An exceptional opportunity presented itself to Dario Naamo.
Dario Naamo draws lots between Finland and Iraq. PDO
The Scottish newspaper The Courier reported on Tuesdaythat of the Little Daggers Dario Face20, has received the right to represent Iraq’s national team.
Sports executive director of the Swedish Football Association Aki Hyryläinen denies information about the change of representative rights to Iltalehti, but admits that Naamo is considering the matter.
– He is in two phases [maata] he wants to represent. As far as I know, no decision has been made yet. I hope he represents us, says Hyryläinen.
The family of the full-back representing Dundee United comes from Kurdistan.
A move to Iraq’s shirt would offer Naamo a fast track to the World Cup competitions played in the summer, where Iraq made it after a 40-year hiatus.
The Kurdistan24 website saysthat the Iraqi Football Association has already arranged a pass for the coach by Graham Arnold for desired confirmation.
Negotiating
Dario Naamo met Switzerland’s Daniel Dos Santos in the under-21 European Championship qualifying match played in the fall of 2024. PDO
However, the ax has not yet been thrown into the well in the ball association.
According to Hyryläinen, he, the Huuhkajat pilot Jacob Friis and the head coach of Pikkuhuahkaji Mika Lehkosuo have each had long phone calls to convince Naamo to stay in the Suomi shirt.
– We will do everything we can to ensure that the player stays with us. That’s the starting point. He is a good player and a potential A national team player for a long time, Hyryläinen informs.
– He has grown up in Finland and played through all the youth national team seasons. I counted 36 games. I could indicate that he will be in the A national team at some point, because quite a lot has been invested in him. These are things that we can discuss with the player, but he will ultimately make his own decision.
A unique opportunity
The decision is certainly not easy, even though there is a blue and white player path in the background.
In the national team window to be played at the new moon, Iraq will face Andorra and the European champion Spain. After that, Arnold’s team will move to the United States to prepare for the World Cup tournament, where they will face France, Senegal and Norway in the first group.
It may be a unique opportunity in a football player’s career.
– Apparently, the lure is some kind of getting to play in the World Championships, Hyryläinen refers to the signals from Naamo.
The player who represented Pikkhuuhkaji in the EC tournament last summer has not yet made his debut in Huuhkaji.
It is clear that if the matter is resolved favorably for Finland, the first appearance under Friis would happen soon. Huuhkajat will face Germany on May 31 and Hungary on June 5 in the post-season national team window.