Iraq Football Federation accepts U-20 administrative manager's resignation

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation announced on Monday that it has accepted the written resignation of Jabbar Hashim, the administrative manager of the country's U-20 national team. Federation second deputy president and national teams department head Muhammad Nasir said the resignation was submitted because Hashim could not continue in his role due to family circumstances. According to the federation statement, the resignation will be referred to the federation's executive board for formal approval. Nasir thanked Hashim for his previous work as head of the national teams department. With the AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers set to be held in Thailand at the end of the month, the federation has assigned Nedhim Karim, the administrative manager of the Olympic national team, to take over the U-20 team's administrative duties. No further details were immediately available.