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Hassan Ahmad the coach of Iraq Youth Football National Team said that it will hold a training camp in Kurdistan region during the pose between the two rounds of the League in order to get prepared for the finals of AFC Youth Championship expected to be held in China at the end of this year. The technical team decided to give the players a relaxing period during the next few days because of the elections and training sessions will start as of March 13 with two sessions per week. New players will join in and the number of the players will reach 28. The team’s morals are hoisting as the players heard news saying that sanctions against Iraqi National Football teams are to be lifted soon. It is to be noted that the AFC decided to hold AFC Youth Championship in Zibo Chinese city from 3 till 17 October 2010. Iraq is to participate in this championship after wining the first place in the competitions of the third Asian group that was held in Irbil last year, while Saudi team came second.