Kuwait

KFA board members resign against backdrop of incidents of World Cup qualifier

September 15, 2024 11:32 a.m

Kuwait City, September 15: The board members of the Kuwait Football Association tendered resignations en masse on Saturday after the enquiry committee finalized its probe into the incidents that took place during a FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier against Iraq last Tuesday. Soon after the committee presented its report, the KFA accepted the resignations of its Secretary-General and the Director of Public Relations, and appointed Dr. Saleh Al-Majroub as acting Secretary-General according to a KFA statement. The KFA asked the newly-appointed Secretary-General to call an emergency general assembly meeting to elect a replacement to the outgoing board as per the provisions of Article 35 of the basic system of the Association, the statement added. — KUNA

LAST UPDATE: September 15, 2024 11:32 AM

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