: thepeninsulaqatar.com