Iran, Zimbabwe Reaches Agreement to Play Friendly
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and Zimbabwe football federations have reached an agreement to play a friendly match.
Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, the general secretary of Iran Football Federation (IFF), said that Zimbabwe has accepted to come to Tehran to play a friendly with the Iranian national team (also known as Team Melli).
Iran was supposed to play Kenya in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on November 14 but the match was cancelled after the African team demanded $50,000 in cash and travel costs associated with the trip to Tehran.
Iran, which is handled by former Real Madrid and Portugal head coach Carlos Quieroz, is preparing itself for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Team Melli has been pitted against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Bahrain in Group C of the tournament.
The competition will be held in Australia from January 9 to 31.