The Baghdad Governorate Council voted today, Tuesday, to establish a comprehensive sports city in the Boub al-Sham area next to Rusafa, covering an area of over 100 acres, which will include more than 20 playgrounds and various sports facilities, in collaboration with the International Football Federation (FIFA).
The Head of the Youth and Sports Committee in the Baghdad Governorate Council, Basem Atiyah Al-Shammari, told the Video News Agency that the project will be located in District (10) in the Boub al-Sham area, due to the population density the area experiences, indicating that the city will include five-a-side and multipurpose fields, as well as courts for individual sports, athletics, and track and field, in addition to various halls and sports facilities.
He added that the agreement to establish the project has become final, with the Iraqi Football Association taking responsibility for benefiting from and supervising it, in cooperation with FIFA, making it one of the strategic sports projects that serve Baghdad and other provinces.
Al-Shammari explained that completing the administrative procedures and obtaining the final approvals will be followed by notifying the Iraqi Football Association, which will, in turn, communicate with FIFA, in preparation for starting the implementation of the project.
He confirmed that the sports city will provide a comprehensive environment to support national clubs, nurture sports talents, and embrace them, as well as provide the necessary resources and expertise to develop athletes' capabilities, contributing to the discovery and development of Iraqi talents.