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Iraq turn to former captain Mahmoud as FA chief before World Cup comeback

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May 23 : Iraq elected former national team captain Younis Mahmoud as president of its Football Association on Saturday, handing one of its most celebrated players a leadership role weeks before the country’s return to the World Cup after a 40-year absence. Mahmoud secured 38 votes, comfortably defeating incumbent Adnan Dirjal, who had chaired the federation since 2021 and received 20. The 43-year-old Mahmoud captained Iraq to its first Asian Cup…
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PressNewsAgency broke the news on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
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