Iraq’s coach, Jesús Casas from Madrid, donated the prize given to him for winning the Gulf Cup, worth $8,000 (7,300 euros) and a car, to the families of the victims of the stampede took place on Thursday near the stadium where, a few hours later, the final took place and the bus accidents three days before. where seven Iraqi fans were killed.
According to the Iraqi news agency NINA, which is run by the Arab country’s Union of Journalists, Casas “donated the financial reward granted by the Iraqi Football Association after winning the Gulf Cup trophy” in an intense final between Iraq and Oman this has been resolved. in minute 122 of extra time (3-2).
The prize consists of “an amount of 8,000 dollars and a modern car,” according to NINA, which indicated that Casas decided to give this prize to the families of the victims of the two incidents that occurred shortly before the final of the tournament, which held in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
two tragedies
On January 16, seven people died and thirty others were injured in a traffic accident in southern Iraq, when they were attending the match between their team and Qatar in the semifinals of the Gulf Cup. In the stampede before the final, one person died.
The Gulf Cup conquest, Iraq’s fourth in the showcase, was the first major success for Jesús Casas from Madrid, who left the coaching staff of Luis Enrique’s Spanish team just a year ago and joined the Iraqi side in November.
Source: La Verdad
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