Written by / Muhammad Al Joker
The atmosphere in Basra is different. Upon our arrival at the airport, we went out very easily and in record time. Everyone welcomes you, rather invites you to his home with love. I noticed this matter because of their joy in receiving the brothers and their happiness in organizing the Gulf wedding, which has been long awaited for years. I found serious preparations and cooperation of the two Iraqi institutions, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Football Association, both It works in a clear way for Iraq, and the Iraqi leaders are present at the headquarters of the Gulf delegations reassuring them. The mission is patriotic, and the people of Iraq are keen on the success of the event. They are facing a great challenge, especially FIFA, which is following the event closely. Riyadh two years ago, where our national team traveled to Kuwait, and this time it appeared more self-confident after the first appearance, as the matches were televised for the first time in color via Dubai TV from Kuwait in the year 74. We played against Kuwait and lost 0/2 in the preliminary round, then Our team achieved the biggest surprises by defeating Bahrain 4-0, then we lost to Qatar.
Our team was led by the late Egyptian coach Shehta at that time, and the team witnessed a remarkable development in performance, and had it not been for missing three penalty kicks against Qatar, the scene of Riyadh 72 would have been repeated, and a number of players emerged in that session who later became well-known names in the Gulf, and in this session in particular, my attachment to the Kuwaiti press began The most widespread and distributed, and I began to get acquainted with the great names in this field, especially from the Arab colleagues who came and contributed to the development of journalistic work, and to be honest we say that they played a role in journalistic excellence, especially since those in charge of the third session of the brothers in Kuwait, put the right man in the place The organizing committee was chaired by the famous parliamentarian Ahmed Al-Saadoun, the current Speaker of the National Assembly, and the late Mohammed Al-Sanousi, Sheikh of the Gulf media professionals, took over the methodology of media work, and the masses traveled to Bahrain to buy televisions after tickets were sold out, especially before the final match between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and the authorities had to The wish is to remove some fans who do not have tickets, so that those who have them replace them. Wren, and I still remember our Emirati delegation, which included many seasoned administrators, most notably Ghanem Ghobash, one of the social and cultural figures. He assumed the editor-in-chief of two magazines, the first for sports in Al-Ahly Club in Dubai, and then for the Arab Times Magazine. Salem, Ali Al-Wali, and the referee, Abdullah Al-Say. The Kuwait session contributed to public and media awareness, because the organizing country was at the top of its media and literary giving, with Al-Azraq excelling in the past, and God is behind the intent.
