Football fans hold a large banner bearing the colours of the Lebanese, right, and Iraqi flag during the AFC Cup match between Al Zawraa and Al Ahed at the Karbala Sports City Stadium on April 10, 2018. Mohammed Sawaf / AFP
Football fans hold a large banner bearing the colours of the Lebanese, right, and Iraqi flag during the AFC Cup match between Al Zawraa and Al Ahed at the Karbala Sports City Stadium on April 10, 2018Show more

Football

Iraq to host first international football tournament in three decades

War-torn country to host West Asia Football Federation championship in November in southern city of Basra

Agence France Presse

May 21, 2018